They are unlikely to ever look "exactly" alike. But, you can use a java-ActiveX bridge (there are several) to build and manipulate an excel spreadsheet as an object. I have successfully used a library from IBM AlphaWorks to do exactly this. Sadly, the library I used was a precursor to a commercial product so it is no longer free.
Good luck! On Mon, 2005-05-09 at 23:57 -0700, U K Laxmi wrote: > I'm developing a web application using apache+tomcat > on windows 2000 machine. I'm using Ms Access 2003 as > the backend. I'm using JSP for developing web > application. I'm developing some web based reports in > HTML. But when i export them to Excel, it doesn't look > exactly same as that of HTML report. Moreover i need > some header and footer information appear in the > report. That i'm unable to achieve using JSP and HTML. > > > So, i'm looking for a free reporting software that can > meet above functionality and can work with > apache+tomcat. If anyone know any work worunds for my > problem, pls inform me. It will be a great help to me. > > Thank you. > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail Mobile > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]