topic Build QlikView Project from Source Control in QlikView

Build QlikView Project from Source Control

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:26:21 GMT

I am doing research into QlikView's ability to interact with Source Control in QlikView 11. One thing we would need to be able to do is create the qvw from a build process. Is the only way to create the qvw from Source Control the "Get Project from Source" function in the developer client, or is there an API that can perform this function?

Build QlikView Project from Source Control

rwunderlich — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:42:07 GMT

You should be able to do it in a build by lauching a script like this:

Set Qv = CreateObject("QlikTech.QlikView")

Set docObj = Qv.CreateDoc

docObj.SaveAs qvwFullPath

docObj.CloseDoc

Set docObj = Qv.OpenDocEx (qvwFullPath,0,false)

docObj.Save

docObj.CloseDoc

Qv.Quit

-Rob

Re: Build QlikView Project from Source Control

Tue, 27 May 2014 07:13:44 GMT

Hi Rob,

Do i need to write this script in .Bat file?

Re: Build QlikView Project from Source Control

magavi_framsteg — Tue, 27 May 2014 08:28:18 GMT

No, it is VBscript.

You can also do it in PowerShell if needed.

If using VBscript, just copy Robs snippet to a file called "MyFile.vbs".

Re: Build QlikView Project from Source Control

Tue, 27 May 2014 10:31:45 GMT

yes by that snippet i am able to create a QVW file.. but how to load the data to QVW using VBScript...

Re: Build QlikView Project from Source Control

magavi_framsteg — Tue, 27 May 2014 12:27:07 GMT

Hi again.

QVW:s get populated from -prj when opened.

In the script snippet, it is this line which does it:

Set docObj = Qv.OpenDocEx (qvwFullPath,0,false)

When it it saved, it is saved with the latest version from the -prj folder.

docObj.Save

*EDIT:

Afterwards, you can do a normal reload as you usually do it, via Publisher, batch or API (VBscript/PowerShell).

Re: Build QlikView Project from Source Control

Tue, 27 May 2014 13:07:12 GMT

Actually after creating QVW file .. I need to load data from external xml file similarly we select tables files and have to give file path rgt.. so i want to load that files from VBSript only... so that i can reload that from batch file..