diff --git a/odsfile.lua b/odsfile.lua
index c374037..a32e370 100644
--- a/odsfile.lua
+++ b/odsfile.lua
@@ -338,6 +338,12 @@ function updateZip(zipfile, updatefile)
   print ("Updating an ods file.\n" ..command .."\n Return code: ", os.execute(command))  
 end
 
+function save(filename, content)
+  local f = io.open(filename, "w")
+  f:write(content)
+  f:close()
+end
+
 M.load= load
 M.loadContent  =    loadContent  
 M.getTable= getTable
@@ -362,5 +368,6 @@ M.findLastRow  =    findLastRow
 M.insert  =    insert  
 --  for updateing the archive. Depends on external zip utility
 M.updateZip= updateZip
+M.save = save
 
 return M
diff --git a/odsfile.sty b/odsfile.sty
index 9a8216a..781a406 100644
--- a/odsfile.sty
+++ b/odsfile.sty
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ rowseparator=[[\\n]]
 \define@key{includespread}{columnbreak}{%
   \luaexec{columnbreak="\luatexluaescapestring{\unexpanded{#1}}{}"}%
 }
+
+\define@key{includespread}{save}{%
+  \luaexec{odssave="\luatexluaescapestring{#1}"}%
+}
+
 \define@key{includespread}{coltypes}{%
   \luaexec{coltypes="\luatexluaescapestring{\unexpanded{#1}}"}%
 }
@@ -74,6 +79,7 @@ range       = {nil,nil,nil,nil}
 columns     = nil
 templates   = {}
 row         = {}
+odssave     = nil
 body        = nil
 odsfilename = ""
 currenttemplate = nil
@@ -119,6 +125,7 @@ odslastnl   = "\\OdsLastNl"
     rowseparator = ""
     columns=nil
     currenttemplate = nil 
+    odssave = nil
     rowtemplate = nil
     celltpl = "-{value}"
     columnbreak = "\\linebreak{}"
@@ -218,7 +225,11 @@ odslastnl   = "\\OdsLastNl"
       content = table.concat(content, odsnl .. " " ..rowseparator) .. odslastnl
       local result = odsreader.interp(templates[currenttemplate],{content=content,coltypes=coltypes,colheading=colheading,rowsep=rowseparator})
       print(result)
-      tex.sprint(result)
+      if odssave then
+        odsreader.save(odssave, result)
+      else
+        tex.sprint(result)
+      end
     else
       local content = {}  
       currenttemplate = currenttemplate or "empty"
@@ -228,7 +239,11 @@ odslastnl   = "\\OdsLastNl"
       content = table.concat(content,rowseparator) 
       local result = odsreader.interp(templates[currenttemplate],{content=content,coltypes=coltypes,colheading=colheading,rowsep=rowseparator})
       print(result)
-      tex.sprint(result)
+      if odssave then
+        odsreader.save(odssave, result)
+      else
+        tex.sprint(result)
+      end
     end
   }%
 }%
diff --git a/odsfile.tex b/odsfile.tex
index 1f05b68..be7f3b8 100644
--- a/odsfile.tex
+++ b/odsfile.tex
@@ -235,6 +235,15 @@ \subsection{Character escaping}
 \end{tabular}     
 \end{LTXexample}
 
+\subsection{Saving the generated table to a file}
+
+Use the \texttt{save} option to save the generated table to a file instead of including it directly into the document.
+
+\begin{LTXexample}
+There should be no table listed
+\includespread[sheet=List1,columns=head,escape=false,save=save-test.tex]
+\end{LTXexample}
+
 
 \section{Templates}\label{sec:tpl}
 
@@ -413,7 +422,8 @@ \section{Changes}
 \begin{description}
   \item [devel]
     \begin{itemize}
-      \item added support for multiple ranges in the \texttt{range} option.
+      \item added the \texttt{save} option
+      \item added support for multiple ranges in the \texttt{range} option
       \item added \texttt{newline} and \texttt{lastnewline} options
     \end{itemize}
   \item[v0.8]