title: How to create an Excel file on linux using Mono Develop
body: <p>I am currently working on a C#.net project (in VS2010) which works with the Excel interop. At some point though, I am going to have to put the project through Mono Develop and up onto our Linux server.</p>
  
  <p>I've heard that the Excel interop doesn't work in Mono. Is there anyway I can create and manipulate Excel files through code using Mono?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks a lot!</p>
  
  <p><b>EDIT: Ideally, I would like a way to do this FREE and still be able to support formatting. I don't really need read access, only write.</b></p>