From: "Ara.T.Howard" Date: 2005-08-05T03:16:37+09:00 Subject: Re: libole2 and ruby On Fri, 5 Aug 2005, Berger, Daniel wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ara.T.Howard [mailto:Ara.T.Howard@noaa.gov] >> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 12:07 PM >> To: ruby-talk ML; shanko_date@yahoo.com >> Cc: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org >> Subject: Re: libole2 and ruby >> >> >> On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, Shashank Date wrote: >> >>> Hi Ara, >>> >>> --- "Ara.T.Howard" wrote: >>>>> i'm looking at libole2 as a portable method of reading >> excel files. >>> >>> For a portable way to do this, you may want to take a look at: >>> >>> http://rubyspreadsheet.sourceforge.net/ >>> >>> If you want to script for reading Excel files on Windows >> then Win32ole >>> (standard lib) is the way to go. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> -- shanko >> >> hey shanko- >> >> it seem that is only a writer - at least i can seem to see >> any reader functionality... am i mistaken? > > You are not mistaken. It is only for writing. ok. seems wrapping catdoc and xls2csv may be the best approach - this code seem maintained and portable... perhaps i'll do that and put it up on the raa unless anyone else pipes up with an xls reader ;-) cheers. -a -- =============================================================================== | email :: ara [dot] t [dot] howard [at] noaa [dot] gov | phone :: 303.497.6469 | My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. | --Tenzin Gyatso ===============================================================================