CSV to XLS linux script

Question

I need a script to convert a comma seperated csv file to an excel xls file. I tried a python script online but i couldn't install the correct version of python to install a mod/dependency the script required. What is the best solution?

Answer 1

The Perl ExcelWriter module will allow you to create Excel spreadsheets.

Answer 2

If you are trying to dom something straight forward you may want to look at this and this

Answer 3

cheat: rename data.csv to data.xls. excel opens it and you never notice the difference