trickyq:

You might try a trivial example, and build upon it. Sometimes I find that helpful. For example, here's a quickie that will generate a simple spreadsheet:

#!/usr/bin/perl
use 5.14.0;
use warnings;
use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel;

my $WB = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new("FOO.xls");
my $WS = $WB->add_worksheet("FRED");

while (<DATA>) {
    my ($row, $col, $val) = split /,\s*/, $_;
    last if ! defined $col;
    $WS->write($row, $col, $val);
}

__DATA__
0, 0, Cell A1
3, 3, Cell D4
1, 1, apple
1, 2, banana

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...roboticus

When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.

In reply to Re: spreadsheet::WriteExcel and whos on first? by roboticus
in thread spreadsheet::WriteExcel and whos on first? by trickyq

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