Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.lang.ruby > #4847

Re: Matz never said Microsoft was the Devil Incarnate. (or did he?)

Show all headers | View raw

Daniel Berger wrote in post #999984:
> On May 20, 3:36pm, Mike Stephens <rub...@recitel.net> wrote:
>> Will
>>
>> I'm still fascinated why you are doing sophisticated things with Excel
>> (not Open Office) but steadfastly refuse to load it on your computer.
>> Windows and Excel can be purchased for the price of a monitor. You gain
>> ownership of software that costs hundreds and hundreds of millions to
>> develop.
>>
>> Why fanny around with some Micky Mouse spreadsheet gem when you can have
>> the Full Monty?
>
> Even if he had it installed locally, I'm guessing that he would want
> to generate the document in code since generating it by hand would be
> cumbersome. In addition, the spreadsheet gem works on any platform
> (last I checked).
>
> Regards,
>
> Dan

Yep, that's correct - I want the scripts to work across a variety of
platforms, with as little dependence on outside applications and
libraries as possible. This is partly because the scripts I'm writing
may be used by a few others; I don't know about what software they will
or won't have on their systems, and they will likely not be too willing
to resolve too many dependency issues. I do have office installed on one
of my systems, but don't have access to that one right now, and will not
buy another copy just for this task.

The spreadsheet gem meets the above requirements, and it was working
brilliantly until I got to writing formulas to spreadsheets.

-- 
Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Back to comp.lang.ruby | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

Writing formulas to excel spreadsheet Will James <ampclj9@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-19 11:22 -0500
  Re: Writing formulas to excel spreadsheet Mike Stephens <rubfor@recitel.net> - 2011-05-19 16:58 -0500
    Re: Writing formulas to excel spreadsheet 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-19 17:37 -0500
      Re: Writing formulas to excel spreadsheet Will James <ampclj9@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-19 23:42 -0500
        Re: Writing formulas to excel spreadsheet Chuck Remes <cremes.devlist@mac.com> - 2011-05-20 09:28 -0500
        Saving Electricty - Using a Blackboard? Mike Stephens <rubfor@recitel.net> - 2011-05-20 12:41 -0500
          Re: Saving Electricty - Using a Blackboard? Will James <ampclj9@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-20 13:19 -0500
  Matz never said Microsoft was the Devil Incarnate. (or did he?) Mike Stephens <rubfor@recitel.net> - 2011-05-20 16:36 -0500
    Re: Matz never said Microsoft was the Devil Incarnate. (or did he?) Daniel Berger <djberg96@gmail.com> - 2011-05-20 17:02 -0500
      Re: Matz never said Microsoft was the Devil Incarnate. (or did he?) Will James <ampclj9@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-20 21:28 -0500
        Re: Matz never said Microsoft was the Devil Incarnate. (or did he?) Mike Stephens <rubfor@recitel.net> - 2011-05-21 16:14 -0500
          Re: Matz never said Microsoft was the Devil Incarnate. (or did he?) Damjan Rems <d_rems@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-23 15:18 -0500
            Re: Matz never said Microsoft was the Devil Incarnate. (or did he?) Will James <ampclj9@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-24 11:45 -0500
          Re: Matz never said Microsoft was the Devil Incarnate. (or did he?) Mike Stephens <rubfor@recitel.net> - 2011-05-23 16:38 -0500
            Re: Matz never said Microsoft was the Devil Incarnate. (or did he?) Michal Suchanek <hramrach@centrum.cz> - 2011-05-23 18:00 -0500
              Keep your options open Mike Stephens <rubfor@recitel.net> - 2011-05-24 12:45 -0500
                Re: Keep your options open Johnny Morrice <spoon@killersmurf.com> - 2011-05-24 13:22 -0500
                Re: Keep your options open Stu <stu@rubyprogrammer.net> - 2011-05-24 16:55 -0500
            Re: Matz never said Microsoft was the Devil Incarnate. (or did he?) Christopher Dicely <cmdicely@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 20:53 -0500
        Re: Matz never said Microsoft was the Devil Incarnate. (or did he?) Colin Bartlett <colinb2r@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-25 10:27 -0500
          Re: Matz never said Microsoft was the Devil Incarnate. (or did he?) Mike Stephens <rubfor@recitel.net> - 2011-05-25 11:54 -0500
          Re: Matz never said Microsoft was the Devil Incarnate. (or did he?) Will James <ampclj9@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-25 13:53 -0500
            Re: Matz never said Microsoft was the Devil Incarnate. (or did he?) Will James <ampclj9@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-26 12:46 -0500

csiph-web