diff --git a/packages/i18n/dist/lib/translate_xls.js b/packages/i18n/dist/lib/translate_xls.js
index 3416e66a..2de95435 100644
--- a/packages/i18n/dist/lib/translate_xls.js
+++ b/packages/i18n/dist/lib/translate_xls.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import { JSONPath } from 'jsonpath-plus';
 import { get_cached, set_cached } from '@polymech/cache';
 import { OSR_CACHE } from '@polymech/commons';
+import { sync as read } from "@polymech/fs/read";
 import { sync as exists } from "@polymech/fs/exists";
 import { sync as mkdir } from "@polymech/fs/dir";
 import * as XLSX from 'xlsx';
@@ -10,19 +11,18 @@ import { logger, translateObjectAIT } from './translate_commons.js';
 export const translateXLS = async (src, dst, options) => {
     logger.debug(`Translating ${src} to ${dst}`);
     if (!exists(src)) {
-        logger.error('File not found : ' + src);
+        logger.error(`Translating ${src} : not found ${src}`);
         return;
     }
     const dstDir = path.parse(dst).dir;
     mkdir(dstDir);
     const osr_cache = OSR_CACHE();
-    const cached = await get_cached(src, {
-        keys: options.keys
-    }, MODULE_NAME);
+    const cached = await get_cached(src, { keys: options.keys }, MODULE_NAME);
     if (osr_cache && cached && options.cache && exists(dst)) {
         return cached;
     }
-    const workbook = XLSX.readFile(src);
+    const data = read(src, 'buffer');
+    const workbook = XLSX.read(data);
     const worksheet = workbook.Sheets[workbook.SheetNames[0]];
     const raw_data = XLSX.utils.sheet_to_json(worksheet, { header: 1, blankrows: false, raw: false, skipHidden: true });
     const queryResult = JSONPath({
@@ -37,20 +37,18 @@ export const translateXLS = async (src, dst, options) => {
         });
     }
     catch (error) {
-        logger.error('Error translating XLSX', error);
+        logger.error(`Error translating XLSX ${src}`, error);
         return;
     }
     if (!translated) {
-        logger.error('Error translating XLSX', src);
+        logger.error(`Error translating XLSX ${src}`);
         return;
     }
     const sheetOut = XLSX.utils.json_to_sheet(translated, { skipHeader: true });
     const workbookOut = XLSX.utils.book_new();
     XLSX.utils.book_append_sheet(workbookOut, sheetOut, workbook.SheetNames[0]);
     XLSX.writeFileXLSX(workbookOut, dst);
-    if (osr_cache && options.cache) {
-        await set_cached(src, { keys: options.keys }, MODULE_NAME, translated);
-    }
+    osr_cache && options.cache && await set_cached(src, { keys: options.keys }, MODULE_NAME, translated);
     return workbookOut;
 };
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diff --git a/packages/i18n/src/lib/translate_xls.ts b/packages/i18n/src/lib/translate_xls.ts
index 0036d671..d98ce79e 100644
--- a/packages/i18n/src/lib/translate_xls.ts
+++ b/packages/i18n/src/lib/translate_xls.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as path from 'path'
 import { JSONPath } from 'jsonpath-plus'
 import { get_cached, set_cached } from '@polymech/cache'
 import { OSR_CACHE } from '@polymech/commons'
+import { sync as read } from "@polymech/fs/read"
 import { sync as exists } from "@polymech/fs/exists"
 import { sync as mkdir } from "@polymech/fs/dir"
 import * as XLSX from 'xlsx'
@@ -12,21 +13,18 @@ import { logger, translateObjectAIT } from './translate_commons.js'
 export const translateXLS = async (src: string, dst: string, options: IOptions) => {
     logger.debug(`Translating ${src} to ${dst}`)
     if (!exists(src)) {
-        logger.error('File not found : ' + src)
+        logger.error(`Translating ${src} : not found ${src}`)
         return
     }
     const dstDir = path.parse(dst).dir
     mkdir(dstDir)
     const osr_cache = OSR_CACHE()
-    const cached = await get_cached(src, {
-        keys: options.keys
-    }, MODULE_NAME)
-
+    const cached = await get_cached(src, { keys: options.keys }, MODULE_NAME)
     if (osr_cache && cached && options.cache && exists(dst)) {
         return cached
     }
-
-    const workbook = XLSX.readFile(src)
+    const data = read(src, 'buffer') as Buffer
+    const workbook = XLSX.read(data)
     const worksheet = workbook.Sheets[workbook.SheetNames[0]];
     const raw_data: any[] = XLSX.utils.sheet_to_json(worksheet, { header: 1, blankrows: false, raw: false, skipHidden: true });
     const queryResult = JSONPath(
@@ -42,19 +40,17 @@ export const translateXLS = async (src: string, dst: string, options: IOptions)
             keys: queryResult
         })
     } catch (error) {
-        logger.error('Error translating XLSX', error)
+        logger.error(`Error translating XLSX ${src}`, error)
         return
     }
     if (!translated) {
-        logger.error('Error translating XLSX', src)
+        logger.error(`Error translating XLSX ${src}`)
         return
     }
     const sheetOut = XLSX.utils.json_to_sheet(translated, { skipHeader: true })
     const workbookOut = XLSX.utils.book_new()
     XLSX.utils.book_append_sheet(workbookOut, sheetOut, workbook.SheetNames[0])
     XLSX.writeFileXLSX(workbookOut, dst)
-    if (osr_cache && options.cache) {
-        await set_cached(src, { keys: options.keys }, MODULE_NAME, translated)
-    }
+    osr_cache && options.cache && await set_cached(src, { keys: options.keys }, MODULE_NAME, translated)
     return workbookOut
 }