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I'd assume so eff_i_g. Without delving into the docs, is there a way to get rid of it if it's not fatal?

meh.
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Re^3: Excel to XML issue with Spreadsheet::ParseExcel
by eff_i_g (Curate) on Jan 17, 2007 at 23:11 UTC
    A Google search brings up a few results dealing with this very module. One from October suggests:
    # If the next tests give warnings like # Character in 'C' format wrapped in pack at # /usr/local/perl/5.8.8/lib/site_perl/5.8.8/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/ +FmtDefault.pm line 68 # Change C* to U* in line 68

      Fantastic, thanks for the research eff_i_g.

      meh.
      That warning is from my Spreadsheet::Read, which not only issues a warning, but also generates a patch to correct it. As said, the recent Spreadsheet::ParseExcel updates have fixed it already. BUT ...

      The new version 0.28 has several problems:
      * It is expecting Jcode and Unicode::Map to be installed as prerequisites unconditionally. Just for supporting Japanese.
      * It requires IO::Scalar for opening streams, which is not needed for all perl versions that have PerlIO.

      I have sent a patch to Gabor to fix both issues, but have no reply yet.
      Until then, I would suggest to install Spreadsheet::Read and apply the generated patch.