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NAME

Herbert - converts Excel files

- ALPHA release -

Converts simple MS Excel documents to HTML.

SYNOPSIS

Example:

herbert expenses.xls --noinfo

DESCRIPTION

 Herbert V1.38 (1998/03/23) - ALPHA - converts Excel-Sheets to HTML
 usage: Herbert {--option [arg]} file(s)
    --colorframe s  Outer frame will get color #s (9999bf)
    --colorsheet s  Worksheet will get color #s (dfdfdf)
    --dest_base  s  Store output files based at this directory.
    --dirmode    s  New directories get access mode s (0700)
    --filemode   s  New files get access mode s (0600)
    --from_stdin    Take input from stdin.
    --herbert       Very short info about Herbert Baum.
    --log           Write a logfile.
    --nocellcolor   Cell text gets no special color.
    --nocolor       No colors will be used.
    --noframe       Spreadsheet will not get an outer frame.
    --nogrid        Spreadsheet will have no grid.
    --noinfo        Do not include info about original document.
    --nopack        Empty leading lines will be displayed.
    --overwrite     Overwrite existing files.
    --recurse       Operate recursively on directories.
    --relative      Store files relatively to destdir when in recurse mode.
    --src_base   s  Regard this as start directory in relative mode.
    --suffix     s  Output files shall get suffix s (.html)
    --to_stdout     Write output to stdout.
    --usefonts      Use the font faces defined in excel book

SEE ALSO

OLE::Storage, Startup

BUGS

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Math doesn't work for processors, that doesn't use the number format used by Intel.

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Cell formats are not resolved yet. This means especially, that days and currencies are not represented correctly.

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No graphics, no embedded objects.

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Some functions are missing, even some mathematical functions.

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Lots more is missing.

ABOUT

This program is dedicated to Herbert Baum and the anti Nazi group with him. Most of the group was killed 1942 after attacking a propaganda exhibition. 1984 students tried to name the main building of TU Berlin after him.

If german language is ok for you, just have a look at:

http://www.cs.tu-berlin.de/studis/asta/unikur/u34/her-baum.html

AUTHOR

Martin Schwartz <schwartz@cs.tu-berlin.de>.