I would recommend moving all of it into perl. Having the usability/reliability/stability dependant on too many things may cause problems. I have done exactly what you are talking about using Win32::OLE It's not hard. Since it seems you know the VB/Excel macro syntax, you should have less trouble than most in translating this code into perl.

Here is a small example of the syntax translated to perl

#!/perl -w

use strict;
use Win32::OLE;
my $path = "C:\\TEST_EXCEL";

my $excel = new Win32::OLE('Excel.Application');

my $workbook = $excel->Workbooks->Open($path."\\Book1.xls");

$workbook->Worksheets->Add();

$workbook->Save();

$excel->Quit();

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Check the Object Browser in the VB Macro Editor, to see the methods and properties available to each object.

Grygonos

In reply to Re: Question about Win32::OLE and Excel by Grygonos
in thread Question about Win32::OLE and Excel by Streen

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