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in reply to Re^2: Perl 5.8.? and ParseExcel
in thread Perl 5.8.? and ParseExcel

Perl's implementation of unicode changed quite a lot between 5.6.x and 5.8.x. It is, so I read, very much improved in 5.8.x but with that improvement came the need for a few non-backwards compatible changes and some extra warnings it seems. I've yet done precious little with it.

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Re^4: Perl 5.8.? and ParseExcel
by sth (Priest) on Jul 20, 2004 at 20:39 UTC

    -Thanks for the replies BrowserUk. Right now I put in a hack until I can figure out or find an answer, 

     
    {
        local *STDERR;
        open(STDERR, '>/dev/null');
        $oBook = $oExcel->Parse($disclaimer) || die "Unable to parse $
+disclaimer";
    }

    [download]

    ..not the right solution, but it works for now.

    Thanks Again, sth

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      Pragmatic! You could also do: 

      {
    local $SIG{ __WARN__ } = sub{};
    $oBook = $oExcel->Parse($disclaimer) 
        || die "Unable to parse $disclaimer";
}

      [download]

      ps. Dropping a line to the module owner might be good too.

      Examine what is said, not who speaks.
      "Efficiency is intelligent laziness." -David Dunham
      "Think for yourself!" - Abigail
      "Memory, processor, disk in that order on the hardware side. Algorithm, algoritm, algorithm on the code side." - tachyon
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        {
    local $SIG{ __WARN__ } = sub{};
    $oBook = $oExcel->Parse($disclaimer)
        || die "Unable to parse $disclaimer";
}

        [download]

        ..thanks, I like this better. :-)

        ps. Dropping a line to the module owner might be good too.

        ...I was thinking that myself.

        Once again Thanks,

        sth

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