George Gallen wrote: > Is there an easy way to "automate" Excel to load the .csv, > then save as .xls? > Or how much more difficult is it to create the .xls > instead of a .csv?
This can be done with VBA scripting or with some code and Visual Studio Tools for Office. VSTO has a benefit that it allows Office apps to be used effectively as servers, without worrying about UI issues. That has always been a serious concern because some dialog could popup from an automated process and wait for a user response - not good for an unattended or background process. So it's much easier now to develop utilities as you describe that manipulate Word or Excel documents from a command line or in a Windows Service than it used to be. As to how to do this... There are thousands of web resources available for this sort of thing, code samples, HowTo's, and products of various cost and complexity. I can write a Windows Service that will watch a directory and convert any csv written there into an xls. If you need it done, this is the sort of code I write for a living. Tony TG@ removethisNebula-Rnd.com ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
