Regarding Spreadsheet::ParseExcel, if you have a choice between this PM and doing it in Excel manually or with VB, go with the latter. Spreadsheet::ParseExcel is bit unweildly, slow and a memory hog in my experience. If using VB is not your thing and you're on Windows box, then definitely try Win32:OLE...a much cleaner interface than Spreadsheet::ParseExcel...just my humble two cents...I agree though that it may be best to do it via Excel/VB. pc