METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR EXPOSING WORKBOOK RANGES AS DATA SOURCES

摘要

A METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS ARE PROVIDED FOR EXPOSING AND UTILIZING WORKBOOK RANGES AS SERVER DATA SOURCES. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES A CLIENT COMPUTER CAPABLE EXECUTING A SPREADSHEET APPLICATION PROGRAM FOR CREATING A WORKBOOK INCLUDING A RANGE THAT INCLUDES DATA OBJECTS. THE WORKBOOK MAY BE PUBLISHED TO A SERVER COMPUTER WHERE THE SPECIFIED DATA OBJECTS ARE EXPOSED AS SERVER DATA SOURCES. THE SERVER COMPUTER ALLOWS CLIENT APPLICATIONS TO DISCOVER AND CONNECT TO THE DATA OBJECTS CONTAINED WITHIN THE WORKBOOK AS SERVER DATA SOURCES.