The Google visualization API is a read only API that also supports reading a data table from a Google spreadsheet. The API does not support spreadsheet comments (as you mentioned this is very specific to spreadsheets). Try looking at the Google spreadsheet data API.
http://code.google.com/apis/gdata/docs/client-libraries.html HTH ChartMAn On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 5:25 AM, Mike A <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the response. If you create a Spreadsheet and right-click > on a cell, you can add a comment (just like in excel). What I am > asking for is if there is a way to retrieve these comments (on a per > cell basis) using this API. Obviously the DataTable object does not > allow me to do this, but is there some one way? The properties of the > cell does not contain the comment. > > I understand that the DataTable is meant to be a generic object, so I > might be looking in the wrong place. What I wanted was a gadget that > can read cell comments as I have a spreadsheet that relies heavily on > them. > > > On Jan 19, 11:37 am, Viz Kid <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Mike. > > > > What do you mean by "comments"? > > Each cell in a datatable has potentially a value, formatted value and > > properties which the user can set all three of them. > > > > Best, > > Viz Kid > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 10:15 PM, Mike A <[email protected]> wrote: > > > All, > > > > > I have searched all over the place but can't find an answer to my > > > question. The API does not appear to have functionality to retrieve, > > > update, or even clear comments from a specific cell. I can get the > > > value and properties from a specific cell in a DataTable object (given > > > the row and column of the cell) just fine, but apparently comments > > > might have been overlooked. > > > > > Does anyone know if this functionality exists and I am just missing > > > it? If it doesn't exist how would I go about requesting to add it? > > > Because comments are per cell, I don't see why it would be difficult > > > to add methods such as getComment(int row, int column). > > > > > Thanks, > > > Mike A > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Google Visualization API" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<google-visualization-api%[email protected]> > <google-visualization-api%[email protected]<api%[email protected]> > > > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-visualization-api?hl=en.- Hide > quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Visualization API" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-visualization-api%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-visualization-api?hl=en. > > > >--
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