[thelist] PHP .xls export

[Matt Warden]

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Rick den Haan wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> Can anybody recommend a PHP class that allows me to export to the Microsoft
> Excel .XLS file format? Requirement: I need to be able to format contents
> (in particular I need to be able to make items bold)
> 
> I've found lots of classes that allow me to output unformatted data to
> Excel, but the only one that could output bold items uses a PEAR module.
> Unfortunately, my client's server does not have the PEAR extension to PHP
> installed, and server admins have informed me that installing it is not an
> option.
> 
> I could use CSV output, but AFAIK that format does not support formatting...
> 
> Any ideas?

Yes, I am 99% sure you can use an HTML table and it will import
correctly into Excel. e.g.:

<table>
<tr><td><b>Something:</b></td><td>99.83</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Something:</b></td><td>99.83</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Something:</b></td><td>99.83</td></tr>
</table>

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Matt Warden
Miami University
Oxford, OH, USA
http://mattwarden.com


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