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NAME
       Spreadsheet::ParseExcel - Read information from an Excel file.

SYNOPSIS
	   #!/usr/bin/perl -w

	   use strict;
	   use Spreadsheet::ParseExcel;

	   my $parser	= Spreadsheet::ParseExcel->new();
	   my $workbook = $parser->parse('Book1.xls');

	   if ( !defined $workbook ) {
	       die $parser->error(), ".\n";
	   }

	   for my $worksheet ( $workbook->worksheets() ) {

	       my ( $row_min, $row_max ) = $worksheet->row_range();
	       my ( $col_min, $col_max ) = $worksheet->col_range();

	       for my $row ( $row_min .. $row_max ) {
		   for my $col ( $col_min .. $col_max ) {

		       my $cell = $worksheet->get_cell( $row, $col );
		       next unless $cell;

		       print "Row, Col	  = ($row, $col)\n";
		       print "Value	  = ", $cell->value(),	     "\n";
		       print "Unformatted = ", $cell->unformatted(), "\n";
		       print "\n";
		   }
	       }
	   }

DESCRIPTION
       The Spreadsheet::ParseExcel module can be used to read information from
       Excel 95-2003 binary files.

       The module cannot read files in the Excel 2007 Open XML XLSX format.
       See the Spreadsheet::XLSX module instead.

Parser
   new()
       The "new()" method is used to create a new "Spreadsheet::ParseExcel"
       parser object.

	   my $parser = Spreadsheet::ParseExcel->new();

       It it possible to pass a password to decrypt an encrypted file:

	   $parser = Spreadsheet::ParseExcel->new( Password => 'secret' );

       Only the default Excel encryption scheme is currently supported. See
       "Decryption".

       As an advanced feature it is also possible to pass a call-back handler
       to the parser to control the parsing of the spreadsheet.

	   $parser = Spreadsheet::ParseExcel->new(
	       CellHandler => \&cell_handler,
	       NotSetCell  => 1,
	   );

       The call-back can be used to ignore certain cells or to reduce memory
       usage. See the section "Reducing the memory usage of
       Spreadsheet::ParseExcel" for more information.

   parse($filename, $formatter)
       The Parser "parse()" method returns a "Workbook" object.

	   my $parser	= Spreadsheet::ParseExcel->new();
	   my $workbook = $parser->parse('Book1.xls');

       If an error occurs "parse()" returns "undef". In general, programs
       should contain a test for failed parsing as follows:

	   my $parser	= Spreadsheet::ParseExcel->new();
	   my $workbook = $parser->parse('Book1.xls');

	   if ( !defined $workbook ) {
	       die $parser->error(), ".\n";
	   }

       The $filename parameter is generally the file to be parsed. However, it
       can also be a filehandle or a scalar reference.

       The optional $formatter parameter can be an reference to a "Formatter
       Class" to format the value of cells. This is useful for parsing
       workbooks with Unicode or Asian characters:

	   my $parser	 = Spreadsheet::ParseExcel->new();
	   my $formatter = Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::FmtJapan->new();
	   my $workbook	 = $parser->parse( 'Book1.xls', $formatter );

       The Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::FmtJapan formatter also supports Unicode.
       If you encounter any encoding problems with the default formatter try
       that instead.

   error()
       The Parser "error()" method returns an error string if a "parse()"
       fails:

	   my $parser	= Spreadsheet::ParseExcel->new();
	   my $workbook = $parser->parse('Book1.xls');

	   if ( !defined $workbook ) {
	       die $parser->error(), ".\n";
	   }

       If you wish to generate you own error string you can use the
       "error_code()" method instead (see below). The "error()" and
       "error_code()" values are as follows:

	   error()			   error_code()
	   =======			   ============
	   ''				   0
	   'File not found'		   1
	   'No Excel data found in file'   2
	   'File is encrypted'		   3

       The "error_code()" method is explained below.

