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I am trying to use Libreoffice to convert a HTML file to XLS or XLSX format.

With LibreOffice 4.0.4.2 running on CentOS release 6.5 (Final)

I was able to convert simple html to Microsoft XLS with the following command.

soffice --headless --convert-to xls my_file.html

I've been testing on the latest LibreOffice 5.0.4.2 without success.

I'm using the following command and including the filter:

libreoffice5.0 --headless --convert-to xls:"MS Excel 97" test.html

It returns the following.

convert /path/to/test.html -> /path/to/test.xls using filter : MS

Excel 97 Overwriting: /path/to/test.xls Error: Please verify input

parameters... (SfxBaseModel::impl_store

failed: 0xc10)

I haven't had any success in deciphering the error.

Any tips appreciated on using libreoffice (recent versions) to convert from HTML to XLS/XLSX appreciated ... as well as other opensource tools that can accomplish the same task.