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May 01.2010

How would I insert data in to an XLS spreadsheet?

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@NogDogMay 01.2010 — Probably the simplest way is to use fputcsv() and create a CSV file, which is easily readable by any spreadsheet program. If you want to create a true .xls file, you want to use one of the available 3rd-party scripts/classes to do it, such as [url=http://phpexcel.codeplex.com/]PHPExcel[/url]. (I can't vouch for this one, it's just the first promising-looking one I found in a quick search.)
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@themartyMay 01.2010 — I've used this one in the past:

http://pear.php.net/package/Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer/redirected

It's easy to use and does the job well
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@JunkMaleMay 01.2010 — Thats nice info.
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@rootauthorMay 01.2010 — Thanks.

I will have to spend some time on this, seems more difficult than I first thought.

The file is already a XLS file and I want to be able to insert the data straight in to the existing XLS sheet so that when I do open it up, all the data needed or inserted is present.

The alternative is if the information can be retrieved by the spreadsheet from a MySQL database.

I would prefer the first option because I don't have excel myself but would want to be able to insert the information so I then can open the file at work to print off.
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@rootauthorMay 02.2010 — Ok, well it appears that you have to install these things and I do not have that level of access in the server as the server is on a web hosting account.

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