Hi Although i haven't looked at all the custom tags you linked to, most of them actually create spreadsheet using one of the methods i mentioned in my original post but i'll have another look
kola > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Adrocknaphobia Jones [mailto:adrocknatalk@;hotmail.com] > >Sent: 21 October 2002 20:53 > >To: CF-Talk > >Subject: RE: generating an excel spreadsheet from CF > > > > > >Check these out: > >http://devex.macromedia.com/developer/gallery/SearchResults.cfm?keywords > >=Excel&x=2&y=15 > > > >Adam Wayne Lehman > >Web Systems Developer > >Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health > >Distance Education Division > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Kola Oyedeji [mailto:kola@;alexandermark.com] > >Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 3:32 PM > >To: CF-Talk > >Subject: generating an excel spreadsheet from CF > > > >Hi > > > >I am trying to determine the best way to create an excel spreadsheet. > > > >Currently we have either written a comma delimited file or created an > >html > >table and used cfcontent to give it a mimetype which excel recognises. > > > >The problem is that spreadsheets generated this way tend to be quite > >large. > >Unfourtently we have a client who despite our advice would like to be > >able > >to > >generate an excel spreadsheet with around 11k rows. > > > >Are there any other ways? I've had a look at cfcomet and it appears you > >can > >use ADO on the server to generate a spreadsheet however it would appear > >that > >this requires excel on the server which our sysadmin people refuse to do > >for > >security reasons. > > > >Is there a better way? DO i actually need excel on the server to use > >ADO? > > > >Thanks > > > >Kola > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm

