Creating Excel Spreadsheet without opening Excel application

[Ken Hall]

Is it possible to create an Excel spreadsheet using VB.NET without
opening the Excel application or having to have the Excel application
on the operating computer?

KH

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Re: Creating Excel Spreadsheet without opening Excel application

Hi,

Maybe this will help.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;295646

Ken
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"Ken Hall" <ken@enormtech. com> wrote in message
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Is it possible to create an Excel spreadsheet using VB.NET without
opening the Excel application or having to have the Excel application
on the operating computer?

KH

[Fabricio]

Re: Creating Excel Spreadsheet without opening Excel application

Ken T.-- This link requires Excel.

Ken H. -- Intersting question. I don't believe this is possible unless you
hack the excel file. This requires extensive assembly language know-how and
a thorough understanding of the Portable Executable file structure.

With COM, you can create a spreadsheet in the background (i.e. without
showing the excel application), but this requires excel on the users machine.

-Fabricio
fguzman_slotown @yahoo.com


"Ken Tucker [MVP]" wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> Maybe this will help.
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;295646
>
> Ken
> -----------------
> "Ken Hall" <ken@enormtech. com> wrote in message
> news:49eb99de.0 409131414.4c765 ce4@posting.goo gle.com...
> Is it possible to create an Excel spreadsheet using VB.NET without
> opening the Excel application or having to have the Excel application
> on the operating computer?
>
> KH
>
>
>[/color]

[Ken Hall]

Re: Creating Excel Spreadsheet without opening Excel application

I thought that may be the case. The one good thing is that it looks
fairly easy to do.

Thanks.

Ken

"Fabricio" <Fabricio@discu ssions.microsof t.com> wrote in message news:<DB316519-E9F2-48BB-8403-48341808A154@mi crosoft.com>...[color=blue]
> Ken T.-- This link requires Excel.
>
> Ken H. -- Intersting question. I don't believe this is possible unless you
> hack the excel file. This requires extensive assembly language know-how and
> a thorough understanding of the Portable Executable file structure.
>
> With COM, you can create a spreadsheet in the background (i.e. without
> showing the excel application), but this requires excel on the users machine.
>
> -Fabricio
> fguzman_slotown @yahoo.com
>
>
> "Ken Tucker [MVP]" wrote:
>[color=green]
> > Hi,
> >
> > Maybe this will help.
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;295646
> >
> > Ken
> > -----------------
> > "Ken Hall" <ken@enormtech. com> wrote in message
> > news:49eb99de.0 409131414.4c765 ce4@posting.goo gle.com...
> > Is it possible to create an Excel spreadsheet using VB.NET without
> > opening the Excel application or having to have the Excel application
> > on the operating computer?
> >
> > KH
> >
> >
> >[/color][/color]