Hi monks, When i write the CGI output to an excel file by using the below code it works fine. 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use CGI;
use strict;

print <<test_header;
    Content-type: application/msexcel
    Content-Disposition: attachment; filename= test.xls
ID;PWXL;N;E
P;PGeneral
P;P0
P;P0.0
P;P0.00
test_header

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But when i write the above coding by inserting a line between the print statement and the content type as shown i get the file printed directly in the browser, not in the excel format. I don't know the reason for that. So Monks your valuable thoughts in the above. Thanks. 
print <<test_header;
    
    Content-type: application/msexcel
    Content-Disposition: attachment; filename= test.xls
ID;PWXL;N;E
P;PGeneral
P;P0
P;P0.0
P;P0.00
test_header

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