How to run the test to read an existing Excel file as CSV output with jxl.jar?

The following steps shows you how to run the test to read an existing Excel file as CSV output with jxl.jar:

1. Open command line window to verify jxl.jar installation. "jxl.jar" file and "jxlrwtest" file are needed:

C:\cd \fyicenter\jexcelapi

C:\fyicenter\jexcelapi>dir
10/24/2009  10:11 AM           725,735 jxl.jar
09/07/2009  03:26 PM            93,696 jxlrwtest.xls
...

2. Use the "java -jar" command to run the test program:

C:\fyicenter\jexcelapi>\local\jdk-1.8.0\bin\java 
   -jar jxl.jar -csv jxlrwtest.xls | more
   
*** original ****
Java Excel API Modify Test
,,,,Bold,4dps
Labels,,,MulRK records - no modification,1,2.0000,3,4,5,6,7
Underlined cell - now emboldened,Underlined
Bold cell - now underlined,Bold
12pt font - now 10pt,12pt,,All entries
Label - now has the word mod after it,Label,,in this column
,,,are
Numbers,,,bold
Pi - 5 dps, now 7,3.14159,,arial
15042699 - Now exponential + 4dps,15042699
15042699 - Exponential + 5dps - now normal,1.50427E07
Number 17 - now 42,17
Number 2.71828 - add 0.1,2.718

Date - 31st May, 1976 14:53:21,,,Boolean Value,true
Standard format dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm - now dd MMM yyyy hh:mm:ss,5/31/76 14:53
Custom format dd MMM yyyy hh:mm:ss- now standard M dd yy hh:mm,31 May 1976 02:53
:21
Set the date to be 18 February, 1998 11:23:28format dd MMM yyyy hh:mm:ss- now st
andard M dd yy hh:mm,31 May 1976 02:53:21

Formula - Simple sum.  Modify one of the values,1.1
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