for(my $iR = $oWkS->{MinRow} ; defined $oWkS->{MaxRow} && $iR <= $oWkS->{MaxRow} ; $iR++) { for(my $iC = $oWkS->{MinCol} ; defined $oWkS->{MaxCol} && $iC <= $oWkS->{MaxCol} ; $iC++) { $oWkC = $oWkS->{Cells}[$iR][$iC]; print "( $iR , $iC ) =>", $oWkC->Value, "\n" if($oWkC); } } } # This helps make sure we're using the vars we mean to use use strict; # use DBI; # you'll need to add the dbi / oracle info? my $oldrow = 0; my @field_names = qw(fieldname_one fieldname_two fieldname_three); my (@fields,@values); # my $dbh = DBI->connect(...,...,...); # my $sth; open DATA, "< $oWkS" or die "$oWkS: $!\n";