On Unix, open xls file, and read the content, only the data

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Does any one know how to open xls file in shell on UNIX?

whether is there any tools to convert XLS to CSV?

possible duplicate of [Convert XLS to CSV in Unix](http://superuser.com/questions/57530/convert-xls-to-csv-in-unix) — Giacomo1968, Sep 09 '15 at 01:59

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 25 '16 at 22:30

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I have no idea if this would work but I'm just throwing it out as a possible avenue to explore. You can install Windows Powershell on Linux. With that, you might be able to parse Excel files.

answered Nov 25 '16 at 22:30

Charles Burge

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:16

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Take a look here

Can you convert to csv in windows first? That would help. Or just script it with python or perl.

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:16

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answered Mar 29 '12 at 03:05

nate_weldon

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thanks! that's very difficult to convert, because all the source file from server. – Mar 29 '12 at 03:15

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 09 '15 at 09:44

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I've used python-excelerator for this in the past.

apt-get install python-excelerator

Howto: http://ghantoos.org/2007/10/25/python-pyexcelerator-small-howto/

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answered Mar 29 '12 at 03:08

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On Unix, open xls file, and read the content, only the data

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