Re: Interactive Interface for Oracle ?

Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message news:<3E9F7617.35F3D6C8_at_exesolutions.com>...
> RM wrote:
>
> > I need to create an application where the end user can retrieve data from
> > Oracle and send the output to excel spreadsheets. Basically, I need to
> > provide a user friendly graphical interface where the user can input their
> > criteria's.
> >
> > Do you have suggestions as to sources that can tell me how to do this. Any
> > books, web site etc . . .
>
> No. Nor would I ever support sending database data to a spreadsheet. Unless,
> of course, the object of the exercise is to let end-users massage data so that
> reports will reflect untruths.
>
> What can they possibly do in Excell that can't be better done in Oracle with a
> decent report writer? Nothing except as noted above.
>
> Daniel Morgan

Oracle Discoverer would be an option, or Oraxcel. And there are a few things that can be better be done in Excel than with a report writer. Think of the graphics (although there are much better programs around) or of the analytical functions in excel. Furthermore there are several analytical programs that will more easily use spreadsheets as input,

Frans H. Received on Fri Apr 18 2003 - 07:56:50 CDT