I think an even easier way is to use .NET/Mono with the open source library called EPPlus which lets you read and write Excel 2007 (Office Open XML/xlsx) files.

I think an even easier way is to use .NET/Mono with the open source library called EPPlus which lets you read and write Excel 2007 (Office Open XML/xlsx) files. http://epplus.codeplex.com/ http://epplus.codeplex.com/