Why use open source to export to proprietary closed format?

Because the client demands it?

MS clearly dominates the office suite market since at least Win95, and millons of people are trained to use MS Office. They don't say or think spreadsheet, they say and think Excel. They don't say or think presentation software, they say and think Powerpoint. Not database, Access (or sometimes Excel). Not text processor, Word. Not mail user agent or groupware, Outlook.

I don't like this situation either, but there is a difference between consulting and preaching. Good consulting ensures the next job at the client, preaching can cost you the current and all following jobs.

Alexander

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Today I will gladly share my knowledge and experience, for there are no sweeter words than "I told you so". ;-)

In reply to Re^2: export to excel in CGI by afoken
in thread export to excel in CGI by sir_com

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