Are you creating the Excel files on a Windows system? If so, it looks like Win32::OLE would be your best bet: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Reference/Products/ActivePerl-5.6/faq/Windo ws/ActivePerl-Winfaq12.html
You may need to read up on the Office object model, too. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/odeomg/html /deovrobjectmodelguide.asp?frame=true Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]