use Spreadsheet::ParseExcel;
use Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::SaveParser;
use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel;

# Open an existing file with SaveParser
my $parser      = Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::SaveParser->new();
my $template    = $parser->Parse('MyExcel.xls');
my $worksheet   = $template->worksheet('Firstsheet');
my $chart       = $template->add_chart( type => 'line' );
$chart->add_series(
   categories => '=URV!$A$17:$A$442',
   values     => '=URV!$D$17:$D$442',
   name       => 'pended graph',
);

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This is what i tried... here i am opening an already existing excel sheet (MyExcel.xls) going to its first sheet (Firstsheet) and then adding a chart to it.... error: Can't call method "add_chart" on an undefined value at charts4.ps line 20 my perl version : This is perl 5, version 22, subversion 0 (v5.22.0) built for aix I am expecting a chart displayed with the existing data in the existing excel.. i know charts work when we use my $workbook = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new( 'chart_column.xls' );... but i dont want to create a new excel sheet.. i want - open my existing excelsheet and the add chart to this already existing excel sheet.. Thanks in advance!

In reply to Re^2: perl help by snemmal
in thread perl help by snemmal

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