Re: [PHP-DB] Exporting mySQL to Excel

2011-11-09 Thread Richard Quadling
On 8 November 2011 18:31, Ron Piggott ron.pigg...@actsministries.org wrote: What is the preferred method used to export mySQL to Excel within the context of PHP?  I have looked on Google and found a wide variety of options.  Ron Ron Piggott If the mysql server is set to allow remote access,

Re: [PHP-DB] Exporting mySQL to Excel

2011-11-09 Thread Ron Piggott
To: Ron Piggott Cc: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Exporting mySQL to Excel The best option I've found is to write to a file that is then sent to the browser for download. Are there others? Yes but that's the one I've had the best experience with. It seems to work reliably regardless

Re: [PHP-DB] Exporting mySQL to Excel

2011-11-09 Thread Jim Giner
The problem you are describing is where the fields are not enclosed in quotes. Are you specifying to enclose alpha type fields in quotes, and leaving number-only fields without? -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

Re: [PHP-DB] Exporting mySQL to Excel

2011-11-09 Thread Matijn Woudt
On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 12:32 AM, Ron Piggott ron.pigg...@actsministries.org wrote: I am wondering how phpmyadmin makes Excel files on the fly --- Is it a class? They used PHPExcel in the past, but they had to remove because of license issues. Don't know what they're currently using, but if

Re: [PHP-DB] Exporting mySQL to Excel

2011-11-09 Thread Richard Quadling
On 9 November 2011 23:52, Matijn Woudt tijn...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 12:32 AM, Ron Piggott ron.pigg...@actsministries.org wrote: I am wondering how phpmyadmin makes Excel files on the fly --- Is it a class? They used PHPExcel in the past, but they had to remove because

[PHP-DB] Exporting mySQL to Excel

2011-11-08 Thread Ron Piggott
What is the preferred method used to export mySQL to Excel within the context of PHP? I have looked on Google and found a wide variety of options. Ron Ron Piggott www.TheVerseOfTheDay.info

Re: [PHP-DB] Exporting mySQL to Excel

2011-11-08 Thread Bastien Koert
On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Bastien Koert phps...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Ron Piggott ron.pigg...@actsministries.org wrote: What is the preferred method used to export mySQL to Excel within the context of PHP?  I have looked on Google and found a wide variety of

Re: [PHP-DB] Exporting mySQL to Excel

2011-11-08 Thread Ron Piggott
] Exporting mySQL to Excel On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Bastien Koert phps...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Ron Piggott ron.pigg...@actsministries.org wrote: What is the preferred method used to export mySQL to Excel within the context of PHP? I have looked on Google and found

Re: [PHP-DB] Exporting mySQL to Excel

2011-11-08 Thread Jimi Thompson
The best option I've found is to write to a file that is then sent to the browser for download. Are there others? Yes but that's the one I've had the best experience with. It seems to work reliably regardless of browser or version of Office or any thing else. HTH! On Tue, 2011-11-08 at

Re: [PHP-DB] Exporting mySQL to Excel

2011-11-08 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
CSV is probably the least bloated. IMHO. But I guess it depends on what your trying to get as an end result. Best, Karl On Nov 8, 2011, at 3:59 PM, Jimi Thompson wrote: The best option I've found is to write to a file that is then sent to the browser for download. Are there others? Yes but