Are Excel files supported by Splunk?

[ddrillic]

Are Excel files supported by Splunk?

We uploaded via the forwarder a file and it doesn't look pleasant ; -)

$ tail NewExcelFile.xls
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[skoelpin · Accepted solution]

Yes. It looks like your file is binary. Do you have any formatting or bold in the file?

It should be a simple excel file without any formatting

[ddrillic]

Interesting - let me check...