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PSExcel: Excel automation without Excel Overview (2015)
Who wants Excel on a server?
Ignoring the dependency on an installed copy of Microsoft Excel, it turns out this isn’t supported if you want to use it in an automated solution. All current versions of Microsoft Office were designed, tested, and configured to run as end-user products on a client workstation. They do not provide the level of reentrancy or security that is necessary to meet the needs of server-side components that are designed to run unattended.
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