       Spreadsheet::ParseExcel will try to decrypt an encrypted Excel file
       using the default password or a user supplied password passed to
       "new()", see above. If these fail the module will return the 'File is
       encrypted' error. Only the default Excel encryption scheme is currently
       supported, see "Decryption".

   error_code()
       The Parser "error_code()" method returns an error code if a "parse()"
       fails:

	   my $parser	= Spreadsheet::ParseExcel->new();
	   my $workbook = $parser->parse('Book1.xls');

	   if ( !defined $workbook ) {
	       die "Got error code ", $parser->error_code, ".\n";
	   }

       This can be useful if you wish to employ you own error strings or error
       handling methods.

Workbook
       A "Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Workbook" is created via the
       "Spreadsheet::ParseExcel" "parse()" method:

	   my $parser	= Spreadsheet::ParseExcel->new();
	   my $workbook = $parser->parse('Book1.xls');

       The main methods of the Workbook class are:

	   $workbook->worksheets()
	   $workbook->worksheet()
	   $workbook->worksheet_count()
	   $workbook->get_filename()

       These more commonly used methods of the Workbook class are outlined
       below. The other, less commonly used, methods are documented in
       Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Worksheet.

   worksheets()
       Returns an array of "Worksheet" objects. This was most commonly used to
       iterate over the worksheets in a workbook:

	   for my $worksheet ( $workbook->worksheets() ) {
	       ...
	   }

   worksheet()
       The "worksheet()" method returns a single "Worksheet" object using
       either its name or index:

	   $worksheet = $workbook->worksheet('Sheet1');
	   $worksheet = $workbook->worksheet(0);

       Returns "undef" if the sheet name or index doesn't exist.

   worksheet_count()
       The "worksheet_count()" method returns the number of Worksheet objects
       in the Workbook.

	   my $worksheet_count = $workbook->worksheet_count();

   get_filename()
       The "get_filename()" method returns the name of the Excel file of
       "undef" if the data was read from a filehandle rather than a file.

	   my $filename = $workbook->get_filename();

   Other Workbook Methods
       For full documentation of the methods available via a Workbook object
       see Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Workbook.

Worksheet
       The "Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Worksheet" class encapsulates the
       properties of an Excel worksheet.

       A Worksheet object is obtained via the "worksheets()" or "worksheet()"
       methods.

	   for my $worksheet ( $workbook->worksheets() ) {
	       ...
	   }

	   # Or:

	   $worksheet = $workbook->worksheet('Sheet1');
	   $worksheet = $workbook->worksheet(0);

       The most commonly used methods of the Worksheet class are:

	   $worksheet->get_cell()
	   $worksheet->row_range()
	   $worksheet->col_range()
	   $worksheet->get_name()

       The Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Worksheet class exposes a lot of methods
       but in general very few are required unless you are writing an advanced
       filter.

       The most commonly used methods are detailed below. The others are
       documented in Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Worksheet.

   get_cell($row, $col)
       Return the "Cell" object at row $row and column $col if it is defined.
       Otherwise returns undef.

	   my $cell = $worksheet->get_cell($row, $col);

   row_range()
       Returns a two-element list "($min, $max)" containing the minimum and
       maximum defined rows in the worksheet. If there is no row defined $max
       is smaller than $min.

	   my ( $row_min, $row_max ) = $worksheet->row_range();

   col_range()
       Returns a two-element list "($min, $max)" containing the minimum and
       maximum of defined columns in the worksheet. If there is no column
       defined $max is smaller than $min.

	   my ( $col_min, $col_max ) = $worksheet->col_range();

   get_name()
       The "get_name()" method returns the name of the worksheet, such as
       'Sheet1'.

	   my $name = $worksheet->get_name();

   Other Worksheet Methods
       For other, less commonly used, Worksheet methods see
       Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Worksheet.

Cell
       The "Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Cell" class has the following main
       methods.

