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Subject: Re: MS Excel File format?
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Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 02:54:22 GMT
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Ed James wrote:

> I don't suppose anyone can give me a clue where I can find file format
> docs for Excel, either version 2.1, 3 or 4?  I'm doing a program that
> generates an Excel file "on-the-fly" to be sent to another system and
> opened by Excel.  Microsoft's site itself has not been particularly
> useful.  TIA

You may find it easier to use a comma-seperated value sheet, which excel
opens and saves in quite readily.

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