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@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