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- From: Mischa_Sandberg@mindlink.bc.ca (Mischa Sandberg)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
- Subject: EXCEL file format
- Message-ID: <18690@mindlink.bc.ca>
- Date: 19 Dec 92 08:02:03 GMT
- Sender: news@deep.rsoft.bc.ca (Usenet)
- Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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- I have a large body of data in a relational database table with
- a two-part key. The data would be useful to analyze and view in
- tabular form (one part of key defines rows, the other, columns).
- About one third of the possible combinations of key parts are
- occupied. Someone suggested loading this into a spreadsheet.
- Any recommendations on how a 1200x700 element array of 2-5 digit
- integers would do, in, say, an EXCEL spreadsheet? I am not
- familiar with EXCEL, but I understand it provides ways of sorting
- data by rows/columns. Would this be feasible for such a large
- array? And would anyone know where I could find a current
- spec for the file layout of an EXCEL spreadsheet? I hope that this
- format is not in the habit of changing frequently.
-
- Many thanks in advance. I'm not at all sure what I'm getting myself
- into here, folks.
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