DBD::Excel (was: Re: [ic] Help shop doesnt't work this morning :()

[Stefan Hornburg Racke]

mheins@redhat.com writes:

[...]

> > > 
> > > Also, if you have the Spreadsheet::ParseExcel and Spreadsheet::WriteExcel
> > > modules installed, you can export/import XLS files directly. (Remember
> > > to make the sheet name the table name, as is done on export.)
> > 
> > Yeah, and AFAIK there are DBI modules out for XLS files :-;
> > 
> 
> Yes, it even works with Interchange, but it is read-only. Same for
> DBD::Xbase.

Hm, why ? I remember a Debian package libdbd-excel-perl, which depends
on libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl _and_ libspreadsheet-writeexcel-perl,
though the software is declared as alpha.

Ciao
        Racke

-- 
Racke happily hacks Interchange and maintains Debian packages like Courier.

For projects and other business stuff please refer to COBOLT NetServices
(URL: http://www.cobolt.net; Email: info@cobolt.net; Phone: 0041-1-3884400)