I'm sorry, but automating Excel just to perform a calculation seems a bit out there.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Les Mizzell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 5:07 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Using Excel to Calculate a Result... > > > A client, in request for a formula to make some required > calculations, has passed off an Excel spreadsheet to me instead.. > > "Here, this does it, just get the formula from that..." > > I've looked at it, and well, damn.....attempting to trace > every single cell through the worksheet, figure out exactly > what it's doing in relation to the others and come up with a > formula that does the same thing in Cold Fusion is something > that was NOT in the original bid. Sheesh... > > So I was wondering....would it be possible, through a DNS > connection, to directly use the Excel sheet to make the > required calculation and then pull the result to display in > the required position on the site? > > Not that I'm lazy, but why reinvent the wheel if you can use > the tool handed you. > > > > Can someone point me in a direction of research to figure this out.... > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
