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Are Excel files supported by Splunk?

ddrillic
Ultra Champion

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
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

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

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skoelpin
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

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
Ultra Champion

Interesting - let me check...

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