Re: Converting native excel files

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2001


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 40079
interpreted = N
texte = >I'm quite sure this problem is unsolvable, but I'll give it a shot anyway. >Does anybody know of a program/script that can converts excel files >saved as .xls to tsv or csv? > >I have explained to my client that save as txt or save as csv is >in all likelyhood the only way to go. >He is really pressing me to write something that just makes him >upload the xls as-is. >Extensive searching has not provided me with any leads. > >Anybody got a lead or has gone downd this road? Probably not what you want but you could do it with Filemaker. Filemaker can now import Excel files and is highly scriptable. -- Sam LewisSamLewis.com Tel: 626-852-0956 Fax: 916-404-5698------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Converting native excel files (John Peacock 2001)
  2. Re: Converting native excel files (Sam Lewis 2001)
  3. Converting native excel files (Jeroen de Wijn 2001)
>I'm quite sure this problem is unsolvable, but I'll give it a shot anyway. >Does anybody know of a program/script that can converts excel files >saved as .xls to tsv or csv? > >I have explained to my client that save as txt or save as csv is >in all likelyhood the only way to go. >He is really pressing me to write something that just makes him >upload the xls as-is. >Extensive searching has not provided me with any leads. > >Anybody got a lead or has gone downd this road? Probably not what you want but you could do it with Filemaker. Filemaker can now import Excel files and is highly scriptable. -- Sam LewisSamLewis.com Tel: 626-852-0956 Fax: 916-404-5698------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Sam Lewis

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