I simply want to be able to manipulate some data
Hello!
Though I do have some previous programming experience I am very new to C++. I have been through some online tutorials and all of the concepts are now familiar to me. I now have a project that I want to work on in order to consolidate my knowledge further but am unsure as to even read in the data to begin with. I started by setting up a series of excel files containing the data I want to work with. I presumed this would be the easiest way of going about it but after some research on the internet have found that maybe it isn't. I know this is a very simple thing to do but would just like some advice and tips on how other people go about it.
Thanks in advance! :-)
Though I do have some previous programming experience I am very new to C++. I have been through some online tutorials and all of the concepts are now familiar to me. I now have a project that I want to work on in order to consolidate my knowledge further but am unsure as to even read in the data to begin with. I started by setting up a series of excel files containing the data I want to work with. I presumed this would be the easiest way of going about it but after some research on the internet have found that maybe it isn't. I know this is a very simple thing to do but would just like some advice and tips on how other people go about it.
Thanks in advance! :-)
Excel files, as in ".xls" and ".xlsx" are NOT single files. Make a brand new Excel file, don't put in any data and change the extension from ".xls" or ".xlsx" to ".zip" to see what I mean.
The easiest way to do this is to start with a text file. As in ".txt" not ".doc".
EDIT: If for some reason you HAVE to work with Excel files specifically then I would recommend looking into VBScript, to do it in C++ check out http://www.msdn.com for information on how to do this.
RE-EDIT: What I said about Excel files also applies to Open Office Calc files.
The easiest way to do this is to start with a text file. As in ".txt" not ".doc".
EDIT: If for some reason you HAVE to work with Excel files specifically then I would recommend looking into VBScript, to do it in C++ check out http://www.msdn.com for information on how to do this.
RE-EDIT: What I said about Excel files also applies to Open Office Calc files.
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