Stephen, SQL Server Analysis Cubes are essentially multidimensional spreadsheets.
Preet Sangha On 28 March 2014 20:03, Stephen Price <step...@perthprojects.com> wrote: > Hey all, > > Wondering if anyone has taken a spreadsheet and turned it into an app > before? > > This spreadsheet has lots of data that used the previous row to calculate > the new row's data (as spreadsheets often do). Was wondering how the best > way to duplicate that functionality in a .Net app with classes/database. > > Possible ways I've thought of; > 1. Class that calculates on the fly the desired row/year of data each time > it needs it. > > 2. The spreadsheet takes some starting values and the applies a formula to > each row, could do the same thing in memory in a lookup dictionary or > similar so it only needs to be done once. > > 3. Alternatively put that data into tables in database... downside, if the > initial value is changed it would have to find and modify the appropriate > rows in the database. > > other ways? > > cheers, > Stephen > > > -- regards, Preet, Overlooking the Ocean, Auckland
