$sth= $dbh->prepare("select dedate,de,den,op,so,rep,customer,dealn,cco,ebv,fcost,fmarg,bookad,tir,swmaint,hwmaint,svsums,svcost,svmarg,floor from quote"); $sth->execute(); #capture output into array and variablize the results while ( my $aref = $sth->fetchrow_arrayref ) { my ($dedate,$de,$den,$op,$so,$rep,$customer,$dealn,$cco,$ebv,$fcost,$fmarg,$bookad,$tir,$swmaint,$hwmaint,$svsums,$svcost,$svmarg,$floor) = @$aref; #write data to spreadsheet row by row $worksheet->write_date_time($row+2, 0, $dedate,$aligncd); $worksheet->write_number($row+2, 1, $de,$alignc); $worksheet->write_number($row+2, 2, $den,$alignc); $worksheet->write_number($row+2, 3, $op,$alignc); $worksheet->write_number($row+2, 4, $so,$alignc); $worksheet->write_string($row+2, 5, $rep,$alignl); $worksheet->write_string($row+2, 6, $customer,$alignl); $worksheet->write_string($row+2, 7, $dealn,$alignl); $worksheet->write_number($row+2, 8, $cco,$alignld); $worksheet->write_number($row+2, 9, $ebv,$alignld); $worksheet->write_number($row+2, 10, $fcost,$alignld); $worksheet->write_formula($row+2, 12, '=1-(K.($row+2)/J.($row+2))'