If that is your primary goal, have you ever considered Spreadsheet::Read? It is a wrapper over the most common used Spreadsheet read/parse modules, including Spreadsheet::ParseExcel, and comes with a nice utility called xlscat, which can convert any selection from your spreadsheet to CSV using Text::CSV_XS. It also accepts .ods, .sxc, .csv, and .xlsx if the corresponding parsers are installed.

$ xlscat --help
usage: xlscat [-s <sep>] [-L] [-n] [-A] [-u] [ Selection ] file.xls
              [-c | -m]                 [-u] [ Selection ] file.xls
               -i                            [ -S sheets ] file.xls
    Generic options:
       -v[#]       Set verbose level (xlscat)
       -d[#]       Set debug   level (Spreadsheet::Read)
       -u          Use unformatted values
       --noclip    Do not strip empty sheets and
                   trailing empty rows and columns
        -e <enc>    Set encoding for input and output
        -b <enc>    Set encoding for input
        -a <enc>    Set encoding for output
    Input CSV:
       --in-sep=c  Set input sep_char for CSV
    Input XLS:
       --dtfmt=fmt Specify the default date format to replace 'm-d-yy'
                   the default replacement is 'yyyy-mm-dd'
    Output Text (default):
       -s <sep>    Use separator <sep>. Default '|', \n allowed
       -L          Line up the columns
       -n          Number lines (prefix with column number)
       -A          Show field attributes in ANSI escapes
    Output Index only:
       -i          Show sheet names and size only
    Output CSV:
       -c          Output CSV, separator = ','
       -m          Output CSV, separator = ';'
    Output HTML:
       -H          Output HTML
    Selection:
       -S <sheets> Only print sheets <sheets>. 'all' is a valid set
                   Default only prints the first sheet
       -R <rows>   Only print rows    <rows>. Default is 'all'
       -C <cols>   Only print columns <cols>. Default is 'all'
       -F <flds>   Only fields <flds> e.g. -FA3,B16

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Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn

In reply to Re^2: Got positive experince with excel modules ? by Tux
in thread Got positive experince with excel modules ? by palkia

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