# Excel or CVS parse

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/excel-or-cvs-parse/111254>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 4, 2007, 12:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/excel-or-cvs-parse/111254 "2007-08-04T12:35:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![demoversion](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@demoversion](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/demoversion)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 12:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/excel-or-cvs-parse/111254/1 "2007-08-04T12:35:51Z")

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Hello all!

How to parse excel files or CVS files easy?  
But with support russian symbols or just UTF?

Tnx

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**Author:** ![demoversion](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@demoversion](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/demoversion)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/excel-or-cvs-parse/111254/2 "2007-08-04T18:05:40Z")

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On Aug 4, 6:35 am, “Igor K.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hello all!
> 
> How to parse excel files or CVS files easy?  
> But with support russian symbols or just UTF?
> 
> ## Tnx
> 
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Assuming you have Windows then I would suggest that you use win32ole  
to manipulate excel and csv files with excel.  
I think that Microsoft has support for Russian in their Office product  
line.

Hopes that helps.

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**Author:** ![demoversion](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@demoversion](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/demoversion)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/excel-or-cvs-parse/111254/3 "2007-08-05T22:18:41Z")

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FasterCSV. check rubygems

On Aug 4, 2007, at 6:35 AM, Igor K. wrote:

> Hello all!
> 
> How to parse excel files or CVS files easy?  
> But with support russian symbols or just UTF?
> 
> ## Tnx
> 
> Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).

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**Author:** ![demoversion](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@demoversion](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/demoversion)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 5:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/excel-or-cvs-parse/111254/4 "2007-08-06T17:34:09Z")

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Ari B. wrote:

> FasterCSV. check rubygems

Thank You