Comments on: Mashing Up Spreadsheets http://www.901am.com/2007/mashing-up-spreadsheets.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mashing-up-spreadsheets New Media News Every Morning Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:12:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Raj Dash http://www.901am.com/2007/mashing-up-spreadsheets.html/comment-page-1#comment-3295 Raj Dash Wed, 02 May 2007 23:52:52 +0000 http://www.901am.com/2007/mashing-up-spreadsheets.html#comment-3295 Exactly :) Fingers crossed Exactly :) Fingers crossed

]]> By: Mack D. Male http://www.901am.com/2007/mashing-up-spreadsheets.html/comment-page-1#comment-3289 Mack D. Male Wed, 02 May 2007 21:53:08 +0000 http://www.901am.com/2007/mashing-up-spreadsheets.html#comment-3289 Yeah you're right...if it is easy enough for the average user to do, it's a big deal. Let's hope it happens, either on the web or elsewhere! Yeah you’re right…if it is easy enough for the average user to do, it’s a big deal. Let’s hope it happens, either on the web or elsewhere!

]]> By: Raj Dash http://www.901am.com/2007/mashing-up-spreadsheets.html/comment-page-1#comment-3288 Raj Dash Wed, 02 May 2007 21:48:38 +0000 http://www.901am.com/2007/mashing-up-spreadsheets.html#comment-3288 @Mack: Hmmm. I didn't know that. Thanks for the info. However, ideas are ideas. It's not a point of how old they are but whether they've manifested. And this one has not. Not completely. The point is that, despite my using Excel and other standalone spreadsheets, I have never seen this functionality. If the average user doesn't have access, how useful is it? With free web-based spreadsheets, everyone will have access. And that is what could be the nail in the coffin for Excel or Lotus 123. Unless of course, they add that functionality for every one, not just VST for Office users. @Mack: Hmmm. I didn’t know that. Thanks for the info. However, ideas are ideas. It’s not a point of how old they are but whether they’ve manifested. And this one has not. Not completely.

The point is that, despite my using Excel and other standalone spreadsheets, I have never seen this functionality. If the average user doesn’t have access, how useful is it? With free web-based spreadsheets, everyone will have access. And that is what could be the nail in the coffin for Excel or Lotus 123. Unless of course, they add that functionality for every one, not just VST for Office users.

]]> By: Mack D. Male http://www.901am.com/2007/mashing-up-spreadsheets.html/comment-page-1#comment-3258 Mack D. Male Wed, 02 May 2007 18:14:26 +0000 http://www.901am.com/2007/mashing-up-spreadsheets.html#comment-3258 Microsoft Excel has been able to do this for years via Visual Studio Tools for Office. Granted it's not as simple to do as what you're talking about, but "calling a web service from a spreadsheet" is hardly a new idea. Microsoft Excel has been able to do this for years via Visual Studio Tools for Office. Granted it’s not as simple to do as what you’re talking about, but “calling a web service from a spreadsheet” is hardly a new idea.

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