Mathematica Import/Export Format

ODS (.ods)

MIME type: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet
OpenDocument spreadsheet file.
Used for storage and exchange of spreadsheet data and formulas.
Is part of the OASIS Open Document Format (ODF) family of file formats.
ODS is an acronym derived from OpenDocument Spreadsheet.
Is native spreadsheet format of OpenOffice.org 2.0.
XML-based format, usually ZIP-compressed.
Supports multiple sheets in one file.
Developed by the OASIS industry consortium, based upon the OpenOffice.org SXC format.
Approved as ISO/IEC 26300 standard in 2006.

Import fully supports the ODS standard.

IMPORT

Import["file.ods"] imports all sheets of an ODS file, returning the result as a list of arrays.

Import["file.ods"] returns the sheets of an ODS file as an expression of the form {s₁, s₂, ...} where the s_i are full arrays containing numerical and textual data, Boolean values, and date specifications.

Import["file.ods", elem] imports the specified element from an ODS file.

Import["file.ods", {elem, sub_a, sub_b, ...}] imports a subelement.

Import["file.ods", {{elem₁, elem₂, ...}}] imports multiple elements.

The import format can be specified with Import["file", "ODS"] or Import["file", {"ODS", elem, ...}].

See the reference pages for full general information on Import.

ImportString supports the ODS format.

ELEMENTS

General Import elements:

	"Elements"	list of elements and options available in this file
	"Rules"	full list of rules for each element and option
	"Options"	list of rules for options, properties and settings

Data representation elements:

	"Data"	list of full arrays, representing all sheets
	"Formulas"	all ODS formulas as text

Import by default uses the "Data" element.

ODS data is represented in Mathematica by real or integer numbers, strings, Boolean values True and False, and DateList specifications.

ODS error cells are imported as $Failed.

Import["file.ods","Formulas"]gives spreadsheet formulas for each cell in the form {f₁, f₂, ...}where the f_i are arrays corresponding to the sheets of an ODS file.