	   $cell->value()
	   $cell->unformatted()

   value()
       The "value()" method returns the formatted value of the cell.

	   my $value = $cell->value();

       Formatted in this sense refers to the numeric format of the cell value.
       For example a number such as 40177 might be formatted as 40,117,
       40117.000 or even as the date 2009/12/30.

       If the cell doesn't contain a numeric format then the formatted and
       unformatted cell values are the same, see the "unformatted()" method
       below.

       For a defined $cell the "value()" method will always return a value.

       In the case of a cell with formatting but no numeric or string contents
       the method will return the empty string ''.

   unformatted()
       The "unformatted()" method returns the unformatted value of the cell.

	   my $unformatted = $cell->unformatted();

       Returns the cell value without a numeric format. See the "value()"
       method above.

   Other Cell Methods
       For other, less commonly used, Worksheet methods see
       Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Cell.

Format
       The "Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Format" class has the following
       properties:

   Format properties
	   $format->{Font}
	   $format->{AlignH}
	   $format->{AlignV}
	   $format->{Indent}
	   $format->{Wrap}
	   $format->{Shrink}
	   $format->{Rotate}
	   $format->{JustLast}
	   $format->{ReadDir}
	   $format->{BdrStyle}
	   $format->{BdrColor}
	   $format->{BdrDiag}
	   $format->{Fill}
	   $format->{Lock}
	   $format->{Hidden}
	   $format->{Style}

       These properties are generally only of interest to advanced users.
       Casual users can skip this section.

   $format->{Font}
       Returns the "Font" object for the Format.

   $format->{AlignH}
       Returns the horizontal alignment of the format where the value has the
       following meaning:

	   0 => No alignment
	   1 => Left
	   2 => Center
	   3 => Right
	   4 => Fill
	   5 => Justify
	   6 => Center across
	   7 => Distributed/Equal spaced

   $format->{AlignV}
       Returns the vertical alignment of the format where the value has the
       following meaning:

	   0 => Top
	   1 => Center
	   2 => Bottom
	   3 => Justify
	   4 => Distributed/Equal spaced

   $format->{Indent}
       Returns the indent level of the "Left" horizontal alignment.

   $format->{Wrap}
       Returns true if textwrap is on.

   $format->{Shrink}
       Returns true if "Shrink to fit" is set for the format.

   $format->{Rotate}
       Returns the text rotation. In Excel97+, it returns the angle in degrees
       of the text rotation.

       In Excel95 or earlier it returns a value as follows:

	   0 => No rotation
	   1 => Top down
	   2 => 90 degrees anti-clockwise,
	   3 => 90 clockwise

   $format->{JustLast}
       Return true if the "justify last" property is set for the format.

   $format->{ReadDir}
       Returns the direction that the text is read from.

   $format->{BdrStyle}
       Returns an array ref of border styles as follows:

	   [ $left, $right, $top, $bottom ]

   $format->{BdrColor}
       Returns an array ref of border color indexes as follows:

	   [ $left, $right, $top, $bottom ]

   $format->{BdrDiag}
       Returns an array ref of diagonal border kind, style and color index as
       follows:

	   [$kind, $style, $color ]

       Where kind is:

	   0 => None
	   1 => Right-Down
	   2 => Right-Up
	   3 => Both

   $format->{Fill}
       Returns an array ref of fill pattern and color indexes as follows:

	   [ $pattern, $front_color, $back_color ]

   $format->{Lock}
       Returns true if the cell is locked.

   $format->{Hidden}
       Returns true if the cell is Hidden.

   $format->{Style}
       Returns true if the format is a Style format.

Font
       Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Font

       Format class has these properties:

Font Properties
	   $font->{Name}
	   $font->{Bold}
	   $font->{Italic}
	   $font->{Height}
	   $font->{Underline}
	   $font->{UnderlineStyle}
	   $font->{Color}
	   $font->{Strikeout}
	   $font->{Super}

   $font->{Name}
       Returns the name of the font, for example 'Arial'.

