How to generate Excel in C program using BIFF8 format

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In my project (embedded)it is required to generate the test report in Excel format( Excel 97 and higher). I searched a lot and found some information in BIFF8 format.
If any body have any sample program to generate excel (BIFF8 format) in C, it would give me a great Idea to progress in my project.

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Manish

Posted 11-Jan-12 22:33pm

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Jochen Arndt · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-11T23:30:00

There are some different methods to generate Excel files. But most of them may be not usable on embedded platforms.

Creating BIFF files is a complex process due to the used MS Compound file format. There will be no simple sample code.

If your embedded platform supports ODBC, you may use this with the Excel ODBC driver.

There are also some free and commercial libraries to write Excel files. But again, most of them may not work on your embedded platform.

Libaries with available source mainly use C++ (like BasicExcel [^]).

A commercial library that supports plain C is LibXL [^].

As an alternative, you may generate a CSV text file that can be read by Excel.