herbert(1)
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 di - rectory.
--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 rel - ative 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
- - Math doesn't work for processors, that doesn't use the
- number format used by Intel.
- - Cell formats are not resolved yet. This means espe
- cially, that days and currencies are not represented
correctly. - - No graphics, no embedded objects.
- - Some functions are missing, even some mathematical
- functions.
- - 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>.