if ($table->cell($rownum, 0..2) =~ /\xa0/) {

##</code><code>##

my $cellStr = $table->cell($rownum, 0..2);

if ($cellStr =~ /\xa0/) {
    $cellStr =~ s/\xa0\d+/ /;
} else {
    $cellStr =~ s/\xa0//;
}

##</code><code>##

$_ = $table->cell($rownum, 0..2);

if (/\xa0/) {
    s/\xa0\d+/ /;
} else {
    s/\xa0//;
}