[Gllug] Excel spreadsheets

[Murray Walker]

http://search.cpan.org/search?mode=module&query=Excel

> -----Original Message-----
> From: t.clarke [mailto:tim at seacon.co.uk]
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 1:38 PM
> To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> Subject: [Gllug] Excel spreadsheets
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------------
> 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
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> 
> 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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