How to set tabstops in MS Word using the LabVIEW Report Generation Toolkit

[Blubell]

Using the Report Generation Toolkit of LabVIEW, I need to set multiple tabstops that very in distance in MS Word.  I also have different sets of tabstops that I use and re-use at different times in the same report.  Is there a way to set the tabstops under program control?  I searched through the various VIs and found that there is a property ("Tabstops", "Word.Tabstops") in the _ParagraphFormat property node that refers to tabstops.  I found it in the Word Format Paragraph (adv) VI.  Unfortunately, I could not determine how to use it.  Any suggestions?  Is this an operational element?

[Chris_Cilino]

Bluebell,

Sounds like you've already done some fantastic work to expose the various properties and methods of MS Word. It took me about 20 min before I could find the specific property that you were talking about! I found it under Word.Document>>Paragraphs>>Tabstops>>Add. There is a position, alignment and leader parameter that you can set from this property node. I've found that the best way to discover what these parameters do is to simply experiment. You could also try using the macro recorder in Word, perform the specific task, and then look at the code generated. I'm guessing that position sets the position of the tabstop itself. It sounds like your application is really specific. For such a specific task, I think I'd write a macro and call that macro from LabVIEW.