Reading excel file

[Scilli]

Hi,
I have to read an Excel file (suppose its name is C:\pippo.xls) with Visual C++, but I don't know how to do this. For example if I have to read the item in the second column and the third row of pippo.xls what code I could write?
Thanks

 

[xwb]

Can you convert the file to CSV format? It would make life simpler.

Alternatively you have to look at the Office API libraries which may or may not come with your version of Visual Studio. I've seen them in the Help but I've never used them.

 

[ADoozer]

eesh, not an easy task.

the MFC solution would be something like

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;178782

there are also possibilities using odbc but ive never actualy tried them. see:

http://www.thecodeproject.com/database/excel_odbc.asp

but as xwb suggests .xls files are much easier to work with

good luck

If somethings hard to do, its not worth doing - Homer Simpson

 

[ADoozer]

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but as xwb suggests .xls files are much easier to work with
but as xwb suggests .csv files are much easier to work with
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If somethings hard to do, its not worth doing - Homer Simpson