On Wed, 2008-10-22 at 22:04 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> The easiest solution is to output CSV, and use the Content-type to force it 
> to be eXcel.
> 
> 
> 
> Excel will suck the CSV in just fine, with minimal hassle by the user.
> 
> 
> 
> It also makes a file that is useful for many more applications, not just 
> Excel.
> 
I don't think this is right for the situation, as you'll see if you
re-read the original question. He wants to preserve things like column
widths, and I know for a fact that Excel will not automatically expand
all columns to best fit the data, and CSV is a pure data format, so will
not do here.


Ash
www.ashleysheridan.co.uk


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