You can create perl code for Spreadsheet::WriteExcel that creates everything that your template has (note: the 'record a macro in excel and translate the vb to perl' method might be useful here), and make that code re-usable and just call it each time .. 
    sub addMyHeadersEtc {
      my $workbook = shift or die;
      my $worksheet = $workbook->add_worksheet('foo');
      $worksheet->write(0, 0, "STANDARD TITLE");
    }

    my $workbook  = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new('filename.xls');  # c
+reate a new file
    addMyHeadersEtc( $workbook );     # add all your standard stuff
    
    # now add all the custom stuff ...
    my $worksheet = $workbook->sheets()[0];
    $worksheet->write(5, 0, "Hi Excel!");

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In reply to Re: write over existing Excel file by davidrw
in thread write over existing Excel file by Anonymous Monk

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