Chris has some salient points. Another advantage of using a delimited file that you can use through Excel is version control. Using a delimited file makes it easier to diff and/or merge through Subversion or whatever your SCM tool might be as opposed to using an Excel file.
-Charley On 12/6/06, Chris McMahon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 12/6/06, Fletch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That is what I have at the minute, but I am under pressure to use a > Spreadsheet. I thought that the text file was a much better and more simple > idea. There is a fair amount in the archives on this subject. My own opinion is to use a spreadsheet when: a) Stakeholders who are not in the code itself need to be made happy. This sounds like where you are right now. b) Data in the spreadsheet will be subject to substantial manipulation by non-programmers. c) Some feature of the spreadsheet software (i.e. macros) is important. Have you considered the possibility of a delimited file that can be manipulated by Excel? (I assume you're using Excel). A delimited file gives you a lot of the presentation goodness of Excel, but is still easier to program than a real Excel spreadsheet. _______________________________________________ Wtr-general mailing list [email protected] http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general
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