gdx2oo Files

# gdx2oo - utility to convert .gdx data files into Open Office spreadsheets
# Copyright (C) 2009  Mihaly Himics

# This utility is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
# Lesser General Public License for more details.

# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
# License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA

# You can contact me by email at trial.solution@gmail.com


I. FILES INCLUDED
gdx2oo - shell script
gdx2oo.conf - configuration file
gdx2oo.py - python code for handling command line parameters
readgdx.py - python code for parsing dumpfiles
ooolib.py - open office utility library, Copyright (C) 2006-2009  Joseph Colton
README - this file


II. INSTALLATION
Method 1.
Simply put all files in your project directory. If you distribute your code than this method allows others to use gdx2oo.

Method 2.
Put the files in a local directory and add it to the PATH. Then your terminal will find them.


III. USAGE (method 1)
1. Open a terminal and navigate to the project directory (assuming your gdx file is there).
2. type: 
    ./gdx200 yourfile.gdx
    
This will create an open office spreadsheet called 'yourfile.gdx'. 
Formatting of the spreadsheet can be set by editing gdx2oo.conf.
    
Examples:
./gdx2oo -t result.ods (Sets the name of the resulting spreadsheet)
./gdx2oo --help (lists all available options)

USAGE (method 2)
As the above but './' is not needed.



IV. CONFIGURATION
gdx2oo.conf can be used to set formatting options. Modify it according to your preferences. Colors can be set as html color codes. 
Available options:
* value_bg - background color of the values in the spreadsheets
* value_fg - foreground color of the values in the spreadsheets
* header_bg - background color of the header in the spreadsheets
* header_fg - foreground color of the header in the spreadsheets
* scalarsheet - indicates whether a separate sheet for scalars is included
* header - indicates whether headers in the sheets are included