# Excel without ole

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/excel-without-ole/111761>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 10, 2007, 4:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/excel-without-ole/111761 "2007-08-10T16:32:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![ar43r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@ar43r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ar43r)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 4:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/excel-without-ole/111761/1 "2007-08-10T16:32:51Z")

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Hi, everybody,

Do somebody know how to manipulate the existing excel document without  
win32ole on Mac os or linux?

Best regards

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**Author:** ![ar43r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@ar43r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ar43r)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/excel-without-ole/111761/2 "2007-08-10T17:02:56Z")

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On Aug 10, 2007, at 8:32 AM, Artur S. wrote:

> Do somebody know how to manipulate the existing excel document without  
> win32ole on Mac os or linux?

on either mac or linux the one approach is to actually run windows  
using either parallels or cross-over office respectively, then  
install a ruby in that windows install and use it to do the  
manipulation. if by ‘manipulation’ you mean just reading there are  
quite a few readers out there.

a @ [http://drawohara.com/](http://drawohara.com/)

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**Author:** ![ar43r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@ar43r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ar43r)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/excel-without-ole/111761/3 "2007-08-10T18:31:07Z")

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On 8/10/07, ara.t.howard [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> manipulation. if by ‘manipulation’ you mean just reading there are  
> quite a few readers out there.
> 
> ## a @ [http://drawohara.com/](http://drawohara.com/)
> 
> we can deny everything, except that we have the possibility of being  
> better. simply reflect on that.  
> h.h. the 14th dalai lama

[http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/parseexcel/](http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/parseexcel/)

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**Author:** ![ar43r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@ar43r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ar43r)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/excel-without-ole/111761/4 "2007-08-10T18:32:07Z")

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On 8/10/07, Artur S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi, everybody,
> 
> Do somebody know how to manipulate the existing excel document without  
> win32ole on Mac os or linux?
> 
> ## Best regards
> 
> Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).

[http://raa.ruby-lang.org/search.rhtml?search=excel](http://raa.ruby-lang.org/search.rhtml?search=excel)

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**Author:** ![ar43r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@ar43r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ar43r)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 9:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/excel-without-ole/111761/5 "2007-08-11T09:42:14Z")

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Thank you all!