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Commit your Excel workbook to a Git repository. I know it's a binary file so you can't diff or merge out of the box, but at least you get the commit history. Do
by bjoerns 8y ago
Commit your Excel workbook to a Git repository.
I know it's a binary file so you can't diff or merge out of the box, but at least you get the commit history.
Does that make more sense?
- samstave 8y agoSure, I was just trying to understand why... If you want version control, then sure use that. Or stor in dropbox/drive which have version control... I am sure many people use many different tools for this. Most large enterprise companies, such as biotechs and legal, use document management platforms for this purpose.
- bjoerns 8y agoOk, here's he full story: We have a product (https://www.xltrail.com https://www.xltrail.com) that makes git diff and all that work with Excel workbooks. So you get a lot more out of it than dropbox/drive/sharepoint etc as you get to inspect content changes. 90% of our clients/prospects are in financial services (heavy workbooks with VBA, think applications, not spreadsheets) but today I spoke to a prospect from a different industry which made me think that there might be people outside banks, hedge funds going down the same path.