VISTA Plus for MPE User's Guide

Viewing a Report
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Downloading Reports with Sheetmate
When a report is formatted into a PC application file, VISTA executes a third party software
product called Sheetmate to format the pages to download. Sheetmate supports many PC
applications including Excel, Lotus 123, DBASE and Paradox.
VISTA automatically detects the presence of Sheetmate on your system if installed. When it is
available, the function key F2, Select Format, is enabled. You will then be able to select the PC
application you would like Sheetmate to format the report into using the procedure outlined in the
following section.
Note. Sheetmate must be purchased separately and is available from Hillary Software.
Notes About Sheetmate
The formatting process occurs prior to sending the report to a PC. The Open command in a PC
spreadsheet can be used to load a report that was formatted into a PC application file.
Sheetmate template files are supported to instruct Sheetmate on how to break up a report into cells.
You can create a template file by running Sheetmate, defining column breaks and saving column
definitions in an external template file. Cell sizes defined in the template file will be reflected in the
spreadsheet when the downloaded report is opened.