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This article is from the Spreadsheets FAQ, by Russell Schulz casfaq@locutus.ofB.ORG with numerous contributions by others.

10.6 How can I read Excel files without Excel?

10.6.0 from a program

see the section on `Excel formats' to see if there is a library
that will work on your system.

also see the section on `Spreadsheet runtimes/compilers'

10.6.1 using MS-Windows (Excel Viewer)

see http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q141/2/24.asp
see ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/deskapps/excel/kb/q141/2/

10.6.2 not using MS-Windows

see the section on converting to HTML to see if that will satisfy.

if not, you will probably have to buy a spreadsheet package for your
system that can read Excel files. or see if you can get the Excel
user to use a non-proprietary format.

 

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