Show globals in Excel

In MX any global can be displayed on a sheet in the form of a table.

We will look at the simplest example (work only with  CACHE-2014+ or IRIS)

Upgrade or install  MX.

Start mx.xlsb  and connect to your namespase with vmx-routines.

After opening first sheet, click button  []   ##class(SYS.Stats.Dashboard).Sample()

Then press button [design-mode]   (top of screen ).

You will see something like this in the top four lines:

M-Formulas works in cells in the process of opening this sheet,  step by step :

• - go to the namespace %SYS    ( zn “%SYS” )
• - set dashboard=##class(SYS.Stats.Dashboard).Sample()
• - come back    ( zn %UCI )

Next cell:

• - open the spooler   (open 2:($j:1) use 2 ),   zw dashboard , come back  to principal device  ( use 0 )  
• - set the read index to the begin of the spooler   ( set z="^SPOOL($j,0)" )

Next cell: ( located in the area of ​​table construction)

• - read the lines,  but print only those in which there is a  ‘=’  sign
•                 ?_%mxIndex ; for row=1:1:999 set z=$$getObj(z,1),%mxIndex=z   q:'$l(z)  set rr=@z  q:rr[" = "
• - if  ‘OK’  or  ‘Normal’  then set font green  ( set formating  tag  ‘<mx fc10 ‘ )
•                 ?_q oo ; if q["OK"!(q["orma") set oo=oo_"<mx fc10 "

Spooler reading stops if  %mxIndex=’’ 

As a result, global mapped to excel :

You can change formulas and observe the effect. If change,  then click design-mode for save your version.

Any questions  sia.enters@inbox.lv  or here.

Best wishes

Alex