# Win32ole not wokring

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-not-wokring/126814>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [January 22, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-not-wokring/126814 "2008-01-22T14:36:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![cbourne](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@cbourne](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cbourne)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-not-wokring/126814/1 "2008-01-22T14:36:36Z")

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Hi,

I am new to Ruby and have been having many problems getting win32ole to  
work. It seams to be that the following libraries that win32ole needs to  
compile itself are missing. Does anyone know here I can get them and how  
I should go about installing them?

Using ubuntu 7.04.

ole32  
oleaut32  
uuid  
user32  
advapi32  
win32ole

Thanks,

Carl  
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**Author:** ![cbourne](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@cbourne](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cbourne)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-not-wokring/126814/2 "2008-01-27T07:29:22Z")

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Win32ole is a “windows” library. It could never work in a  
“linux” environment.

You need to build it on the windows side.

What are you attempting to do?

On Jan 22, 9:36 pm, Carl B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![cbourne](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@cbourne](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cbourne)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 8:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-not-wokring/126814/3 "2009-02-25T08:50:09Z")

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All,

I need a help for getting the data from spreadsheet then i have to  
store the spreadsheet values into my database.i have roo,spreadsheet  
and parceexcel gems.but my problem is all values in the spreadsheet are  
dynamic.so i can’t predict the cell values.In my spreadsheet i have some  
headings and values under the headings…I am trobling with the  
followings.

1.The headings can start in any rows.so I am trobling with the  
starting and ending values of the xls.

2.Some of the headings are merged.example.some heading are starting  
with a1:e1 like that.i need to retrive the values that are under in the  
heading.Is it possible?.

Could you plzz help me.Thanks in advance.

Regards,  
Poornima.D