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Excel reader library with source code

Installation instructions for antiexcel

Administrators:

Please, dont install a system wide copy of this program. It is 
only in ALPHA state- you be warned.

USERS:

Let's say, your login name is 'john'

- TRY out theese program

Example:
  ./antiexcel example.xls
  You should see on the screen a simple spreadsheet. 

- PLACE theese files into your bin directorie.

Example: 
  mkdir ~/bin
  cp csvviewer ~/bin/.
  cp antiexcel ~/bin/.
  cp antiexcel-parse.pl ~/bin/.

- Modify your .mailcap in order to viewing the attachments
  If you dont want to use this program to viewing xls email-
  attachments, you dont have to do this.

 Append theese two lines into your ~/.mailcap file:
 application/msexcel; ~/bin/antiexcel %s; needsterminal;
 application/vnd.ms-excel; ~/bin/antiexcel %s; needsterminal;

Example:


cp ~/.mailcap mailcap.bak
# DANGEROUS: DONT FORGET THE DOUBLE '>' SIGN!
# IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE DO : cp mailcap.bak ~/.mailcap
cat >>~/.mailcap <<DONE
application/msexcel; ~/bin/antiexcel %s
application/vnd.ms-excel; ~/bin/antiexcel %s
DONE


- Enjoy it.

Peter Borkuti
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