A potential client has a web application that runs in Windows Server that we’re looking to containerize. We ran into a problem when we discovered that part of the application does its reporting by using Excel’s COM interface to create some sophisticated spreadsheets; graphs and charts, etc. I’m pr…

Hi Alex, just wanted to make sure you are not left without your answer after 6 months… Yes, you can containerise excel, you would require a licence but you can take a snapshot from the fs to create your container. I seem to have promised to do this when in my interview with my current employer… Ho…

Is it Possible to Interface with Excel via COM in a Container?

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alexcapras (Alexcapras) September 4, 2019, 6:15pm 2

We have a similar requirement, but are also struggling to get this working. Were you able to make any progress for this usecase?

Thanks!

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Is it Possible to Interface with Excel via COM in a Container?

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