METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO WORKBOOK MODELS THROUGH REMOTE FUNCTION CALLS

摘要

A method, system, and apparatus are provided far exposing and calling workbook models via remote function calls. According to the system, a client computer executes a spreadsheet program for creating a workbook model, The workbook model may be published to a server computer along with data defining a function na me and the cells that should be used as inputs and outputs to the model. The system als o includes a server computer that receives and responds to remote function calls directed toward workbook functions. When a function call is received at they server computer for a workbook function, the server computer populates the cells in the workbook identified as inputs with input parameters received with the function call and recalculate s the workbook. The data contained in the output cells is then returned as a reply to the remote function call.