Dave, There were a number of suggestions a few months ago, the more straightforward were along the lines of "write csv or xml and let Excel sort it out". If you specifically want a .xls file then Michael Doyle posted :
<quote> On UNIX, use Perl. Specifically, use the Spreadsheet::WriteExcel and Text::CSV modules. My csv2xls.pl script is only about 47 lines long. The Spreadsheet::WriteExcel module was utter garbage a few years ago, but thanks to the efforts of OpenOffice.org and the obvious benefits of open source software, the module has improved by leaps and bounds. </quote> I don't know Perl but Google will probably yield some clues hth Piers -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave Tabor Sent: 17 March 2006 16:39 To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] Excel from Unidata Hi, I'd like to be able to create an excel file from a Unidata program to be used for download on a website, without any user intervention. Can anyone offer any tips/tricks to make this a simple process? Thanks, Dave PS: Unidata 6.0 / AIX 5.1 ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
