Hi all, I'm seeking some popular wisdom regarding tools or methods to help us export SQL data into nicely formatted Excel documents. While our driving purpose is to create user-friendly exhibition checklists, this solution would assist us in so many other information-sharing projects.
Background: We have a SQL database. Non-technical users need an interface to query or isolate a data set (users could provide a unique ID, but they can't edit SQL view parameters, if you get my drift). Data (including ThumbBLOB images) need to be delivered or exported into a somewhat well-formatted Excel spreadsheet that maintains its grid alignment. Presently we run a Crystal report and export the Crystal report to an "Excel Data Only" format, but the labor involved in reformatting a "raw" spreadsheet every time the data is refreshed is sinking us. We're open to considering almost any variety of solutions (Excel macros, Visual Basic, Crystal Reports, SQL Server Reporting services, .NET, PHP, XML - or anything else that works!) If anyone has good (or bad) experience or advice, it would be very helpful! I may be missing something obvious, but I'm not finding a lot of channels for solving this problem. Many thanks! Kate Blanch Administrator, Museum Databases 410.547.9000 x.266 | kbla...@thewalters.org The Walters Art Museum 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-5185 thewalters.org<http://thewalters.org/>
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