Can we delevelop an independent application?

jkpd2000 · May 13th, 2002, 08:37 AM

Can we develop an independent application using excel?

that means once i create application i should get an exe file which can be run from web URL ?

Tom Schreiner · May 13th, 2002, 09:12 AM

No.
You can create a standalone exe using programming languages such as VB, C++, ect... which can in turn create an Excel object. Just curious. Why do you need an exe?
Tom

jkpd2000 · May 13th, 2002, 11:59 AM

Tom,

I just want to create an application and made available on internet for my company people.

Is there any other way

Tom Schreiner · May 13th, 2002, 09:00 PM

I don't know the inner workings of server side apps, but I have gone to many a site which opens an Excel workbook on my computer.
The only requirement should be that your people all have Office or atleast a viewer on their individual systems.
Tom

Yogi Anand · May 13th, 2002, 09:15 PM

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On 2002-05-13 07:37, jkpd2000 wrote:
Can we develop an independent application using excel?

that means once i create application i should get an exe file which can be run from web URL ?

Hi jkpd2000:
Some time ago, a number of compilers for spreadsheets were available -- some of the names that come to mind are Baler, King Jaguar, ...
I am going back to the days when Lotus 123 was the king of the spreadsheets -- and the compilers were available first for DOS version of Lotus 123, and later Windows version of Lotus 123 as well as Excel.
You may want to do a search with key words like compiler, spreadsheet, ...

Regards!

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Yogi Anand
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jkpd2000 · May 15th, 2002, 07:26 AM

Let me put it in another way.

I have developed an application using excel , no need to make it exe file.

i would like to run through from web who ever clicks it.

of course the people should be having MS Office on their systems.

Is it possible?

Yogi Anand · May 15th, 2002, 04:59 PM

Yes! Just put it on the server -- you may want to provide for a hyperlink or a button for the user to click on. Your spreadsheet will have almost all, if not all the functionality of a worksheet on a user's local machine -- so you may want to confirm that the particular functionality you are after is preserved.

Regards!

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May 13th, 2002, 08:37 AM	#1
jkpd2000 Board Regular Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 91	Can we develop an independent application using excel? that means once i create application i should get an exe file which can be run from web URL ?

May 13th, 2002, 09:12 AM	#2
Tom Schreiner Board Regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,824	No. You can create a standalone exe using programming languages such as VB, C++, ect... which can in turn create an Excel object. Just curious. Why do you need an exe? Tom

May 13th, 2002, 11:59 AM	#3
jkpd2000 Board Regular Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 91	Tom, I just want to create an application and made available on internet for my company people. Is there any other way

May 13th, 2002, 09:00 PM	#4
Tom Schreiner Board Regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,824	I don't know the inner workings of server side apps, but I have gone to many a site which opens an Excel workbook on my computer. The only requirement should be that your people all have Office or atleast a viewer on their individual systems. Tom

May 15th, 2002, 07:26 AM	#6
jkpd2000 Board Regular Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 91	Let me put it in another way. I have developed an application using excel , no need to make it exe file. i would like to run through from web who ever clicks it. of course the people should be having MS Office on their systems. Is it possible?

May 15th, 2002, 04:59 PM	#7
Yogi Anand MrExcel MVP Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Michigan USA Posts: 11,452	Yes! Just put it on the server -- you may want to provide for a hyperlink or a button for the user to click on. Your spreadsheet will have almost all, if not all the functionality of a worksheet on a user's local machine -- so you may want to confirm that the particular functionality you are after is preserved. Regards!