How to export the table data into excel without installing MS excel and to send as an attchment

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Hi All,

I am having a task to create an SSIS package which performs some logic to extract the data from different tables for the user business operation and need to create an excel and export the data . Once the excel is created and saved in a perticular folder that need to be sent as an attchment.

As we dont have excel installed in the server and saving .csv is not working properly. Can any one suggest how to achieve this functionality. Also, Can any one comfirm whather we can create an excel from SSIS without installing MS excel ?

Thanks on advance

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Prashant P

Posted 7-Jan-14 17:41pm

Prashant Bangaluru

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Christian Graus · Answer 1 · 2014-01-07T18:01:00

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The logical way to do this is to create a CSV. That way, Excel can open it, and you don't need any version of Excel installed, because you're just creating a text file. You say that's 'not working properly', but, it's really simple, so, don't cast about for another random solution, fix the code you have. Explain what 'not working properly' means, so we can help you fix it.

Posted 7-Jan-14 18:01pm

Christian Graus

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Prashant Bangaluru 8-Jan-14 5:34am

Thanks for your response.. The table columns have the Special characters which making the csv come with wrong format..I have one doubt which need to be get it confirmed that without installing anyy excel cant we craete an excel file or we need to do any configurations in SSIS ?

Christian Graus 8-Jan-14 16:21pm

You can't create Excel files without excel or another library. You'll have to fix your csv code. What special characters ?

Prashant Bangaluru 10-Jan-14 4:57am

Its the semi colon in the csv files which is creating a prob as the cell data can have any no of special characters.