My Fellow Monks,

I am trying to read an Excel file and insert it into a worksheet in another Excel file. I can read the data and the formats and insert them correctly. I am using Spreadsheet::ParseExcel to get the data and format. I am using Spreadsheet::WriteExcel to insert it into a new Excel file (along with data from several other sources).

Can someone please enlighten me as to how to get the numeric format of a cell with Spreadsheet::ParseExcel?

I can see what type of cell it is by using:

my $cell = $worksheet->{Cells}[$row][$col];
my $cell_type = $cell->{Type};

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(Which is 'Text', 'Numeric' or 'Date' BTW)

I can get the value before or after it is formatted with:

my $val = $cell->{Val};
my $value = $cell->{Value};

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I can retrieve the cell format information (which has nothing to do with the numeric format) by using:
my %format = $cell->{Format};

Am I missing something important? Obviously I am or I would not have to ask...

If all else fails I can always just use the already formatted value...

In reply to Spreadsheet::ParseExcel Numeric Format Woes by Mr. Muskrat

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