Comments on: Converting XLS to CSV. Simple, eh? Well, sorta. http://bloke.org/php/converting-xls-to-csv-simple-eh-sort-of/ Independent PHP, WordPress & CubeCart Programmer Wed, 16 May 2012 16:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: CAP Marketer - GUIDE : Converting xls files to csv with xls2csv on Ubuntu http://bloke.org/php/converting-xls-to-csv-simple-eh-sort-of/#comment-1343 CAP Marketer - GUIDE : Converting xls files to csv with xls2csv on Ubuntu Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:45:47 +0000 http://bloke.org/wordpress/?p=23#comment-1343 [...] Here is a quick guide to convert an xls file into csv on Ubuntu. This is useful, when you need to setup a PHP job on a LAMP server to copy a xls file, convert it into csv file, and load the data in the csv file to a MOLAP cube via an ETL job. I am using the perl xls2csv script from Ken Prows and based on the guide by Kieran Barnes. [...] [...] Here is a quick guide to convert an xls file into csv on Ubuntu. This is useful, when you need to setup a PHP job on a LAMP server to copy a xls file, convert it into csv file, and load the data in the csv file to a MOLAP cube via an ETL job. I am using the perl xls2csv script from Ken Prows and based on the guide by Kieran Barnes. [...]

]]> By: rajaiskandarshah http://bloke.org/php/converting-xls-to-csv-simple-eh-sort-of/#comment-1293 rajaiskandarshah Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:01:22 +0000 http://bloke.org/wordpress/?p=23#comment-1293 i wrote a blog for using gnumeric to convert a multiple worksheet xls file into a csv text file http://software.krimnet.com/ubuntu/guide-convert-a-worksheet-a-xls-file-a-csv-file.htm if you are already using ubuntu, then installing gnumeric is very easy. and the resource utilisation is much lower than using a headless openoffice.org i wrote a blog for using gnumeric to convert a multiple worksheet xls file into a csv text file
http://software.krimnet.com/ubuntu/guide-convert-a-worksheet-a-xls-file-a-csv-file.htm

if you are already using ubuntu, then installing gnumeric is very easy. and the resource utilisation is much lower than using a headless openoffice.org

]]> By: Kieran http://bloke.org/php/converting-xls-to-csv-simple-eh-sort-of/#comment-1289 Kieran Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:06:45 +0000 http://bloke.org/wordpress/?p=23#comment-1289 Correct Jim, it can. Microsoft Office can do this and a whole load of GUI programs. The problem arises when you need to do it programmatically from a script running in Linux. Correct Jim, it can. Microsoft Office can do this and a whole load of GUI programs. The problem arises when you need to do it programmatically from a script running in Linux.

]]> By: Jim http://bloke.org/php/converting-xls-to-csv-simple-eh-sort-of/#comment-1288 Jim Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:04:55 +0000 http://bloke.org/wordpress/?p=23#comment-1288 Open Office can do this, open the excel file, then save as csv. Open Office can do this, open the excel file, then save as csv.

]]> By: rajaiskandarshah http://bloke.org/php/converting-xls-to-csv-simple-eh-sort-of/#comment-847 rajaiskandarshah Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:36:24 +0000 http://bloke.org/wordpress/?p=23#comment-847 jodconverter works ! tested on ubuntu netbook 9.10 ! and it is a whole lot easier than fiddling with perl scripts and supports a whole lot more file formats. jodconverter works ! tested on ubuntu netbook 9.10 ! and it is a whole lot easier than fiddling with perl scripts and supports a whole lot more file formats.

]]> By: rajaiskandarshah http://bloke.org/php/converting-xls-to-csv-simple-eh-sort-of/#comment-846 rajaiskandarshah Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:09:38 +0000 http://bloke.org/wordpress/?p=23#comment-846 wrote a blog based on your article : http://software.krimnet.com/xls/guide-converting-xls-files-csv-with-xls2csv-ubuntu.htm mainly for ubuntu newbies .... but i have come across a problem, where the xls file do not have worksheet (the xls files are generated by another program). so now trying out with jodconverter - which uses openoffice.org as a service wrote a blog based on your article : http://software.krimnet.com/xls/guide-converting-xls-files-csv-with-xls2csv-ubuntu.htm

mainly for ubuntu newbies ….

but i have come across a problem, where the xls file do not have worksheet (the xls files are generated by another program).

so now trying out with jodconverter – which uses openoffice.org as a service

]]> By: RG http://bloke.org/php/converting-xls-to-csv-simple-eh-sort-of/#comment-629 RG Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:34:12 +0000 http://bloke.org/wordpress/?p=23#comment-629 Thank you for the info, today I'm sharing with you just exactly the same situation you described two years ago Thank you for the info, today I’m sharing with you just exactly the same situation you described two years ago

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