From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.44.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B673E3EE26 for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2002 15:52:22 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g0AKqME15065 for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2002 15:52:22 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.8.7) id g0AKqM703738 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Thu, 10 Jan 2002 15:52:22 -0500 Received: from toccata.dsl092-170-083.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net (dsl092-170-086.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net [66.92.170.86]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.8.7) with ESMTP id g0AKqMd03733 for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2002 15:52:22 -0500 Received: from localhost (janina@localhost) by toccata.dsl092-170-083.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g0AKq1511572 for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2002 15:52:02 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: toccata.grg.afb.net: janina owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 15:52:01 -0500 (EST) From: Janina Sajka X-X-Sender: janina@toccata.dsl092-170-083.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: Reading Excel Documents under Linux In-Reply-To: <200201101735.g0AHZJg61835@dc.cis.okstate.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I'm using xl2html available at: http://www.xlhtml.org It is possible to output to text from this application as well. On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Martin G. McCormick wrote: > Is there any non graphical utility in Linux or UNIX that > will read Excel documents? I run up against one of these about > twice a year or so on a very irregular basis. It is possible to > use the strings utility on the binary and at least tell what it > is about, but it totally destroys any formatting and only serves > to satisfy my curiosity as to what words, etc were in there. > It's a really dirty way to access it so I am asking if there is > anything better or if anybody who can tell me about it knows the > format of an Excel document. If I need to write such a utility, > I would love to make it freely available so others can use it so > I don't want to go the non disclosure route at all. > > Martin McCormick > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org