I am looking to parse a Password Protected Excel file. The password is known, and I can perform a similar function with VB, How can I do it with Perl?

Other Posts on this site show how to Open an Excel Object in with Perl using Win32 and required modules.
my $Book = $Excel->Workbooks->O­pen("test.xls");
Can you pass more than just filename during OLE open???

VB way to open an Excel Object
Xls = Workbooks.Open("test.xls", , , , "abc123")
where the empty variables represent data for Updating Links, Read Only, and Format.

Full VB Variables List
Workbooks.Open(TargetDoc, [UpdateLinks], [ReadOnly], Format], [Password], [WriteResPassword], IgnoreReadOnlyRecommended], [Origin], [Delimiter], [Editable], [Notify], [Converter], [AddToMru])
Similar for Word
thisDoc = Documents.Open(FileName, ConfirmConversions, ReadOnly, AddToRecentFiles, PasswordDocument, PasswordTemplate, Revert, WritePasswordDocument, WritePasswordTemplate, Format, Encoding, Visible)
where PasswordDocument is the password required to open the document

Has anyone tried this before or can I get some direction please.

Thanks

In reply to Opening Excel (OLE) with passwords by rr_kreitzer

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