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=== Required support software === | === Required support software === | ||
For the OCT interface (since 1.2.4/1.2.5, read-only support!): | For the OCT interface (since 1.2.4/1.2.5, read-only support for OOXML (.xlsx)!): | ||
* Nothing except unzip | * Nothing except unzip | ||
For the Excel/COM interface: | For the Excel/COM interface: | ||
* A windows computer with Excel installed. Note that 64-bit MS-Office has no support for COMx /ActiveX so you might have to resort to the Java interfaces below | * A windows computer with Excel installed. Note that 64-bit MS-Office has no support for COMx /ActiveX so you might have to resort to the Java interfaces below | ||
* Octave-forge Windows-1.0.8 or later package WITH LATEST SVN PATCHES APPLIED | * Octave-forge Windows-1.0.8 or later package WITH LATEST SVN PATCHES APPLIED. Currently (2013) windows-1.2.1 is the best option. | ||
For the Java / Apache POI / JExcelAPI interfaces (general): | For the Java / Apache POI / JExcelAPI interfaces (general): | ||
* octave-forge java-1.2.8 package or later version on Linux | * octave-forge java-1.2.8 package or later version on Linux | ||
* octave-forge java-1.2.8 with latest svn fixes on Windows/MingW | * octave-forge java-1.2.8 with latest svn fixes on Windows/MingW | ||
* Java | * Java JRE or JDK > 1.6.0 (hasn't been tested with earlier versions). Although not an Octave issue, as to security you'd better get the latest Java version anyway. | ||
Apache POI specific: | Apache POI specific: | ||
* class .jars: '''poi-3.5-FINAL-<date>.jar & poi-ooxml-3.5-FINAL-<date>.jar''' (or later versions) in classpath | * class .jars: '''poi-3.5-FINAL-<date>.jar & poi-ooxml-3.5-FINAL-<date>.jar''' (or later versions) in classpath | ||
** Get it here: http://poi.apache.org/download.html | ** Get it here: http://poi.apache.org/download.html | ||
* for OOXML support (only available with Apache POI): '''poi-ooxml-schemas-<version>.jar''', '''xbean.jar''', '''dom4j-1.6.1.jar''' in javaclasspath. | * for OOXML support (only available with Apache POI): '''poi-ooxml-schemas-<version>.jar''', '''xbean.jar''' or '''xmlbeans.jar''', '''dom4j-1.6.1.jar''' in javaclasspath. | ||
** Get them here: http://poi.apache.org/download.html ("xmlbeans" and poi-ooxml-schemas) or http://sourceforge.net/projects/dom4j/files (dom4j-<version>) | ** Get them here: http://poi.apache.org/download.html ("xmlbeans" and poi-ooxml-schemas) or http://sourceforge.net/projects/dom4j/files (dom4j-<version>) | ||
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