   $font->{Bold}
       Returns true if the font is bold.

   $font->{Italic}
       Returns true if the font is italic.

   $font->{Height}
       Returns the size (height) of the font.

   $font->{Underline}
       Returns true if the font in underlined.

   $font->{UnderlineStyle}
       Returns the style of an underlined font where the value has the
       following meaning:

	    0 => None
	    1 => Single
	    2 => Double
	   33 => Single accounting
	   34 => Double accounting

   $font->{Color}
       Returns the color index for the font. The index can be converted to a
       RGB string using the "ColorIdxToRGB()" Parser method.

   $font->{Strikeout}
       Returns true if the font has the strikeout property set.

   $font->{Super}
       Returns one of the following values if the superscript or subscript
       property of the font is set:

	   0 => None
	   1 => Superscript
	   2 => Subscript

Formatter Class
       Formatters can be passed to the "parse()" method to deal with Unicode
       or Asian formatting.

       Spreadsheet::ParseExcel includes 2 formatter classes. "FmtDefault" and
       "FmtJapanese". It is also possible to create a user defined formatting
       class.

       The formatter class "Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Fmt*" should provide the
       following functions:

   ChkType($self, $is_numeric, $format_index)
       Method to check the type of data in the cell. Should return "Date",
       "Numeric" or "Text". It is passed the following parameters:

       $self
	   A scalar reference to the Formatter object.

       $is_numeric
	   If true, the value seems to be number.

       $format_index
	   The index number for the cell Format object.

   TextFmt($self, $string_data, $string_encoding)
       Converts the string data in the cell into the correct encoding.	It is
       passed the following parameters:

       $self
	   A scalar reference to the Formatter object.

       $string_data
	   The original string/text data.

       $string_encoding
	   The character encoding of original string/text.

   ValFmt($self, $cell, $workbook)
       Convert the original unformatted cell value into the appropriate
       formatted value. For instance turn a number into a formatted date.  It
       is passed the following parameters:

       $self
	   A scalar reference to the Formatter object.

       $cell
	   A scalar reference to the Cell object.

       $workbook
	   A scalar reference to the Workbook object.

   FmtString($self, $cell, $workbook)
       Get the format string for the Cell.  It is passed the following
       parameters:

       $self
	   A scalar reference to the Formatter object.

       $cell
	   A scalar reference to the Cell object.

       $workbook
	   A scalar reference to the Workbook object.

Reducing the memory usage of Spreadsheet::ParseExcel
       In some cases a "Spreadsheet::ParseExcel" application may consume a lot
       of memory when processing a large Excel file and, as a result, may fail
       to complete. The following explains why this can occur and how to
       resolve it.

       "Spreadsheet::ParseExcel" processes an Excel file in two stages. In the
       first stage it extracts the Excel binary stream from the OLE container
       file using "OLE::Storage_Lite". In the second stage it parses the
       binary stream to read workbook, worksheet and cell data which it then
       stores in memory. The majority of the memory usage is required for
       storing cell data.

       The reason for this is that as the Excel file is parsed and each cell
       is encountered a cell handling function creates a relatively large
       nested cell object that contains the cell value and all of the data
       that relates to the cell formatting. For large files (a 10MB Excel file
       on a 256MB system) this overhead can cause the system to grind to a
       halt.

       However, in a lot of cases when an Excel file is being processed the
       only information that is required are the cell values. In these cases
       it is possible to avoid most of the memory overhead by specifying your
       own cell handling function and by telling Spreadsheet::ParseExcel not
       to store the parsed cell data. This is achieved by passing a cell
       handler function to "new()" when creating the parse object. Here is an
       example.

