How read .xls file with cpp in linux

Question

how read .xls file with cpp in linux ?, i found this library libxls but is for C , and found others but not free.

Answer 1

i use libxls and made a mix with c and c++ code:

//my c++ code

 extern "C" {
   #include "xls.h"
 }

...

Answer 2

I've found the Excel Format lib, which works on windows and linux. It's got some caveats but if you're looking for some basic functionalities that should get you going.

Answer 3

the file format is documented here if you would like to write your own parser for it

http://www.wotsit.org/list.asp?search=xls&button=GO%21