>>> "GM" == Greg Minshall <minshall@umich.edu> writes:

Hi Greg

> Uwe,
> i don't know if it will work for you, but on my linux box i use
> =ssconvert= from the =gnumeric= package to convert from .xls to .csv.
> in one project, the make rule looks like

Right this is what I also use in Ubuntu, but in fink there is no gnumeric, while
in macports and homebrew there is (no it is a bit late to switch).

I usually have to convert rather simple stuff like list of students,
that is why I most likely can do it with a simpler approach that yours.

Uwe