	   #!/usr/bin/perl -w

	   use strict;
	   use Spreadsheet::ParseExcel;

	   my $parser = Spreadsheet::ParseExcel->new(
	       CellHandler => \&cell_handler,
	       NotSetCell  => 1
	   );

	   my $workbook = $parser->parse('file.xls');

	   sub cell_handler {

	       my $workbook    = $_[0];
	       my $sheet_index = $_[1];
	       my $row	       = $_[2];
	       my $col	       = $_[3];
	       my $cell	       = $_[4];

	       # Do something useful with the formatted cell value
	       print $cell->value(), "\n";

	   }

       The user specified cell handler is passed as a code reference to
       "new()" along with the parameter "NotSetCell" which tells
       Spreadsheet::ParseExcel not to store the parsed cell. Note, you don't
       have to iterate over the rows and columns, this happens automatically
       as part of the parsing.

       The cell handler is passed 5 arguments. The first, $workbook, is a
       reference to the "Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Workbook" object that
       represent the parsed workbook. This can be used to access any of the
       "Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Workbook" methods, see "Workbook". The second
       $sheet_index is the zero-based index of the worksheet being parsed. The
       third and fourth, $row and $col, are the zero-based row and column
       number of the cell. The fifth, $cell, is a reference to the
       "Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Cell" object. This is used to extract the
       data from the cell. See "Cell" for more information.

       This technique can be useful if you are writing an Excel to database
       filter since you can put your DB calls in the cell handler.

       If you don't want all of the data in the spreadsheet you can add some
       control logic to the cell handler. For example we can extend the
       previous example so that it only prints the first 10 rows of the first
       two worksheets in the parsed workbook by adding some "if()" statements
       to the cell handler:

	   #!/usr/bin/perl -w

	   use strict;
	   use Spreadsheet::ParseExcel;

	   my $parser = Spreadsheet::ParseExcel->new(
	       CellHandler => \&cell_handler,
	       NotSetCell  => 1
	   );

	   my $workbook = $parser->parse('file.xls');

	   sub cell_handler {

	       my $workbook    = $_[0];
	       my $sheet_index = $_[1];
	       my $row	       = $_[2];
	       my $col	       = $_[3];
	       my $cell	       = $_[4];

	       # Skip some worksheets and rows (inefficiently).
	       return if $sheet_index >= 3;
	       return if $row >= 10;

	       # Do something with the formatted cell value
	       print $cell->value(), "\n";

	   }

       However, this still processes the entire workbook. If you wish to save
       some additional processing time you can abort the parsing after you
       have read the data that you want, using the workbook "ParseAbort"
       method:

	   #!/usr/bin/perl -w

	   use strict;
	   use Spreadsheet::ParseExcel;

	   my $parser = Spreadsheet::ParseExcel->new(
	       CellHandler => \&cell_handler,
	       NotSetCell  => 1
	   );

	   my $workbook = $parser->parse('file.xls');

	   sub cell_handler {

	       my $workbook    = $_[0];
	       my $sheet_index = $_[1];
	       my $row	       = $_[2];
	       my $col	       = $_[3];
	       my $cell	       = $_[4];

	       # Skip some worksheets and rows (more efficiently).
	       if ( $sheet_index >= 1 and $row >= 10 ) {
		   $workbook->ParseAbort(1);
		   return;
	       }

	       # Do something with the formatted cell value
	       print $cell->value(), "\n";

	   }

Decryption
       If a workbook is "protected" then Excel will encrypt the file whether a
       password is supplied or not. As of version 0.59 Spreadsheet::ParseExcel
       supports decrypting Excel workbooks using a default or user supplied
       password. However, only the following encryption scheme is supported:

	   Office 97/2000 Compatible encryption

       The following encryption methods are not supported:

	   Weak Encryption (XOR)
	   RC4, Microsoft Base Cryptographic Provider v1.0
	   RC4, Microsoft Base DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider
	   RC4, Microsoft DH SChannel Cryptographic Provider
	   RC4, Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider v1.0
	   RC4, Microsoft Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider
	   RC4, Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider
	   RC4, Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider
	   RC4, Microsoft Strong Cryptographic Provider

       See the following for more information on Excel encryption:
       http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office-2003-resource-kit/important-aspects-of-password-and-encryption-protection-HA001140311.aspx
       <http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office-2003-resource-kit/important-
       aspects-of-password-and-encryption-protection-HA001140311.aspx>.

