"Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >Where should I look for information to dump MySql tables to
>> >other formats so the client can download the data?
>> >
>> >dBase, comma-delimited, Access, and Excel are
>> >formats I find useful.
[REMARK: BELOW IS WHAT _I_ (BAT Svensson) DID WROTE]
>> Has MS published the file format of MS Excel files???
From: Piotr Pluciennik
>
>You don't need to know formats of these files.
Just as I can't tell what you need and not need to know, you can tell what I
need an not need to know. ;)
>Reasonable way is to use ODBC interface or in case of
>Access and Excel - COM model.
Thanks for you answer, but you did not answer my question, considering
weather MS has published the file format of MS Excel or not.
If one is happy to treat MS Excel files as lumps of binary data, fine with
me, but I am curious about weather MS actually has published the file format
of MS Excel, mainly because end users that requires me to process data
continues to send these binary junk files, a.k.a. MS Excel files, and it
would be nice to write a parser that could extract the data in some usable
form.
It would be nice to have a file format in order to write a program to
extract data from those junk files.
> ODBC will be easier.
Here me now and belive me later: ODBC it self wont make it easier...
/Anders
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