java and COM

[Bura Tino]

Hi,

I'm faced with a task of writing an Excel add-in. I've started to learn a
bit about COM and have learned enough to realize that I don't like it. Is
that a way to write java programs that will create COM objects that can be
used for such purposes as excel addins?

Thank you.

Bura

 

[TechBookReport]

Hi,

I'm faced with a task of writing an Excel add-in. I've started to learn a
bit about COM and have learned enough to realize that I don't like it. Is
that a way to write java programs that will create COM objects that can be
used for such purposes as excel addins?

Thank you.

Bura

What do you need to do? There are APIs for reading and writing to Excel
spreadsheets, if all you want is to do that then maybe COM is not the way to
go...

Roedy Green has got links to some of these Java/Excel APIs on his web site.

Pan
http://www.techbookreport.com

 

[Bura Tino]

What do you need to do? There are APIs for reading and writing to Excel
spreadsheets, if all you want is to do that then maybe COM is not the way to
go...

Actually I need to augment functionality of Excel with my own routines.

 

[Harald Hein]

Is
that a way to write java programs that will create COM objects
that can be used for such purposes as excel addins?

There are things that are called "Java COM bridges" that should do what
you want, e.g. "Jacob". Google for the phrases.

 

[Steven M. Lewis]

I have an Example with Excel at http://www.lordjoe.com

 

[Bura Tino]

Thanks. But does your java *create* addins?

I have an Example with Excel at http://www.lordjoe.com