Libreoffice converting html to xls or xlsx

Question

I am trying to use Libreoffice to convert a HTML file to XLS or XLSX format.

With LibreOffice 4.0.4.2 running on CentOS release 6.5 (Final) I was able to convert sim

Answer 1

No sooner do I post the question than I solve my problem.

The answer... to save you the trouble in the future.

libreoffice5.0 --headless --calc --convert-to xls:"MS Excel 97" test.html

—or more simply—

scalc --headless --convert-to xlsx test.html

Works perfectly... and is relatively intuitive.