Generate XLS on server without Microsoft Excel

[VUILLERMET Jacques]

I want to generate a XLS file by an application running on a server, without
installing Microsoft Excel on the server.

Using Jet engine to dump data in a XLS file is not enough : changing colors,
....

How to do ?

Jacques.

 

[Tushar Mehta]

I could be wrong, but I don't believe it is possible to create/modify
an XL file without a program of some sort. If not XL, then a
competitor, or maybe OpenOffice, or one of the open source Java
alternatives whose names escape me at the moment.

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Tushar Mehta, MS MVP -- Excel
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[jaf]

If IIS and ASP are available.
http://www.hotscripts.com/ASP/Tips_and_Tutorials/Excel_and_ASP/
or http://www.15seconds.com/Issue/970515.htm
VB.Net http://www.ragingsmurf.com/code.aspx?key=3JBXWMQ30V

 

[Tushar Mehta]

Thanks for the links. The first led, after some searching, to a nice
review of different techniques at http://www.tofreeweb.com/article.php?
a=5

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Regards,

Tushar Mehta, MS MVP -- Excel
www.tushar-mehta.com
Excel, PowerPoint, and VBA add-ins, tutorials
Custom MS Office productivity solutions

 

[VUILLERMET Jacques]

Thank you !

I'm going to explorate these tracks !

Jacques.