Any tools out there to read the structure of WID files locally on windows?
For example, I’d like to loop through a list of local wid files and read structure such as objects used, filters and so on.
AcE3001z (BOB member since 2004-11-22)
Look at SAP’s Workflow Assistant (it ain’t for free though as it is a consulting solution, but with SAP support included), it uses the SDK via a MS Excel interface.
Ask your SAP account representative or SAP consulting manager, if you are interested.
Andreas 
(BOB member since 2002-06-20)
In order to parse - or read - the structure of a .WID file, you’d be best off using the Web Intelligence Report Engine SDK.
This SDK (Software development kit) provides the API (application programming interface) which exposes the parts of the WID binary for which the API was written.
You’ll want to have a handle on java before diving into this as that is the preferred mode of the report engine API you’d want to use.
Hope this helps.
Atul Chowdhury (BOB member since 2003-07-07)
Agreed - interfacing to get this data through the SDK is preferred. That said, it is possible to pull data from the physical .WIDs themselves - search for the free “WID Scanner” utility here on the BOB boards for an example.
crystal01 
(BOB member since 2006-08-30)