Re: Unable to use xlsread function

[João Rodrigues]

> All the info you need is on the Octave wiki (did you know we have one?),
> look here:
>
> http://wiki.octave.org/IO_package
> BTW: the UNO-Java stuff is only needed when you want OpenOffice.org or
> LibreOffice to do the work for xlsread. It's still experimental but for
> really large spreadsheets it is the fastest option. I think most users go
> for Apache POI.
>
> Philip

Thank you for the quick reply.

Unfortunately, the instructions in the wiki are still pretty vague: e.g. 
"Octave-forge Windows-1.0.8 or later package WITH LATEST SVN PATCHES 
APPLIED " How can someone know if the latest svn patches have been 
applied? When installing

An operating-system-specific step-by-step set of instructions would be 
of great help for the less skilled like myself...

I will try to circumvent this problem by using some other Linux tool for 
accessing the Excel files and converting them to a format that the 
Octave core can digest.

jf