#die 1;

   ######################
   # File conversion: xls->txt
   #######################
      
local $SIG{ALRM} = sub { die("TIMED OUT") };
eval {
  alarm(10); #set our alarm 
  # sleep 5; # with this sleep, the alarm works. But with the code below it doesn't...
   
   if ( $extension eq "xls") { 
      
      my $infile = "../thissite/myuploads/$user/$systemname";
      my $outfile = "../thissite/myuploads/$user/inventory.txt";

      # Requesting extra modules:

      use Spreadsheet::ParseExcel;
      use Data::Dumper;

      # Openning the file dump

      open (DUMP, ">$outfile") || warn "Error opening file: $!\n";

      select DUMP;
      
      # Excel parsing

      my $prev_index  = -1;
      my $prev_row    = 0; 
      my $prev_col    = 0; 
      
      
      my $cell_handler = sub {  

          my $workbook    = $_[0];
          my $sheet_index = $_[1];
          my $row         = $_[2];
          my $col         = $_[3];
          my $cell        = $_[4];
   
          # Only process the first worksheet
             if ($sheet_index > 0) {
                 $workbook->ParseAbort(1);
                 return;
             }

          # Reset the col counter between rows
          $prev_col = 0 if $row != $prev_row;


          # Add tabs between fields and newlines between rows. Also pad
          # any missing rows or columns.
          #
          print "\n" for $prev_row +1 .. $row;
          print "\t" for $prev_col +1 .. $col;
   
          # Print the UNformatted value of the cell
          print $cell->{Val};
   
          # Keep track of where we are
          $prev_row   = $row;
          $prev_col   = $col;
       
      };
      

      my $parse_excel = new Spreadsheet::ParseExcel(CellHandler => $cell_handler,
                                              NotSetCell  => 1);
                                              
      my $workbook = $parse_excel->Parse("$infile");
      ############
      ############
      
alarm(0);
      
      close DUMP;
   
      select STDOUT;               
         
            
   }


};   

if ( $@ =~ /TIMED OUT/ ) {
     
     die "CONVERSION TIME EXCEEDED. FILE MAY BE CORRUPT!";
}

#die 2;
   

##</code><code>##

local $SIG{ALRM} = sub { die("TIMED OUT") };
eval {
  alarm(10); #set our alarm                                               
                                              
      my $workbook = $parse_excel->Parse("$infile");
      
alarm(0);
};