Re: Oracle Data Report to Excel Spreadsheet

Ugh. owa_sylk is very limited.

If you know how to use Perl, use the Spreadsheet::WriteExcel module in concert with DBI, as it will allow you to create complete Excel spreadsheets that do not need further formatting.

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 14:50:34 -0600, Bill Coulam <bill.coulam_at_scgo.com> wrote:
> Checking some of my facts, found that Mr. Kyte uses "application/excel" for
> his MIME type. And he mentions the use of a custom package called owa_sylk
> that seems to be intended to output data in ASCII format that Excel can
> recongize. I saved off one of his examples and it worked semi-OK with a few
> errors. So you may need to update owa_sylk for later versions of Excel.
>
> Good thread here:
> http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/ask/f?p=4950:8:::::F4950_P8_DISPLAYID:769425837
> 805
>
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> [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]On Behalf Of Sanjay Mishra
> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 1:48 PM
> To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> Subject: Oracle Data Report to Excel Spreadsheet
>
> I had Oracle 9i database and need to convert several
> reports to Excel Spreadsheet. Is there any procedure
> that can help. I am planning to use Orace 9iAS Mod
> Plsql to provide direct report to Excel Spread sheet
> by call Excel and spreading the data in Columns.
>
> I had seen such kind of report Long time back and so
> any idea, URL or example is of great help to me
>
> TIA
> Sanjay
>
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