Re: File_Excel

From: Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 13:10:22 +0000
Subject: Re: File_Excel
References: 1  Groups: php.pear.dev 
Request: Send a blank email to pear-dev+get-5078@lists.php.net to get a copy of this message
On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Jason Lotito wrote: > I like this alot. Looks pretty neat, and I know it could be handy. I know > the Marketing people would like to have things in Excel format, rather than > have to copy and paste from the web. I know. Before the usual way was to export csv data and then import it to Excel. Importing just is sometimes too techie stuff for marketing people ;) > Can it handle formulas? I mean, can I insert Excel formulas into the cells, > and Excel will know what to do? Not yet. However it can be done. > Color changes for text and background cells? Do we know how to do this? Not yet. However it can be done. I have the BIFF specs and the sourcecode for CPAN's Spreadsheet::WriteExcel which makes the job easier. > If not, I don't have a problem helping with this one, and trying to add > that functionality. Just curios as to the limits it has right now. > Thanks =) It is just the first version thrown quickly together :) -- Mika Tuupola http://www.appelsiini.net/~tuupola/

« previous php.pear.dev (#5078) next »