ABBYY FineReader Engine 8.0 CLI for Linux
Export to XLS

-xa

--xlsAuthor

name

empty string

Specifies the name of the author of the XLS document.

-xks

--xlsKeepStrings

no

Numerical values contained in  recognised text are exported to XLS format as strings not as numbers.

-xk

--xlsKeywords

keywords

empty string

Specifies the keywords of the XLS document.

-xto

--xlsTablesOnly

no

Text from table blocks only will be exported to XLS files.

-xrf

--xlsRemoveFormatting

no

ABBYY FineReader Engine will remove formatting for text exported to XLS format.

-xs

--xlsSubject

subject

empty string

Specifies the subject of the XLS document.

-xt

--xlsTitle

title

empty string

Specifies the title of the XLS document.

-xff

--xlsFileFormat

BIFF8
This is a newer format of XLS-formatted clipboard data.

BIFF5
This format is previous to the BIFF8 one and may be used for compatibility with the older versions of MS Excel.

DoubleStream
Both formats (MS Excel 5 and 8 versions) are saved to the same file.

DoubleStream

Determines how recognised text will be exported to XLS format. It may be set to MS Excel 5, MS Excel 8, or both.