# Offline installation xlreadwrite module failed

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**Category:** Atoms packages\
**Created:** [July 31, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/offline-installation-xlreadwrite-module-failed/600 "2024-07-31T11:32:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![davcheze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@davcheze](https://scilab.discourse.group/u/davcheze)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/offline-installation-xlreadwrite-module-failed/600/1 "2024-07-31T11:32:53Z")

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Hi ,

On an offline machine I tried to install the xlreadwrite module (previously downloaded from ATOMS website: [https://atoms.scilab.org/toolboxes/xlreadwrite/1.2.4/files/xlreadwrite-1.2.4-3.bin.zip](https://atoms.scilab.org/toolboxes/xlreadwrite/1.2.4/files/xlreadwrite-1.2.4-3.bin.zip) bin files for 2024.0.x . : atomsInstall(“path\xlreadwrite-1.2.4-3.bin.zip”) fails with an error at atomsDescriptionget step .  
Manually I can load or build and load successfully the module , and further use is ok. idem from module’s source archive.  
Did anyone experience similar behaviour? find a patch ?  
Thank you,

David

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**Author:** ![kjb000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/fbc32d/32.png) [@kjb000](https://scilab.discourse.group/u/kjb000)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/offline-installation-xlreadwrite-module-failed/600/2 "2025-05-29T15:01:24Z")

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Hello,

I have same issue with 2025.1.0 and 2025.0.0, same module.  
In my case, when I specify file, ATOMS tries to connect to online repository.  
When I switch off connection to force usage of file, I get this error:

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atomsDownload: Error while opening the URL [https://atoms.scilab.org/2025.1/TOOLBOXES/64/windows.gz](https://atoms.scilab.org/2025.1/TOOLBOXES/64/windows.gz).  
atomsDownload: The following file hasn’t been downloaded:  
- URL : REMOVED  
- Local location : REMOVED  
WARNING:  
Scanning repository [https://atoms.scilab.org/2025.1/TOOLBOXES/64](https://atoms.scilab.org/2025.1/TOOLBOXES/64) … Skipped

at line 201 of function atomsDESCRIPTIONget ( C:\portable\_apps\scilab-2025.1.0\modules\atoms\macros\atoms\_internals\atomsDESCRIPTIONget.sci line 220 )  
at line 249 of function atomsInstall ( C:\portable\_apps\scilab-2025.1.0\modules\atoms\macros\atomsInstall.sci line 265 )  
at line 18 of executed file C:\Users\koj077\Desktop\test.sce

# All ATOMS repositories scan failed.

Is there any bypass?  
Should I report bug?

Thanks

Regards,  
Jakub

PS: I have to remove links from error (marked REMOVED), as a new user I can introduce just 2 links in my post.

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**Author:** ![mottelet](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/scilab.discourse.group/mottelet/32/13_2.png) [@mottelet](https://scilab.discourse.group/u/mottelet)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/offline-installation-xlreadwrite-module-failed/600/3 "2025-06-02T08:06:08Z")

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Hello,

I jut tested the local installation of xlreadwrite with Scilab-2025.1.0 (Windows), and everything seems OK this morning:

```scilab
--> atomsSetConfig offLine true

 ans = 

   1.

--> atomsInstall xlreadwrite-1.2.4.bin.2025.zip
WARNING: Option offline of ATOMS configuration is set to True. atomsSystemUpdate did not check the latest modules availables.

 ans = [1x5 string]

         column 1 to 4

  "xlreadwrite" "1.2.4" "user" "SCIHOME\atoms\x64\xlreadwrite\1.2.4"

         column 5

  "I"

```

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**Author:** ![kjb000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/fbc32d/32.png) [@kjb000](https://scilab.discourse.group/u/kjb000)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 9:37am UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/offline-installation-xlreadwrite-module-failed/600/4 "2025-06-02T09:37:08Z")

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Hello,

many thanks, introducing atomsSetConfig offline solve the issue.

Opening a bug report on gitlab.

Regards,  
Jakub

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**Author:** ![mottelet](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/scilab.discourse.group/mottelet/32/13_2.png) [@mottelet](https://scilab.discourse.group/u/mottelet)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 9:45am UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/offline-installation-xlreadwrite-module-failed/600/5 "2025-06-02T09:45:09Z")

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There is no issue to open, as local installation of packages has always needed offLine mode.

S.

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**Author:** ![kjb000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/fbc32d/32.png) [@kjb000](https://scilab.discourse.group/u/kjb000)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 10:05am UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/offline-installation-xlreadwrite-module-failed/600/6 "2025-06-02T10:05:44Z")

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I checked atomsInstalll help and this is not mentioned anywhere.  
From help I understand, that specify the file path will install module from that file.

If you check Example 2, there is written _As well as installing modules from the central repository, you can also install modules directly from your own machine._

IMO clarifying this in help will solve the issue.

Regards,  
Jakub

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**Author:** ![mottelet](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/scilab.discourse.group/mottelet/32/13_2.png) [@mottelet](https://scilab.discourse.group/u/mottelet)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 10:45am UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/offline-installation-xlreadwrite-module-failed/600/7 "2025-06-02T10:45:37Z")

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> [@kjb000](#):
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> IMO clarifying this in help will solve the issue.

You are right, +1 for the issue.

S.