You could try the Spreadsheet::WriteExcel module. The following is a simple CGI example: 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use strict;
use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel;

# Set the filename and send the content type
my $filename ="cgitest.xls";

print "Content-type: application/vnd.ms-excel\n";
# The Content-Disposition will generate a prompt to save the file. If 
+you want
# to stream the file to the browser, comment out the following line.
print "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$filename\n";
print "\n";

# Create a new workbook and add a worksheet. The special Perl filehand
+le "-"
# will redirect the output to STDOUT
#
my $workbook  = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new("-");
my $worksheet = $workbook->addworksheet();

# Write to the workbook
$worksheet->write(0, 0, "Hi Excel!");

[download]

There is also the Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::FromDB module which allows you to create Excel files directly from a DB query.

You will find some other suggestions about how to create Excel files here.

--
John.

In reply to Re: export a table to excel by jmcnamara
in thread export a table to excel by beginner_perl

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.