Read the content of Excel file using raw file

[Lowes Kart]

Hi,

I have a csv file and a excel file in the repository.

Using raw file url, I was able to read the content of the file.

But when I use the same technique to read the file content of excel using raw file, the file is actually downloading, which is not my need.

What can I actually do to read the file content using raw file? 

[Mario Staats]

The CSV-Files are pure Textfiles, thats why you can view them Raw. But an Excelfile is a Binary-Archive. If you rename the Excelfile in ZIP you can view it's content. Or simply rename the Excelfile to TXT (Makes no sense but works) to see the binary content.

[Lowes Kart]

Thanks for the reply.

But is there any way apart from renaming?

Because, I need to prevent downloading and fetching the content from any files.(not just excel, any format )