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Any plans for an Excel component with more options?

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danparker276
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danparker276 asked on 13 Aug 2011, 05:32 PM
Some things I'd like to do is set the print and page options, like margins and landscape, zoom.  Set the column to autofit and write cells row by row with  a good api.  There are some other 3rd party software that will do this, but I don't want to add anything else.
My application is OOB and I could use the COM object, but I'm afraid that will slow down my application.  I guess I could put a try and catch with an error message if the user doesn't have excel on their system.
I could also use the COM object on the server and send it in a WCF service, but is it ok to use a com object on a webserver?
Should I be this afraid to use the COM object.

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answered on 19 Aug 2011, 08:28 AM
Hi,

We are currently working on PivotTable as well as you could use the GridView but I guess this is not what you are after. I am not aware of current plans for Excel like control in the near feature but we will definitely release one in future (I guess a prototype may be available for Q1).

I would rather compose a page with the controls we already have and print it instead if I am using Silverlight. You could also consider using the Telerik Reporting.

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answered on 19 Aug 2011, 04:59 PM
That's fine, it's something not many people need.  There's Open XML for excel 2007 which I could use, but our clients still use office 2003.  I found a different solution.
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answered on 22 Aug 2011, 06:27 AM
Hello,

I am glad you have found a solution.
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