Your best bet, if they're using the newest version of Excel, might be to use Excel's XML file format (it's not the standard Excel format, but it's an option under the "save as" menu), then you can parse the XML into Director and go from there.
Charlie Fiskeaux II Interactive Media Developer Cre8tive Group cre8tivegroup.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Frank Coleman > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:22 PM > To: lingo-l@lists.fcgnetworks.net > Subject: <lingo-l> Excel to Flash Datagrid in Director? > > OK, I got one for ya: > > I have a client who want to be able to update a spreadsheet > in Excel on an ongoing basis, and have that file be the > dynamically-loaded source for a Flash Datagrid embedded in > Director -- or something functionally and aesthetically > equivalent. I'm open to suggestion, such as an Xtra...? > (must be cross-platform, though...) > > Once in Director, they want to be able to sort records by the > column header they click on, and open a related document when > they click on a row (i.e., record) -- probably another Flash > module that receives a unique key from the clicked-upon > datagrid record (I can take it from there once I get the > message across). > > I know Lingo really well and enough actionscript to be > dangerous, but I've never used the data grid before -- and > this has to be done by this weekend. LOL. > > Any help, pointers, code, demos, URLs, etc., deeply appreciated. > > I'm on a Mac running Tiger and Director/Flash MX 2004. > > best, > FBC > > F R A N K _ C O L E M A N > Designer > Developer > Drummer > Portfolio > 21st Century Art > http://www.21ca.com > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest > mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post > messages to the list, email lingo-l@penworks.com (Problems, > email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and > helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email lingo-l@penworks.com (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
