Font styling in a csv file

NO :)

check this module

http://pear.php.net/index.php
http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.fileformats.spreadsheet-excel-writer.php

maybe you find it useful...

NO WAY!

CSV is just text file, it CANNOT contain format

If you want to create a file in PHP to view in Excel I would recommnd PHPExcel. It can output to XLSX (Office 2007/2010) and is quite good for the purpose.

To TelnetServices:

Should the output file being created in php have an .xls extension or htm (or html)?

I presume I just build html tables in the body to represent the Excel equivalent?

Can I use embedded CSS (not a separate css file, but in the html)?

This sounds like an EXCELLENT solution.

Thanks!

Works VERY easily!

Sorry - missed your comment - but yes basically all the formatting (more or less) will come through as you expect it to.

Glad it works for you - thx for the points :)

Steve

TelnetServices:

The only thing it does that's sort of odd is that one column is (on some rows) moderately lengthy text, it wraps the cell so a FEW of the rows are "double deep" (in Excel).

I'm thinking of trying to overcome this by determining the maximum width I will need (based on font & number of characters in text) & set a html width parameter for that column based on that value.  

Think that would work?

Thanks

I think so - the issue is with excel, it tries it's best to maintain the look of the document (rather than maintain structure as such)

Give it a go.

To TelnetServices:

I'm trying to add other formatting. Specifically, row background color. I tried using the traditional <tr bgcolor="hex value">. It puts the background color at dark gray, no matter what.

I also used css style, same result.

Any thoughts?

Maybe I have to do it at the <td> level?

Thanks