EXCEL From RPG applications

Hi.

Our programs are increasingly being used to generate EXCEL spreadsheets instead
of reports. Until recently, we just called a program to copy the i5 file to the
IFS as a CSV file.

We now have a small JAVA application that converts the CSV to XLS.

Added to that, we use RPG and JAVA to send the file automatically by email to
the user.

Now I have an application that sends 3 files. The result is 3 different
spreadsheets. I'm having a few problems because I'm having to depend on JAVA
programmers when things don't work properly.

As an alternative, I have created a spreadsheet with a macro that imports the 3
files as 3 sheets. That way the user only has one spreadsheet to open.

I get the results without depending on any JAVA application and I have complete
control over the presentation, etc.

The problem : I'm generating around 20 000 lines and the macro takes a minute
and a half to work. This is quicker than using the JAVA application but that
runs in batch.

How do I get my spreadsheet to the user only after the macro has been executed ?


TIA