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Excel 97-2003 Import - KNIME Forum (77371)

<p>Import a TXT file with .xls ending. Also import an Excel 97-2003 file that has been saved from LibreOffice or with Python package xlwt<br><br>- import with the Excel Reader<br>- import with Python, Pandas and xlrd<br>- import with R and readxl<br><br><br>You will need these Python packages<br><br>conda install -n py3_knime -c conda-forge xlrd<br>conda install -n py3_knime -c conda-forge xlwt</p>

URL: KNIME and Python — Setting up and managing Conda environments https://medium.com/p/2ac217792539
URL: Import a TXT file with .xls ending. Also import an Excel 97-2003 file that has been saved from LibreOffice or with Python package xlwt https://forum.knime.com/t/read-excel-97-2003-files-that-have-a-format-problem-with-python/77371/5?u=mlauber71

Import a TXT file with .xls ending. Also import an Excel 97-2003 file that has been saved from LibreOffice or with Python package xlwt

https://forum.knime.com/t/read-excel-97-2003-files-that-have-a-format-problem-with-python/77371/5?u=mlauber71

You will need these Python packages

conda install -n py3_knime -c conda-forge xlrd

conda install -n py3_knime -c conda-forge xlwt

library(readxl)xls_file_path <- paste0(knime.flow.in[["context.workflow.data-path"]], knime.flow.in[["xsl_file_name"]])df <- read_excel(xls_file_path, sheet = 1)knime.out <- as.data.frame(df)
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20230714141942.xlsthis is in fact a text file
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xsl_file_name20230714141942_Excel97.xlsexported with xlwt
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20230714141942_2007.table
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export data to an Excel 97-2003 fileconda install -n py3_knime -c conda-forge xlwt
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=> import Excel 97-2003 sheet with xlrdconda install -n py3_knime -c conda-forge xlrd
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20230714141942_2007.xlsx
Excel Writer
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Created by: m_lauber
Created at: 2024-02-21
On NodePit since: 2024-02-23
Last update: 2025-11-08
Created with KNIME version: v5.8.0
Tags: rrstudioexcelexcel97importread_excelreadxlxlwtxlrd

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