KNOWN PROBLEMS
       ·   Issues reported by users:
	   http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Spreadsheet-ParseExcel
	   <http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Spreadsheet-
	   ParseExcel>

       ·   This module cannot read the values of formulas from files created
	   with Spreadsheet::WriteExcel unless the user specified the values
	   when creating the file (which is generally not the case). The
	   reason for this is that Spreadsheet::WriteExcel writes the formula
	   but not the formula result since it isn't in a position to
	   calculate arbitrary Excel formulas without access to Excel's
	   formula engine.

       ·   If Excel has date fields where the specified format is equal to the
	   system-default for the short-date locale, Excel does not store the
	   format, but defaults to an internal format which is system
	   dependent. In these cases ParseExcel uses the date format
	   'yyyy-mm-dd'.

REPORTING A BUG
       Bugs can be reported via rt.cpan.org. See the following for
       instructions on bug reporting for Spreadsheet::ParseExcel

       http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Spreadsheet-ParseExcel
       <http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Spreadsheet-
       ParseExcel>

SEE ALSO
       ·   xls2csv by Ken Prows
	   http://search.cpan.org/~ken/xls2csv-1.06/script/xls2csv
	   <http://search.cpan.org/~ken/xls2csv-1.06/script/xls2csv>.

       ·   xls2csv and xlscat by H.Merijn Brand (these utilities are part of
	   Spreadsheet::Read, see below).

       ·   excel2txt by Ken Youens-Clark,
	   <http://search.cpan.org/~kclark/excel2txt/excel2txt>. This is an
	   excellent example of an Excel filter using Spreadsheet::ParseExcel.
	   It can produce CSV, Tab delimited, Html, XML and Yaml.

       ·   XLSperl by Jon Allen
	   <http://search.cpan.org/~jonallen/XLSperl/bin/XLSperl>. This
	   application allows you to use Perl "one-liners" with Microsoft
	   Excel files.

       ·   Spreadsheet::XLSX
	   http://search.cpan.org/~dmow/Spreadsheet-XLSX/lib/Spreadsheet/XLSX.pm
	   <http://search.cpan.org/~dmow/Spreadsheet-
	   XLSX/lib/Spreadsheet/XLSX.pm> by Dmitry Ovsyanko. A module with a
	   similar interface to Spreadsheet::ParseExcel for parsing Excel 2007
	   XLSX OpenXML files.

       ·   Spreadsheet::Read
	   http://search.cpan.org/~hmbrand/Spreadsheet-Read/Read.pm
	   <http://search.cpan.org/~hmbrand/Spreadsheet-Read/Read.pm> by
	   H.Merijn Brand. A single interface for reading several different
	   spreadsheet formats.

       ·   Spreadsheet::WriteExcel
	   http://search.cpan.org/~jmcnamara/Spreadsheet-WriteExcel/lib/Spreadsheet/WriteExcel.pm
	   <http://search.cpan.org/~jmcnamara/Spreadsheet-
	   WriteExcel/lib/Spreadsheet/WriteExcel.pm>. A perl module for
	   creating new Excel files.

       ·   Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::SaveParser
	   http://search.cpan.org/~jmcnamara/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/SaveParser.pm
	   <http://search.cpan.org/~jmcnamara/Spreadsheet-
	   ParseExcel/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/SaveParser.pm>. This is a
	   combination of Spreadsheet::ParseExcel and Spreadsheet::WriteExcel
	   and it allows you to "rewrite" an Excel file. See the following
	   example
	   http://search.cpan.org/~jmcnamara/Spreadsheet-WriteExcel/lib/Spreadsheet/WriteExcel.pm#MODIFYING_AND_REWRITING_EXCEL_FILES
	   <http://search.cpan.org/~jmcnamara/Spreadsheet-
	   WriteExcel/lib/Spreadsheet/WriteExcel.pm#MODIFYING_AND_REWRITING_EXCEL_FILES>.
	   It is part of the Spreadsheet::ParseExcel distro.

