Does RDNG support the Word docx format for generated reports?
Accepted answer
In RPE, you can change the default Word file format in rpeconfig.xml as explained in https://rpeactual.com/category/rational-publishing-engine/troubleshooting/page/3/ But I am not sure if/how this can be configured in RDNG.
Another option is to use a macro/ VBA code to save .doc as .docx. DNG can run Word macros once the document generation is complete. Please refer https://rpeactual.com/2014/07/23/use-word-stylesheets-and-run-macros-in-dng/
Another option is to use a macro/ VBA code to save .doc as .docx. DNG can run Word macros once the document generation is complete. Please refer https://rpeactual.com/2014/07/23/use-word-stylesheets-and-run-macros-in-dng/
One other answer
The engine used by RDNG to generate the document is RRDG, which is related to but different from RPE.
https://rpeactual.com/2011/04/21/rrdg-vs-rpe/
I doubt that you have the same flexibility to configure RRDG the same way as RPE.
Unless there is a significant reason to choose .docx over .doc format, I don't see this feature to be implemented any time soon.
https://rpeactual.com/2011/04/21/rrdg-vs-rpe/
I doubt that you have the same flexibility to configure RRDG the same way as RPE.
Unless there is a significant reason to choose .docx over .doc format, I don't see this feature to be implemented any time soon.
Comments
Donald Nong
Sep 07 '16, 10:21 p.m.Does the PDF format work? Or is there any reason you prefer the .docx format over the provided .doc Word format?
Allen Earnest
Sep 08 '16, 8:55 a.m.We use docx for everything else in the enterprise. So having our documents come out of Rational as doc format is out of place. Plus it makes the users go the extra step of saving them as docx. A trivial exercise, but one would hope to avoid the trivial things if at all possible.