Displaytag emits a comma separated file which Excel correctly opens as an Excel spread sheet. But you can't add formatting or anything fancy using this technique.
To emit a true (or near true) Excel file you have two choices: 1. Use Jakarta POI to emit a binary spread sheet. 2. Emit straight XML using the new Office 2003 Schema. We have done both and each has its positives and negatives. POI has come a long way in the past year and is quite powerful. But the XML approach allows access to virtually all of Excels feature set. --- Matt Raible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't believe so. Are you able to do this with other Excel exporting > engines (i.e. POI)? > > Matt > > On May 22, 2004, at 11:30 AM, Phil Ardaugh wrote: > > > Is it possible to pass to Excel certain formatting > > such as landscape format using the display tag? > > > > Thanks > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g > Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. > > Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click > _______________________________________________ > displaytag-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/displaytag-user ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click _______________________________________________ displaytag-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/displaytag-user
