[python-win32] Fwd: Renaming Excel Spreadsheets

[Mike Driscoll]

James Matthews wrote:
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *Greg Lindstrom* <gslindstrom at gmail.com 
> <mailto:gslindstrom at gmail.com>>
> Date: Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:54 AM
> Subject: Renaming Excel Spreadsheets
> To: python-list at python.org <mailto:python-list at python.org>
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>
> Hello,
>
> I am working with Python to create Excel spreadsheets and have run 
> into a couple of problems I hope you can help me with.
>
> First...are there any bindings/libraries into Open Office?
>
> Now, back to Excel. 
>
> --> Does anyone know a way to create N worksheets?  By default, 3 are 
> created, but I would like more.
>
> --> Is it possible to rename a worksheet inside of the workbook 
> (change "Sheet1" to "July 08", for example).
>
> I've been working with Mark Hammond's book on Windows programming with 
> Python, but these have me stumped.
>
> Better yet, an Open Source reporting system (ala Crystal Reports) 
> would keep me from having to write this.  I've looked at Jasper and 
> DataVision;
>
> Thanks,
> --greg
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You might also look at Dabo, which has a Report Designer that's similar 
to Crystal Reports, but written in Python. There are a couple of 
screencasts here:

http://dabodev.com/documentation

Mike