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Hi I have created an excel file download feature within a .net application
using Microsoft Office XP primary interop assembly for excel. I was just
wondering if anyone knows if you can also embed excel formulas in the excel
download, for example a running total on a column, thanks.
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Paul G
Software engineer.
Oct 27 '06 #1
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"Paul" <Pa**@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote in message
news:69******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
Hi I have created an excel file download feature within a .net application
using Microsoft Office XP primary interop assembly for excel.
Assuming you mean an ASP.NET application, this is a really bad idea. Even
Microsoft strongly advise against it...
http://support.microsoft.com/default...US;q257757#kb2

Use this instead:
http://www.aspose.com/Products/Aspos...s/Default.aspx

Also, click in the link on that page entitled "Why Not Automation?"
Oct 27 '06 #2
thanks for the response. I was thinking it could lead to problems. Just had
another quick question, I have been able to create a powerpoint app from a
..net windows application, do you know if this can be done with a .net web
application?
I need to convert this line to something that would work in a .net web app.
Do While oApp.SlideShowW indows.Count >= 1
System.Windows. Forms.Applicati on.DoEvents()

Loop
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Paul G
Software engineer.
"Mark Rae" wrote:
"Paul" <Pa**@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote in message
news:69******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
Hi I have created an excel file download feature within a .net application
using Microsoft Office XP primary interop assembly for excel.

Assuming you mean an ASP.NET application, this is a really bad idea. Even
Microsoft strongly advise against it...
http://support.microsoft.com/default...US;q257757#kb2

Use this instead:
http://www.aspose.com/Products/Aspos...s/Default.aspx

Also, click in the link on that page entitled "Why Not Automation?"
Oct 27 '06 #3
"Paul" <Pa**@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote in message
news:5A******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
another quick question, I have been able to create a powerpoint app from a
.net windows application, do you know if this can be done with a .net web
application?
It *can* be done, just like creating an Excel workbook *can* be done...

It's just not recommended...
Oct 27 '06 #4
ok thanks for the information, will take a look at the aspose software.
--
Paul G
Software engineer.
"Mark Rae" wrote:
"Paul" <Pa**@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote in message
news:5A******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
another quick question, I have been able to create a powerpoint app from a
.net windows application, do you know if this can be done with a .net web
application?

It *can* be done, just like creating an Excel workbook *can* be done...

It's just not recommended...
Oct 27 '06 #5
"Paul" <Pa**@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote in message
news:68******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
ok thanks for the information, will take a look at the aspose software.
It's pretty much the industry standard...
Oct 27 '06 #6
hejdig.

Contrary to common belief there are no problems creating Excel on the
server. As long as you create it as XML.

Take your target Excel spread sheet. Save it as XML.
Open the XML in your favourite editor and deduct where to put your data.
Then either XMLTransform your data or concatenate strings to an Excel
compatible XML document.

Another way is to make the response comma separated or as a table but suffix
it xls and make the type something like application/excel. The browser
believes it is an excel document and starts excel. At leas IE6 does.

Happy hacking!

/OF - ola.fjelddahl(a t)diespammers.m andator.com

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>"Paul" <Pa**@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote in
message news:69******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
Hi I have created an excel file download feature within a .net application
using Microsoft Office XP primary interop assembly for excel. I was just
wondering if anyone knows if you can also embed excel formulas in the
excel
download, for example a running total on a column, thanks.
Paul G
Software engineer.

Oct 27 '06 #7
"LosManos" <Lo******@newsg roups.nospamwro te in message
news:u8******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP04.phx.gbl. ..
Contrary to common belief there are no problems creating Excel on the
server. As long as you create it as XML.
That's true, but not what the OP was doing...

And creating an XML document isn't "creating Excel"...
Another way is to make the response comma separated or as a table but
suffix it xls and make the type something like application/excel. The
browser believes it is an excel document and starts excel. At leas IE6
does.
As above. But that won't do formulas etc, which is what the OP was looking
for...
Oct 27 '06 #8

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