If you are running on Windows you can use create and read speadsheets
using the 'win32ole' require
This sample should give you the basic idea
------
def export
require 'win32ole'
@sort_by = 'last_name'
current_user = 'steve'
@records = Contact.find(
:all,
:conditions => ["created_by = ?",
self.current_user.login.to_s] #,
#:order => @sort_by
)
# Creates OLE object to Excel
excel = WIN32OLE.new("excel.application")
# Create the chart
excel['Visible'] = TRUE;
excel.DisplayAlerts = false #Supress's Excel warnings
workbook = excel.Workbooks.Add();
excel.Range("a1")['Value'] = 'First Name';
excel.Range("b1")['Value'] = 'Last Name';
excel.Range("c1")['Value'] = 'Middle Name';
excel.Range("d1")['Value'] = 'Name';
# add extra stuff down here
line_count = 1
@records.each do | contact |
line_count = line_count + 1
excel.Range("a" + line_count.to_s.strip )['Value'] =
contact.first_name.to_s
excel.Range("b" + line_count.to_s.strip )['Value'] =
contact.last_name.to_s
excel.Range("c" + line_count.to_s.strip )['Value'] =
contact.middle_name.to_s
excel.Range("d" + line_count.to_s.strip )['Value'] =
(contact.first_name.to_s + " " + contact.middle_name.to_s + " " +
contact.last_name.to_s).strip
end
# Here are some common file formats:
xlCSV=6
xlCSVMac=22
xlCSVMSDOS=24
xlCSVWindows=23
xlCurrentPlatformText=-4158
xlExcel9795=43
xlTextMSDOS=21
xlTextPrinter=36
xlTextWindows=20
workbook.SaveAs 'contacts_export.csv', xlCSV
excel.Quit
excel = nil #release the excel object
GC.start #call Garbage collector
end
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