I would suggest to use the COM interface or move your excel file to a database and use ODBC connections if you are using a microsoft db.
~~ BigDog ~~ "Angie Tollerson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > I'm going to be reading only some data from an excel file. Is there any > benefit to COM or ODBC? I tried the COM route but my scripts always > timed out. Any opinions one way or the other? > > Angie Tollerson > Alliance Technologies > Web Programmer > (515)245-7628 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php