>>>>>>Thanks for this great contribution:)
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>>>>>>I expect outputing basic Excel data provided with some control over the UI and WITHOUT RISKY DEPENDANCIES will be helpful to many!
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>>>>>I don't test yet but XFRX's new version has this feature.
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>>>>Without using automation ?
>>>>I'm just curious about that.
>>>>I've seen some aproaches for creating Excel files using XML, that is compatible with the most recent Excel versions.
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>>>XFRX already sends Excel with just one button but it was so complicated. I saw yet Martin had added a new feature "Plain XLS" and not tested yet. Just send button at report preview and it's gone. So simple.
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>>You are talking about different things.
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>>There are several ways that we can generate Excel worksheets.
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>>- Using Excel automation commands
>>- Creating spreadsheet using the XML format
>>- Creating the XLS file directly, by sending the binaries directly to the file, doing all the byte manipulation before.
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>>Foxypreviewer also allows exporting to XLS type, with just one click! In that case, I use the XML format, thanks to Alejandro Sosa's Excel Listener class, that was modified and updated to work in FoxyPreviewer.
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>>I think that XFRX uses MS-OFFICE automation commands to create the Excel file.
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>I aware that. I just he looked for export excel without commands just from UI? Yes, XFRX uses MS-OFFICE automation so it's slow with big reports. You used MS-2010 XML format so you don't need Ms-Office?

Nope, I'm creating the XLS file directly.