Re: Output from PF to Excel XLS file in IFS

I remember a package from years ago that would allow you to update a Lotus 
spreadsheet stored on your iSeries.  For example you could call their API 
from your RPG program passing it what the name of the file was, the row of 
the cell, the column of the cell, and the value you wanted to store in 
that cell was.  Danged if I can remember the name of that.  Granted, it 
was Lotus, but as many years ago as that was, if they are still in 
business I am sure they would have an Excel version out by now.

Rob Berendt
-- 
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." 
Benjamin Franklin 




meovino@estes-express.com
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Does anyone know of any packages out there that will allow you to create
XLS files from PF's?  CSV won't work here, the user absolutely, positively
will not accept anything but an honest-to-god XLS file.  And we want to
generate and e-mail the XLS file with no user intervention, so the package
would need a command interface.

I know about SEQUEL, but my boss thinks it's too pricey.  I'm working on
learning Java, so I once I feel comfortable with it, I suppose I could use
HSSF, but I'm going to scare people if I make them call Java programs from
RPG.

Mike E.


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