[Gllug] Excel spreadsheets

[Andrew Richardson]

According to rpmfind.net, catdoc should work.  I entered 'xls2csv' in the 
rpmfind search engine and it gave me a list of catdoc rpm's.

I am sure it exists as I recall reading about xls2csv in one of the linux 
mags.

Can't say I have tried it though !

Andrew Richardson

On Thursday 01 January 1970 01:00, you wrote:
> ---------------------------------------
> Message from:-
> Tim Clarke  (tim at seacon.co.uk)
> Seacon Holdings plc Group, London, U.K.
> Telephone: +44 (0)1474 320000
>       Fax: +44 (0)1474 329946
> ---------------------------------------
>
> Help !
>
> I have searched high and low for a linux/unix program (preferably in C)
> that will take a file in Excel 'native' format as input and spit out the
> file contents in 'csv' format  (ie the equivalent of opening the file in
> Excel and using the 'saveas' option to save in comma separated format).
>
> I have been unable to find anything.   The nearest thing appeared to be
> 'catdoc', but the write-up on this does not appear to fit the bill.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions.
>
> Tim
>
> PS:  use of excel files is not our choice  - we get the wretched things
> by email and have to ftp them internally to a windoze box, convert them on
> that to csv, and ftp them back to the unix box for insertion into a Cobol
> 'database' !

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