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Using PowerShell you can easily export a table of data to a CSV file... | Using PowerShell you can easily export a table of data to a CSV file... | ||
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Microsoft Office applications are not built for background automation. It can be achieved, but there are some gotchas. Most notably when it comes to scheduling automation to run outside of an interactive user session. Which means you spend time crafting a wonderful that creates a beautifully formatted spreadsheet | Microsoft Office applications are not built for background automation. It can be achieved, but there are some gotchas. Most notably when it comes to scheduling automation to run outside of an interactive user session. Which means you spend time crafting a wonderful script that creates a beautifully formatted spreadsheet; but which fails to complete properly when run as a scheduled task when you're not logged into the machine its running from. It also means that every once in a [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon blue moon], it can still fail for no obvious reason. | ||
* See [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257757 MS KB 257757 - Considerations for server-side Automation of Office] for further info. | * See [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257757 MS KB 257757 - Considerations for server-side Automation of Office] for further info. | ||
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= Create From CSV = | = Create From CSV = | ||
Whilst its not necessary to create a CSV as an intermediate step, it can be beneficial to do so... | Whilst its not necessary to create a CSV as an intermediate step, it can be beneficial to do so because... | ||
* Its easier to create/maintain your script | * Its easier to create/maintain your script as you can see whats going on with the data | ||
* When the Excel automation fails you can attempt to repeat or complete manually, rather than re-running the data collection/creation part. | * When the Excel automation fails you can attempt to repeat or complete manually, rather than re-running the data collection/creation part. | ||