       ·   Text::CSV_XS http://search.cpan.org/~hmbrand/Text-CSV_XS/CSV_XS.pm
	   <http://search.cpan.org/~hmbrand/Text-CSV_XS/CSV_XS.pm> by H.Merijn
	   Brand. A fast and rigorous module for reading and writing CSV data.
	   Don't consider rolling your own CSV handling, use this module
	   instead.

MAILING LIST
       There is a Google group for discussing and asking questions about
       Spreadsheet::ParseExcel. This is a good place to search to see if your
       question has been asked before:
       http://groups-beta.google.com/group/spreadsheet-parseexcel/
       <http://groups-beta.google.com/group/spreadsheet-parseexcel/>

DONATIONS
       If you'd care to donate to the Spreadsheet::ParseExcel project, you can
       do so via PayPal: <http://tinyurl.com/7ayes>

TODO
       ·   The current maintenance work is directed towards making the
	   documentation more useful, improving and simplifying the API, and
	   improving the maintainability of the code base. After that new
	   features will be added.

       ·   Fix open bugs and documentation for SaveParser.

       ·   Add Formula support, Hyperlink support, Named Range support.

       ·   Improve Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::SaveParser compatibility with
	   Spreadsheet::WriteExcel.

       ·   Improve Unicode and other encoding support. This will probably
	   require dropping support for perls prior to 5.8+.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
       From Kawai Takanori:

       First of all, I would like to acknowledge the following valuable
       programs and modules: XHTML, OLE::Storage and Spreadsheet::WriteExcel.

       In no particular order: Yamaji Haruna, Simamoto Takesi, Noguchi Harumi,
       Ikezawa Kazuhiro, Suwazono Shugo, Hirofumi Morisada, Michael Edwards,
       Kim Namusk, Slaven Rezic, Grant Stevens, H.Merijn Brand and many many
       people + Kawai Mikako.

       Alexey Mazurin added the decryption facility.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
       Because this software is licensed free of charge, there is no warranty
       for the software, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Except
       when otherwise stated in writing the copyright holders and/or other
       parties provide the software "as is" without warranty of any kind,
       either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied
       warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The
       entire risk as to the quality and performance of the software is with
       you. Should the software prove defective, you assume the cost of all
       necessary servicing, repair, or correction.

       In no event unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing
       will any copyright holder, or any other party who may modify and/or
       redistribute the software as permitted by the above licence, be liable
       to you for damages, including any general, special, incidental, or
       consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the
       software (including but not limited to loss of data or data being
       rendered inaccurate or losses sustained by you or third parties or a
       failure of the software to operate with any other software), even if
       such holder or other party has been advised of the possibility of such
       damages.

LICENSE
       Either the Perl Artistic Licence
       <http://dev.perl.org/licenses/artistic.html> or the GPL
       http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php
       <http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php>

AUTHOR
       Current maintainer 0.40+: John McNamara jmcnamara@cpan.org

       Maintainer 0.27-0.33: Gabor Szabo szabgab@cpan.org

       Original author: Kawai Takanori (Hippo2000) kwitknr@cpan.org

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (c) 2009-2011 John McNamara

       Copyright (c) 2006-2008 Gabor Szabo

       Copyright (c) 2000-2006 Kawai Takanori

       All rights reserved. This is free software. You may distribute under
       the terms of either the GNU General Public License or the Artistic
       License.

perl v5.14.2			  2011-04-06	    Spreadsheet::ParseExcel(3)
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