Hi monks,

I've been trying to get the Spreadsheet::WriteExcel write method working for a while without success. I've read *some* of the perldoc, esp:
"So for those of you who prefer to assemble Ikea furniture first and then read the instructions, here are three easy steps:

1. Create a new Excel *workbook* (i.e. file) using "new()".
2. Add a *worksheet* to the new workbook using "add_worksheet()".
3. Write to the worksheet using "write()".

Like this: 

use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel;
my $workbook = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new("perl.xls");$worksheet   =
+ $workbook->add_worksheet();$worksheet->write('A1', "Hi Excel!");
"

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I always get the error "No such file or directory"
perl.xls gets created, but thats it.
I tried this code for degugging:

use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel;
use strict;

print "Spreadsheet::WriteExcel VERSION $Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::VERSI
+ON\n";

unlink("perl.xls");
my $workbook = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new("perl.xls") or
  die "failed to create new workbook: $!";
my $worksheet   = $workbook->add_worksheet() or
  die "failed to create new worksheet: $!";
my $status;
eval {
  $status = $worksheet->write('A1', "Hi Excel!") or die $!
};
print "write failed: $@ with status $status\n" if $@;

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and get: 

Spreadsheet::WriteExcel VERSION 2.10
write failed: No such file or directory at worksheet.pl line 11.
  with status 0"

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Any pointers would be appreciated.... I have also read a fair bit more of the perldoc, but can't find anything.

Cheers Tony

I'm using
v5.8.4 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread

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In reply to Spreadsheet::WriteExcel write failure by adolpht

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