Yes. Extract code from spreadsheet only has to be done once. Using Excel reduces production choices (no shared hosts) and slows down every request.
I'd give the client the choice. Tell them you can either automate Excel and use it for doing the calculation which will slow down every request and require that Excel be installed on the server, or they can add money to the contract to convert the calculations to CF. > -----Original Message----- > From: Les Mizzell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 7:16 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Using Excel to Calculate a Result... > > > :> I'm sorry, but automating Excel just to perform a > calculation seems a :> bit out there. > > > Verses extracting what appears to be several hundred lines of > calculations from the spreadsheet? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4