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in reply to Re: Problems with Microsft's new Office 'XML'
in thread Problems with Microsft's new Office 'XML'

You are referencing the "xls" file which is still binary. Change your filename to "spreadsheet.xml" and save the file as xml.

OK. This is meant to be an automated process, removing the human interaction - how do I do this with Perl?