For information, you can try perldoc Win32::OLE and Using Win32::OLE and Excel - Tips and Tricks (an excellent node, BTW).

Here's a small example that creates a new workbook, inserts some data and creates a chart on sheet1. Once you get the hang of using OLE, record a macro then generalize, like so (the recorded VBA macro is after __END__):

#!perl

use strict;
use warnings;
use Win32::OLE;
use Win32::OLE::Const "Microsoft Excel";

my $xls = Win32::OLE->new('Excel.Application');
$xls->Workbooks->Add();
$xls->{Visible} = -1;
$xls->Sheets("Sheet1")->Range('A1')->{Value} = 'Left';
$xls->Sheets("Sheet1")->Range('B1')->{Value} = 'Right';
for (2 .. 5) {
    $xls->Sheets("Sheet1")->Range("A$_")->{Value} = $_;
    $xls->Sheets("Sheet1")->Range("B$_")->{Value} = $_ * 2;
}

$xls->Charts->Add();
$xls->ActiveChart->SetSourceData({ 
              Source =>$xls->Sheets('Sheet1')->Range('A1:B5'), 
              PlotBy =>xlColumns,
         });
$xls->ActiveChart->Location({ Where => xlLocationAsObject, Name =>'She
+et1'});

__END__
Here is the macro I used
Sub Macro1()

    Charts.Add
    ActiveChart.SetSourceData Source:=Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:B5"),
+ PlotBy:= _
        xlRows
    ActiveChart.Location Where:=xlLocationAsObject, Name:="Sheet1"
    With ActiveChart
        .HasTitle = False
        .Axes(xlCategory, xlPrimary).HasTitle = False
        .Axes(xlValue, xlPrimary).HasTitle = False
    End With
End Sub

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Good luck...

In reply to Re: Excel graphing in perl by jsprat
in thread Excel graphing in perl by dimmesdale

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