# Ruby scripting spreadsheets

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-scripting-spreadsheets/120908>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 21, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-scripting-spreadsheets/120908 "2007-11-21T17:40:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![banditgp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@banditgp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/banditgp)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-scripting-spreadsheets/120908/1 "2007-11-21T17:40:37Z")

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Hi,  
I currently use the following within my test scripts to output results  
to excel:

EXCEL = WIN32OLE.connect(‘excel.Application’)

Is there an equivalent for Open Office documents?

Regards,

gary

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**Author:** ![banditgp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@banditgp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/banditgp)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-scripting-spreadsheets/120908/2 "2007-11-21T21:11:22Z")

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Hi Gary,  
roo supports openoffice – [http://roo.rubyforge.org/](http://roo.rubyforge.org/) – but it’s  
read-only  
at this point.

Cheers,  
Chris