Does Anyone know if this is possible?

I wish to write a simple VB program that uses an Excel spreadsheet
but, I want to copy this program onto workstations that do not have
Excel.  Is it possible for these workstations to update the
spreadsheet within the program without having Excel on their machines?

Thanks in Advance

Marc Gordon

Hi Brian

The easiest way is to use the Jet engine that ships with all versions of
vb3 upwards.  You can use the spreasheet as a datasource and even bind
controls to it.

You could also use:
i)      DAO - Faster but pro & enterprise only
ii)     RDO using the Excel ODBC driver shipped gratis by MS
iii)    ADO using the Excel ODBC driver and the ADO driver shipped with NT4
iv)     API using the Excel ODBC driver

All of which are reportedly faster than the Jet engine.

Take your pick!

Alban