Wow, thanks. I'm gonna give this a try right now.
dave
Mark Weinstock at [EMAIL PROTECTED] recently wrote...
> Maybe I'm missing something (quite possible), but you can make the
> work happen autogically by using http headers.
> header("Content-type: application/octet-stream");
> header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=excelfile.xls");
> Replace excelfile.xls with whatever you want the filename to be
> Then write out your table as you would normally. the result should be
> an excel file either downloaded or opened in the browser, depending
> on the browser settings.