> Hi all,
>
> I'd like to ask if I use "Dim ExelApp AS New Excel.Application" for my web
> application where I need to open up a multiiple sheets Excel template file
> on
> the server, write some data and do some formatting to it using Excel
> functions and then saved the file and pass it to the client user. Do I
> really
> have to have the Excel installed onto the server? Or can I use copy
> certain
> libraries (.dll) files onto the server and my web application are able to
> do
> the tasks I had wanted it to do.
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Keith Chang

"Patrice" wrote:

> "Copying some DLL files" is installing Excel.
>
> Depending on which version you are targetting you could also use XML files
> so that you can update those files wihtout Excel server side.
> You could also do this work client side (though in this case, you site will
> have to be trusted to be able to launch Excel).
> You have also third party product allowing to handle Excel files...
>
> --
> Patrice
>
> "Keith" <Ke***@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> 6531E12B-E8DE-42FE-8EEF-5CE0DCA81***@microsoft.com...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'd like to ask if I use "Dim ExelApp AS New Excel.Application" for my web
> > application where I need to open up a multiiple sheets Excel template file
> > on
> > the server, write some data and do some formatting to it using Excel
> > functions and then saved the file and pass it to the client user. Do I
> > really
> > have to have the Excel installed onto the server? Or can I use copy
> > certain
> > libraries (.dll) files onto the server and my web application are able to
> > do
> > the tasks I had wanted it to do.
> >
> > Thanks & Regards,
> > Keith Chang
>
>
>