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## Excel-Builder-Vanilla (forked from [`excel-builder.js`](https://github.com/stephenliberty/excel-builder.js))
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Excel Builder (abbreviated as 'EB' for the sake of typing) is a relatively simple way of creating Office 2007 Excel files in JavaScript.
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Excel Builder (abbreviated as 'EB' for the sake of typing) is a relatively simple way of creating Ms Office 2007+ Excel compatible files in JavaScript.
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> This project was originally created by Stephen Liberty, `excel-builder-vanilla` is a fork of the original [excel-builder.js](https://github.com/stephenliberty/excel-builder.js) project that Stephen created. Thanks to him for his work on this great library.
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> This project was originally created by Stephen Liberty and `excel-builder-vanilla` is a fork of the original [excel-builder.js](https://github.com/stephenliberty/excel-builder.js) project that Stephen created. A huge thanks to Stephen for creating this great library.
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### Download
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Second, consider that the user may already have all of the transformations they want done to the data on the screen - sorting, columns, colors, etc. This may take a while for the user to do - possibly rendering a caching mechanism useless. Or perhaps timing them out. You already have to collect their preferences in JavaScript - why bother creating a way to send the server those preferences, and then work through applying said preferences?
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Third, take a look at what an Office Excel file really is. It's a zip file full of XML files. The zip format is a very standardized format with a library that was written by some brainiac for JavaScript readily available. JavaScript eats XML files for breakfast - browsers already have the native ability to work with XML. With the eclipse of IE6 (and IE7 coming shortly), the JavaScript engines that may show up to grab a copy of that report are becoming increasingly powerful. More and more you should be pushing as much processing as you can onto the client and off of your server.
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Third, take a look at what an Ms Excel file really is. It's a zip file full of XML files. The zip format is a very standardized format with a library that was written by some brainiac for JavaScript readily available. JavaScript eats XML files for breakfast - browsers already have the native ability to work with XML. With the eclipse of IE6 (and IE7 coming shortly), the JavaScript engines that may show up to grab a copy of that report are becoming increasingly powerful. More and more you should be pushing as much processing as you can onto the client and off of your server.
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Heck, if you've been in the development business for more than 5 years, you probably have realized that some of your 'powerful' first webservers are vastly outpaced by today's laptop. I know that my first webserver was slower than my phone is now!
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