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Can Splunk index excel spreadsheet without converting its data into binary ?

kratikaj07
Explorer

Is it possible to index excel spreadsheet data(.xls,.xlsx)without converting data into binary . Do we need to first convert excel data into csv data for indexing?

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gfuente
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Splunk only reads plain text, so yes you need to convert it prior to indexing

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gfuente
Motivator

Splunk only reads plain text, so yes you need to convert it prior to indexing

Regards

gfuente
Motivator

yes you need to convert it

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kratikaj07
Explorer

Thanks..So do I need to convert it into csv file then only upload for indexing?

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