C:\Documents and Settings\dln1\My Documents\White Papers\AANC>type test2.pl
use strict;
use Win32::OLE qw(in with);
use Win32::OLE::Const 'Microsoft Excel';

$Win32::OLE::Warn = 3; # Die on Errors.

my $excelfile = 'C:\tmp\Book1.xls';

# VERIFY EXISTENCE
print "LISTING $excelfile\n";
print `dir $excelfile`;

my $Excel = Win32::OLE->GetActiveObject('Excel.Application')
        || Win32::OLE->new('Excel.Application', 'Quit')
            || die Win32::OLE->LastError();

   $Excel->{DisplayAlerts}=0;

#my $Book = $Excel->Workbooks->Open($excelfile) or die
my $Book = $Excel->Workbooks->Add() or die Win32::OLE->LastError();

Win32::OLE->LastError();

print Win32::OLE->LastError();