Vista - create Excel spreadsheet without loading Excel

10-20-2008

Greetings,
I have a script which uses CreateObject("Excel.Application") to create a
spreadsheet. This works fine on my machine since I have Excel loaded.

I plan to move the script to a server & would like to avoid loading
Excel on that machine. Is it not possible to just put certain files
(DLLs?) on the server without performing a full install?

Thanks

10-20-2008

"sneaky hamster" <olis170@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Greetings,
> I have a script which uses CreateObject("Excel.Application") to create a
> spreadsheet. This works fine on my machine since I have Excel loaded.
>
> I plan to move the script to a server & would like to avoid loading Excel
> on that machine. Is it not possible to just put certain files (DLLs?) on
> the server without performing a full install?

I doubt it. An application consist of its files plus the fact that it is
installed, a process which registers its application object.

/Al

10-21-2008

"sneaky hamster" <olis170@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eiVDc7uMJHA.5648@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Greetings,
> I have a script which uses CreateObject("Excel.Application") to create a
> spreadsheet. This works fine on my machine since I have Excel loaded.
>
> I plan to move the script to a server & would like to avoid loading Excel
> on that machine. Is it not possible to just put certain files (DLLs?) on
> the server without performing a full install?

ekkehard.horner has posted a number of VBScripts that create and manipulate
Excel and Access spreadsheet and database files, without the use of the
Excel or Access applications. Groups.google.com can find them for you
easily. Go there and search for the following:
ekkehard create xls vbscript group:*.scripting

-Paul Randall

10-20-2008	#1 (permalink)
sneaky hamster n/a posts	create Excel spreadsheet without loading Excel Greetings, I have a script which uses CreateObject("Excel.Application") to create a spreadsheet. This works fine on my machine since I have Excel loaded. I plan to move the script to a server & would like to avoid loading Excel on that machine. Is it not possible to just put certain files (DLLs?) on the server without performing a full install? Thanks
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10-20-2008	#2 (permalink)
Al Dunbar n/a posts	Re: create Excel spreadsheet without loading Excel "sneaky hamster" <olis170@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eiVDc7uMJHA.5648@xxxxxx Quote: > Greetings, > I have a script which uses CreateObject("Excel.Application") to create a > spreadsheet. This works fine on my machine since I have Excel loaded. > > I plan to move the script to a server & would like to avoid loading Excel > on that machine. Is it not possible to just put certain files (DLLs?) on > the server without performing a full install? I doubt it. An application consist of its files plus the fact that it is installed, a process which registers its application object. /Al
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10-21-2008	#3 (permalink)
Paul Randall n/a posts	Re: create Excel spreadsheet without loading Excel "sneaky hamster" <olis170@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eiVDc7uMJHA.5648@xxxxxx Quote: > Greetings, > I have a script which uses CreateObject("Excel.Application") to create a > spreadsheet. This works fine on my machine since I have Excel loaded. > > I plan to move the script to a server & would like to avoid loading Excel > on that machine. Is it not possible to just put certain files (DLLs?) on > the server without performing a full install? ekkehard.horner has posted a number of VBScripts that create and manipulate Excel and Access spreadsheet and database files, without the use of the Excel or Access applications. Groups.google.com can find them for you easily. Go there and search for the following: ekkehard create xls vbscript group:*.scripting -Paul Randall
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