What's the best way to parse Excel file in Perl?

Question

What\'s the simplest way to parse an Excel file in Perl? Converting it to a text file would also work.

Answer 1

The 'best' way would ideally be to use a module from our beloved CPAN.

Whenever you have a problem Instantly ask: Why have I not checked CPAN yet?

Which module however I can't be certain, here is a list to get you started, try them, see what works.

• Spreadsheet::ParseExcel
• DBD::Excel
• XML::Excel
• File::Extract