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I am getting this error 

(/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/article.cls
Document Class: article 2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX document class
(/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/size10.clo))
(/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/exceltex.sty
This is exceltex v0.5.1
(/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/generic/ulem/ulem.sty)
(/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/latex/graphics/color.sty
(/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/latex/latexconfig/color.cfg)
(/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/latex/graphics/dvips.def)
(/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/latex/graphics/dvipsnam.def)))
(./Example.aux) [1] (./Example.aux) )
Output written on Example.dvi (1 page, 480 bytes).
Transcript written on Example.log.
bash-3.2# exceltex Example
bash: exceltex: command not found
bash-3.2#

I see that the system is finding exceltex, is it at the correct location. I took the example given here http://ctan.mirrorcatalogs.com/macros/latex/contrib/exceltex/README and saved it as Example.tex and that's what I am trying to run as descried on CTAN. I am running Snow Leopard on Mac.

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The exceltex bundle contains exceltex.sty - you have that according to the .log- as well as the exceltex perl script. I assume you have perl installed on your machine. Perhaps try perl /usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/exceltex Example. If this does not work, see if you have the exceltex perl script (perhaps in the /../base folder), since it is not shipped with TeX Live. – Werner Jan 6 '12 at 4:36
@Werner-thanks for pointing, i don't have perl on my machine. let me install that and see if the error goes away. I thought installing the exceltex.sty would take care of everything :( however when i go to perl site, it says included in mac OSX. I read through this site physik.uni-freiburg.de/~doerr/exceltex/index.en.html should I download "ParseExcel.pm" and keep in the same directory ? – Aku Jan 6 '12 at 13:40
Now I am getting this error MacBook-Pro:ImportExcel Admin$ exceltex Example Can't locate Spreadsheet/ParseExcel.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /sw/lib/perl5 /sw/lib/perl5/darwin /Library/Perl/Updates/5.10.0 /System/Library/Perl/5.10.0/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/5.10.0 /Library/Perl/5.10.0/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Library/Perl/5.10.0 /Network/Library/Perl/5.10.0/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Network/Library/Perl/5.10.0 /Network/Library/Perl /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.10.0/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.10.0 .) at /usr/local/bin/exceltex line 733. – Aku Jan 7 '12 at 2:19
It looks like you are missing the ParseExcel PERL library that is required by exeltex. Look at cpan.org/modules/INSTALL.html for help with installing PERL modules. – Jan Hlavacek Jan 7 '12 at 23:24
Jan - I tried the install procedure. It shows this message " cpanm Spreadsheet::ParseExcel Spreadsheet::ParseExcel is up to date. (0.59)." However when I run the example file like this "exceltex example" it gives me above mentioned error "exceltex Example Can't locate Spreadsheet/ParseExcel.pm in ...." – Aku Jan 8 '12 at 3:29

closed as too localized by lockstep, Joseph Wright♦ Mar 3 '12 at 21:06

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