Hi folks,
Edit: Cross-posted on Mathematica StackExchange, yielding this slick applescript-based solution: http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/36764/how-to-import-a-numbers-spreadsheet
Does Mathematica support importing a ".numbers" spreadsheet file (from the "Numbers" spreadsheet program in Apple's OS X iWork office suite)?
For MS Office Excel, Mathematica supports importing various types of data from Excel's .xls files:
In[33]:= Import["~/foo.xls", "Elements"]
Out[33]= {"Data", "FormattedData", "Formulas", "Images", "Sheets"}
However, for a ".numbers" file, the options are much more limited:
In[34]:= Import["~/foo.numbers","Elements"]
Out[34]= {FileNames}
In[35]:= Import["~/foo.numbers","FileNames"]
Out[35]= {QuickLook/Thumbnail.jpg,buildVersionHistory.plist,index.xml}
Furthermore, none of these three elements is the data in a simple form.
Obviously I could use Numbers to convert foo.numbers into foo.xls. That is undesirable.
But is there a way to import a foo.numbers file within Mathematica?
Thanks,
Justin
