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> An xlsx file is just a bunch of XML files in a zip. A bunch of XML files with opaque formats that MS constantly makes changes to to make its competitors have
by pdonis 5y ago
> An xlsx file is just a bunch of XML files in a zip.
A bunch of XML files with opaque formats that MS constantly makes changes to to make its competitors have to keep chasing the format.
- masklinn 5y agoEven if it were true it wouldn't matter a whit to the production side of the format, which is what "produce CSVs using fprintf" is: excel can consume them all.
- megous 5y agoAs someone who tried, Excel's handling of CSV files was the reason to abandon the idea and generate XLSX. Libreoffice handles normal UTF-8 encoded, quoted value CSV files fine. Excel not so much.
- masklinn 5y agoDid you misread / misunderstand my comment somehow? Hint: my comment is not about generating CSV for excel to consume.