I forgot to mention that they will look beautiful, columns and rows all neatly lined up
-----Original Message----- From: Wjhonson <wjhon...@aol.com> To: u2-users <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> Sent: Mon, Feb 6, 2012 2:28 pm Subject: Re: [U2] Building an Excel File ebuild the files as csv files and they will open on the Iphone without any urther intervention his is what we do. ----Original Message----- rom: Israel, John R. <johnisr...@daytonsuperior.com> o: 'U2 Users List' <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> ent: Mon, Feb 6, 2012 2:25 pm ubject: Re: [U2] Building an Excel File o, the Smart Phones can not open the XML at all. The txt and xls files can be ened, but they are just text. Managers want to be able to read the files eanly. am guessing the issue is that when a smart phone opens a true Excel file, it not running Excel, but some sort of emulator. The emulator does not have all e bells and whistles that a full blown version of Excel has, thus undesirable sults. ohn -----Original Message----- om: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] n Behalf Of George Gallen nt: Monday, February 06, 2012 4:45 PM : U2 Users List bject: Re: [U2] Building an Excel File an they open an XML file coded for Excel, but without formatting and colors and uch? so, you may just have to have two files produced, one for the phones and one r desktops. haven't checked, but are there any perl modules that can convert an XML file an .xls file This would require unix, but not any user intervention. ----Original Message----- om: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] n Behalf Of Israel, John R. nt: Monday, February 06, 2012 4:40 PM : 'U2 Users List' bject: [U2] Building an Excel File e are running UniData on a UNIX platform. We create tab-delimited txt files nd tab delimited txt files with xls extensions) all the time that users open th Excel. Many of these jobs are run in the middle of the night or in a igger program. In all cases, there is no direct user interaction building ese files. e also have some XML files that are coded so that Excel opens them with rmatting, colors, filters, etc. nfortunately, our BB users and iPhone users can not open these files up in a aningful way. s there a way to build a TRUE Excel file without any user intervention from iData or UNIX? ohn ohn Israel nior ERP Developer ayton Superior Corporation 25 Byers Rd Miamisburg, OH 45342 fice: 937-866-0711 x44380 x: 937-865-9182 ohnisr...@daytonsuperior.com his message w/attachments (message) is intended solely for the use of the tended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, nfidential or proprietary. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify e sender, and then please delete and destroy all copies and attachments, and advised that any review or dissemination of, or the taking of any action in liance on, the information contained in or attached to this message is ohibited. _____________________________________________ -Users mailing list -us...@listserver.u2ug.org tp://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _____________________________________________ -Users mailing list -us...@listserver.u2ug.org tp://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ______________________________________________ -Users mailing list -us...@listserver.u2ug.org tp://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ 2-Users mailing list 2-us...@listserver.u2ug.org ttp://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
