How to view the XML form of an Excel file?

Question

How can I view the XML form of an Excel *.xlsx file?

score 126 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 14 '19 at 16:09

126

XLSX files are just ZIP files, so unzip them using your favourite ZIP tool.

edited Feb 14 '19 at 16:09

TylerH

answered Jan 24 '12 at 09:15

RB.

score 21 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 05 '13 at 09:36

21

The following procedure worked for me:

answered Jul 05 '13 at 09:36

Kevin Bowersox

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 01 '21 at 19:05

2

You can do this easily using the tar command:

tar -xf pathtofile\excel_file.xlsx

This works on Windows 10 and Linux

answered Aug 01 '21 at 19:05

drake14w

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