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

[kratikaj07]

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?

[gfuente · Accepted solution]

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

Regards

[gfuente]

yes you need to convert it

[kratikaj07]

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