RE: Excel Question

There is no native OS/400 command to create Excel files through V5R2. There
are some third-party packages to convert a physical file to XLS with column
headings and proper formatting. 

It is possible to create an HTML file, but call it .XLS, that Excel can
read. Search the archives for "schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel". 

Personally, we've had very few complaints about providing CSV files.

HTH,
Loyd

Loyd Goodbar
Senior programmer/analyst
BorgWarner
E/TS Water Valley
662-473-5713

-----Original Message-----
From: Muralidhar Narayana [mailto:Muralidhar_Narayana@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 09:58
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Excel Question

I ve frequently seen users ask for reports to be delivered in "excel
format". How is this done? My first instinct is to modify my
report-generating program to output information to an externally-described
physical file instead of (or in addition to) to a spool file, then to use
EMAIL to send the physical file to the user with parameter DELIMITER(*CSV).
But the resulting .CSV file doesn't really look like the report as I drop
all headings line (including column headings) and total lines. Is there a
way to deliver the report in "excel format" that actually looks like the
original report?

Thanks for your responses! Kindly respond

 

Regards,