Re: Excel Lib fail (solved!)

2022-09-08 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 9/3/22 20:36, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote: On 9/3/22 10:35, zryip theSlug via use-livecode wrote: Dear Mark, Due to this article, maybe? https://livecode.com/xlsx-lib-a-bonus-library-included-with-excel-library-in-the-megabundle-offer/ Yep. That's it. Thanks. ...and i can now

Re: Excel Lib fail

2022-09-03 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 9/3/22 10:35, zryip theSlug via use-livecode wrote: Dear Mark, Due to this article, maybe? https://livecode.com/xlsx-lib-a-bonus-library-included-with-excel-library-in-the-megabundle-offer/ Yep. That's it. Thanks. -- Mark Wieder ahsoftw...@gmail.com

Re: Excel Lib fail

2022-09-03 Thread zryip theSlug via use-livecode
Dear Mark, Due to this article, maybe? https://livecode.com/xlsx-lib-a-bonus-library-included-with-excel-library-in-the-megabundle-offer/ On Sat, 3 Sept 2022 at 17:28, Mark Wieder via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 9/3/22 03:32, zryip theSlug via use-livecode wrote:

Re: Excel Lib fail

2022-09-03 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 9/3/22 04:56, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode wrote: Are you looking to remote control LibreOffice? or just write a spreadsheet from Livecode. If writing a spreadhseet, consider Curry's SpreadOut library. It works great for creating .xlsx files in Livecode script. Thanks, but a little bit

Re: Excel Lib fail

2022-09-03 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 9/3/22 03:32, zryip theSlug via use-livecode wrote: Dear Mark, Did you try the XLXS Lib instead of the Excel Lib? No, why would I have known to try that? -- Mark Wieder ahsoftw...@gmail.com ___ use-livecode mailing list

Re: Excel Lib fail

2022-09-03 Thread Paul Dupuis via use-livecode
On 9/2/2022 10:50 PM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote: /sigh Got all excited about using the Excel Library for a new spreadsheet project and then discovered it doesn't work on linux, *only* works with actual Excel, not LibreOffice. Yes, I do realize it says "Excel" and not "spreadsheet".

Re: Excel Lib fail

2022-09-03 Thread zryip theSlug via use-livecode
Dear Mark, Did you try the XLXS Lib instead of the Excel Lib? On Sat, 3 Sept 2022 at 04:51, Mark Wieder via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > /sigh > Got all excited about using the Excel Library for a new spreadsheet > project and then discovered it doesn't work on linux,

Re: Excel Lib fail

2022-09-02 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 9/2/22 20:12, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: Ya I think it uses a Microsoft API. Mac side, probably Applescript. Yep. Fortunately LibreOffice is pretty easy to automate from python. -- Mark Wieder ahsoftw...@gmail.com ___ use-livecode

Re: Excel Lib fail

2022-09-02 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Ya I think it uses a Microsoft API. Mac side, probably Applescript. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2022, at 19:51, Mark Wieder via use-livecode > wrote: > > /sigh > Got all excited about using the Excel Library for a new spreadsheet project > and then discovered it doesn't work on linux,

Excel Lib fail

2022-09-02 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
/sigh Got all excited about using the Excel Library for a new spreadsheet project and then discovered it doesn't work on linux, *only* works with actual Excel, not LibreOffice. Yes, I do realize it says "Excel" and not "spreadsheet". So it's off to python to do my spreadsheet automation.