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Thanks for an answer. I tried what you suggested. All the browser did was to invoke Excel application and load the spreadsheet.<br />
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I did that localy. Can the same be done accros the Internet (that is instead of file:// can I use <a href="http://?" rel="ugc">http://?</a>&nbsp;<br />
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Another problem is that if data get pulled into the spreadsheet from the external ODBC source (residing onthe server side), how the user is going to load that data on the client side (if the user does not the appropriate ODBC driver).<br />

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Thanks for an answer. I tried what you suggested. All the browser did was to invoke Excel application and load the spreadsheet.

I did that localy. Can the same be done accros the Internet (that is instead of file:// can I use http://? [http://?] 

Another problem is that if data get pulled into the spreadsheet from the external ODBC source (residing onthe server side), how the user is going to load that data on the client side (if the user does not the appropriate ODBC driver).


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I assume you are using MS IE3.x and MS Office 97.<br />
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If you are when you link to an Excel file it will pull it into the current window in IE3.x and add an additional button to the top bar called tools (this will display all the Excel toolbars and menu options). Excel does not show as an open application because it is open within IE3.x.<br />
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The ODBC driver may be more of a problem - what is the external ODBC source? I will look into that one.<br />

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I assume you are using MS IE3.x and MS Office 97.

If you are when you link to an Excel file it will pull it into the current window in IE3.x and add an additional button to the top bar called tools (this will display all the Excel toolbars and menu options). Excel does not show as an open application because it is open within IE3.x.

The ODBC driver may be more of a problem - what is the external ODBC source? I will look into that one.


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Is it possible ro run an MS Excell application from within some web browser? If it is, how? Can you connect to an ODBC data source from such an Excel application?
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Is it possible ro run an MS Excell application from within some web browser? If it is, how? Can you connect to an ODBC data source from such an Excel application?

Running Excel within browser

Web browsers are applications used primarily to display documents, files and media from the Internet, identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that can be a page, image, video or other file. Some browsers require the use of add-ons or extensions to safely render the information they receive; others have systems built into them to perform the same functions.