This is a great link thanks. The code in the link is giving me a spot of difficulty when it comes to: 

$Excel->ActiveSheet->Pictures->Insert(<http://perlmonks.org/images/use
+rmonkpics/httptech.gif>);

#And now for a brief example using a Variant data type and it's method
+s. Update: Added other variant as per example in this node 
    

my $dt = Variant(VT_DATE, $Sheet->Range("a1")->{Value});  ## This is t
+he line that give me the ERROR

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where I get the error message: 

Win32::OLE(0.1701) error 0x80020005: "Type mismatch" at Perl_program.p
+l line 87

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In reply to Re^2: Win32::OLE - is it the best option? by Win
in thread Win32::OLE - is it the best option? by Win

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