Handling write protect xls

raj_monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

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Re: Handling write protect xls by Corion (Patriarch) on Jul 26, 2010 at 14:21 UTC
Reading the Spreadsheet::ParseExcel documentation says that it can't read/decrypt encrypted spreadsheets. So, you can't.	[reply]
Re^2: Handling write protect xls by raj_monk (Novice) on Jul 26, 2010 at 15:11 UTC
Is there any other module to achieve this task?	[reply]
Re^3: Handling write protect xls by ahmad (Hermit) on Jul 26, 2010 at 21:35 UTC
If you are running on windows, You might be able to do it by running MS Excel, and automate the process using a module like Win32::OLE You'll have to do the research yourself and put some effort to accomplish what you want.	[reply]
Re^4: Handling write protect xls by raj_monk (Novice) on Jul 27, 2010 at 08:53 UTC
Re^5: Handling write protect xls by marto (Cardinal) on Jul 27, 2010 at 09:12 UTC