RE: Output from PF to Excel XLS file in IFS

Thanks!

Mike E.




                                                                                
                                             
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This outfit apparently does this, since they sometimes
post in the iSeries Network forums:

http://www.goering.de/

Terry

> -----Original Message-----
> From: meovino@estes-express.com [mailto:meovino@estes-express.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 9:57 AM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Output from PF to Excel XLS file in IFS
>
>
> 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.