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- From: chris@chrism.demon.co.uk (Chris Marriott)
- Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!chrism.demon.co.uk!chris
- Subject: Re: Data links to Excel?
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- Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 01:17:24 +0000
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- In article <BzInst.853@news.chalmers.se> d6caps@dtek.chalmers.se writes:
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- >OLE is fine, but it isn't really what I want.
- >Is it possible to use for instance Excel as a Chart Engine, feeding with
- >data out of my own picking, and updating for instance once a minute?
- >I wouldn't want to re-invent the wheel and make my own diagram engine, when
- >all spreadsheet applications have exactly what I want (or rather, my
- > customers).
- >The easiest way would be to, somehow, create a text-based link to a spreadsheet
- >(tab-delimited text would be slow, but if it works, fine). If I could get ahold
- >of the internal data structures of for instance Excel, I could perhaps send
- >more customized data to be sent on to an Excel chart.
- >OLE only does objects, no interpretation of the object data is done (from what
- >I've seen).
- >Would the Mac system 7 subscribe and publish work, and if so, why can't Windows
- >do that?
- >
- >Anyone?
- >Per
- >
-
- You should be able to do what you want with DDE. I would suggest getting
- hold of the "Excel Developer's Kit", obtainable from Microsoft at a low
- price. It explains all.
-
- Chris
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