RE: [PHP] Software to read/write Excel to CD?

2009-05-16 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Fri, 2009-05-15 at 13:55 -0400, Bob McConnell wrote: From: Bastien Koert On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Michael A. Peters mpet...@mac.com wrote: Paul M Foster wrote: On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 10:21:22AM +0100, Peter Ford wrote: Matt Graham wrote: But why write an Excel

Re: [PHP] Software to read/write Excel to CD?

2009-05-15 Thread Peter Ford
Matt Graham wrote: Ashley Sheridan wrote: Paul M Foster wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 03:22:12PM -0500, Skip Evans wrote: One of the things the other company said was possible, and I'm not familiar with... if I understand correctly, is to create a CD with not just an Excel spreadsheet, but

Re: [PHP] Software to read/write Excel to CD?

2009-05-15 Thread Paul M Foster
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 10:21:22AM +0100, Peter Ford wrote: Matt Graham wrote: Ashley Sheridan wrote: Paul M Foster wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 03:22:12PM -0500, Skip Evans wrote: One of the things the other company said was possible, and I'm not familiar with... if I understand

Re: [PHP] Software to read/write Excel to CD?

2009-05-15 Thread Michael A. Peters
Paul M Foster wrote: On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 10:21:22AM +0100, Peter Ford wrote: Matt Graham wrote: But why write an Excel spreadsheet - why not save the data in something more portable like CSV that ExCel and read and write to once you are back at base? CSV doesn't export *formulas*,

Re: [PHP] Software to read/write Excel to CD?

2009-05-15 Thread Bastien Koert
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Michael A. Peters mpet...@mac.com wrote: Paul M Foster wrote: On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 10:21:22AM +0100, Peter Ford wrote: Matt Graham wrote: But why write an Excel spreadsheet - why not save the data in something more portable like CSV that ExCel and

RE: [PHP] Software to read/write Excel to CD?

2009-05-15 Thread Bob McConnell
From: Bastien Koert On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Michael A. Peters mpet...@mac.com wrote: Paul M Foster wrote: On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 10:21:22AM +0100, Peter Ford wrote: Matt Graham wrote: But why write an Excel spreadsheet - why not save the data in something more portable like

Re: [PHP] Software to read/write Excel to CD?

2009-05-14 Thread Paul M Foster
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 03:22:12PM -0500, Skip Evans wrote: Hey all, I'm inheriting a project that was unsuccessfully off-shored and is now in such bad shape (I've seen the code. It's awful) that they are firing the off-shore company and starting over. One of the things the other company

Re: [PHP] Software to read/write Excel to CD?

2009-05-14 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 16:50 -0400, Paul M Foster wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 03:22:12PM -0500, Skip Evans wrote: Hey all, I'm inheriting a project that was unsuccessfully off-shored and is now in such bad shape (I've seen the code. It's awful) that they are firing the off-shore

Re: [PHP] Software to read/write Excel to CD?

2009-05-14 Thread Nathan Rixham
Paul M Foster wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 03:22:12PM -0500, Skip Evans wrote: Hey all, I'm inheriting a project that was unsuccessfully off-shored and is now in such bad shape (I've seen the code. It's awful) that they are firing the off-shore company and starting over. One of the things

Re: [PHP] Software to read/write Excel to CD?

2009-05-14 Thread Matt Graham
Ashley Sheridan wrote: Paul M Foster wrote: On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 03:22:12PM -0500, Skip Evans wrote: One of the things the other company said was possible, and I'm not familiar with... if I understand correctly, is to create a CD with not just an Excel spreadsheet, but software on that CD