Hello,

I want to create an excel file from a dataset that i have generated.The problem I have is that Excel is not installed on my PC so creating the xls file by means of communicating with Excel.exe (OLE, ActiveX, ...) is not an option.

Installing Excel on the PC also isn't an option as i'm too poor to get one as i'm still a student.;)

So, in short, I'm looking for code/examples/dll's/third party toolkits that allow me to create an excel xls file from within my application.
Anyone can direct me in the right direction thanks
Thanks in advance for all the help!

Lawrence

Save the DS as a ".csv" file (comma seperated values). Excel will be able to open the file, and then Excel can save to .XLS format.

There are many 3rd party solutions of there (check for "spreadsheet" solutions), but they can be expensive.