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Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv?

From Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv?
Date 2015-04-12 03:24 +0000
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On 2015-04-11, Robert Heller wrote:
> If there isn't a simple CLI program to do this, is there any documentation on 
> the format of the file that I can use to write such a program?

As much trouble as MS goes to in order to make their file formats
impossible to reverse-engineer, I think your best bet would be to find
a friend with the appropriate version of Excel installed on Windows and 
ask your friend to export them to .csv files for you.

Note that I'm not saying their file formats ARE impossible to
reverse-engineer, just that MS works hard to prevent it.
-- 
                                 Chick Tower

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Converting .xlsx to .csv? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-04-11 14:48 -0500
  Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2015-04-11 20:04 +0000
  Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-04-11 21:16 +0100
    Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-04-11 18:12 -0500
  Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Andreas Kohlbach <apr15.7.ankman@spamgourmet.net> - 2015-04-11 16:27 -0400
    Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-04-11 18:12 -0500
      Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-04-11 23:13 -0400
        Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-04-11 23:26 -0500
          Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-04-13 09:11 -0400
            Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-04-13 10:39 -0500
              Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> - 2015-04-14 08:31 +0200
  Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2015-04-11 14:02 -0700
    Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-04-11 18:12 -0500
      Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Bill Marcum <bill.marcum57@gmail.com> - 2015-04-11 21:10 -0400
        Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-04-11 20:44 -0500
        Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-04-11 20:44 -0500
          Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-04-12 07:38 -0500
            Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-04-12 09:27 -0500
  Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Ken Sims <ng12207@kensims.#nospam#.net.invalid> - 2015-04-11 17:29 -0700
    Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-04-11 20:27 -0500
  Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2015-04-12 03:24 +0000
    Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-04-11 23:26 -0500
      Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2015-04-13 00:51 +0000
        Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-04-12 21:15 -0500
          Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? "John F" <j@j.ii> - 2015-04-13 14:11 -0700
          Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2015-04-14 18:30 +0000
            Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-04-14 14:51 -0500
  Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? dillinger <dillinger@invalid.not> - 2015-04-12 23:42 +0200
    Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-04-12 18:57 -0500
      Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? dillinger <dillinger@invalid.not> - 2015-04-13 18:26 +0200
        Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-04-13 12:09 -0500
          Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Stan Bischof <stan@worldbadminton.com> - 2015-04-17 19:38 +0000
    Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-04-12 18:57 -0500
  Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? ray carter <ray@zianet.com> - 2015-04-12 22:49 +0000
    Re: Converting .xlsx to .csv? Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-04-12 18:57 -0400

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