On Jan 31, 2008 12:36 PM, Pallavi Apotikar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Actually, I have an excel sheet, where I am entering the data. > > I am reading the entered data in python. > > excel takes data as a string. > > before passing it to python, i wanted to check whether the entered > data(value) is a valid python data type. > > so instead of checking this in python script(/ say program), I wanted to > put macro in excel , so that all the values are checked at a stretch (or say > while entering - before passing it to the python program.) > > So is it possible ? > Yes of course this is possible. Like you said, create a MACRO in excel. This has nothing to do with python, it's an excel macro you want. In the python script you could easily check the data/values and convert them/(make sure they are valid) to whatever 'type' you need them to be, within reason. (You can not create a flying spaghetti monster from a datetime for example) hth, Graeme
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