Auto-export on workbook save

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datapanix

Hi all,

At the office, we've got many XLS spreadsheets that we use to track and
update lots of info. I'm in the process of migrating the procedure to
a web application. I'm writing the app from scratch, so it does not
natively support parsing XLS files. What I'd like for now is whenever
the XLS file is saved, a CSV is generated which I can then parse and
format appropriately on the web app.

Is there a way to set up a spreadsheet so that this functionality is
possible? I'd like to do it with a minimum of buttons (i.e one on the
spreadsheet that says "click here to export as CSV"), so that the
export operation is transparent to the user.

I realize there are tools available to work with native XLS files, but
for the time being, I'd like to try this. Any help would be
appreciated!

Thanks
 
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