# XLSForm converter is down

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/xlsform-converter-is-down/3772>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 6, 2014, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/xlsform-converter-is-down/3772 "2014-11-06T07:34:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Syed\_Muhammad\_Qadeer](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/syed_muhammad_qadeer/32/13357_2.png) [@Syed\_Muhammad\_Qadeer](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Syed_Muhammad_Qadeer)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/xlsform-converter-is-down/3772/1 "2014-11-06T07:34:40Z")

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Dear,

I am trying to connect to online xls form converter available at [http://23.21.114.69/xlsform/](http://23.21.114.69/xlsform/) but its not responding. Any idea??

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**Author:** ![Elyse\_Voegeli](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/76d3ee/32.png) [@Elyse\_Voegeli](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Elyse_Voegeli)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/xlsform-converter-is-down/3772/2 "2014-11-06T13:01:36Z")

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Try using one of the other form converters  
([https://opendatakit.org/use/xlsform/](https://opendatakit.org/use/xlsform/)). I have been using xlsform.exe since  
the online converter went down.

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> On Thursday, November 6, 2014 1:34:40 PM UTC+6, planne...@gmail.com wrote: \> \> Dear, \> \> I am trying to connect to online xls form converter available at \> http://23.21.114.69/xlsform/ but its not responding. Any idea?? \>

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**Author:** ![Cleopas\_Hwinya](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/cleopas_hwinya/32/1761_2.png) [@Cleopas\_Hwinya](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Cleopas_Hwinya)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/xlsform-converter-is-down/3772/3 "2014-11-07T10:32:44Z")

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is this ever going to be up still waiting i do not like the offline  
converters

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> On Thursday, 6 November 2014 09:34:40 UTC+2, planne...@gmail.com wrote: \> \> Dear, \> \> I am trying to connect to online xls form converter available at \> http://23.21.114.69/xlsform/ but its not responding. Any idea?? \>

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**Author:** ![Jon\_Nordling](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/jon_nordling/32/1634_2.png) [@Jon\_Nordling](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Jon_Nordling)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/xlsform-converter-is-down/3772/4 "2014-11-07T15:18:17Z")

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I also noticed it was down when I was trying to use it. I ended up putting  
one up on my server, feel free to use it, if the ODK one is not working.

[http://geoodk.com/xlsform\_converter.php](http://geoodk.com/xlsform_converter.php)

Jon

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> On Friday, November 7, 2014 5:32:44 AM UTC-5, Mukanya wrote: \> \> is this ever going to be up still waiting i do not like the offline \> converters \> \> On Thursday, 6 November 2014 09:34:40 UTC+2, planne...@gmail.com wrote: \>\> \>\> Dear, \>\> \>\> I am trying to connect to online xls form converter available at \>\> http://23.21.114.69/xlsform/ but its not responding. Any idea?? \>\> \>

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**Author:** ![Mitch\_S](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Mitch\_S](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Mitch_S)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/xlsform-converter-is-down/3772/5 "2014-11-07T18:06:15Z")

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I have bounced the server. We are heads-down on a project and I didn't see  
this e-mail.

As noted, there are many options, including an XLSForm that runs directly  
on a Windows box:  
[https://opendatakit.org/downloads/download-info/xlsform-for-windows/](https://opendatakit.org/downloads/download-info/xlsform-for-windows/)

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> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 7:18 AM, Jon Nordling wrote:
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> > I also noticed it was down when I was trying to use it. I ended up putting  
> > one up on my server, feel free to use it, if the ODK one is not working.
> > 
> > [http://geoodk.com/xlsform\_converter.php](http://geoodk.com/xlsform_converter.php)
> > 
> > Jon
> > 
> > On Friday, November 7, 2014 5:32:44 AM UTC-5, Mukanya wrote:
> > 
> > > is this ever going to be up still waiting i do not like the offline  
> > > converters
> > > 
> > > On Thursday, 6 November 2014 09:34:40 UTC+2, [planne...@gmail.com](mailto:planne...@gmail.com) wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Dear,
> > > > 
> > > > I am trying to connect to online xls form converter available at  
> > > > [http://23.21.114.69/xlsform/](http://23.21.114.69/xlsform/) but its not responding. Any idea??
> > > 
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**Author:** ![Plannerqadeer](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plannerqadeer](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Plannerqadeer)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/xlsform-converter-is-down/3772/6 "2014-11-10T06:49:47Z")

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Thank you so much Mith and Jon.
