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If you are reporting a bug in Spreadsheet::ParseExcel here are some pointers

1) State the issues as clearly and as concisely as possible. A simple program or Excel test file (see below) will often explain the issue better than a lot of text.

2) Provide information on your system, version of perl and module versions. The following program will generate everything that is required. Put this information in your bug report.

    #!/usr/bin/perl -w

    print "\n    Perl version   : $]";
    print "\n    OS name        : $^O";
    print "\n    Module versions: (not all are required)\n";

    my @modules = qw(
                      Spreadsheet::ParseExcel
                      Scalar::Util
                      Unicode::Map
                      Spreadsheet::WriteExcel
                      Parse::RecDescent
                      File::Temp
                      OLE::Storage_Lite
                      IO::Stringy
                    );

    for my $module (@modules) {
        my $version;
        eval "require $module";

        if (not $@) {
            $version = $module->VERSION;
            $version = '(unknown)' if not defined $version;
        }
        else {
            $version = '(not installed)';
        }

        printf "%21s%-24s\t%s\n", "", $module, $version;
    }

    __END__

3) Upgrade to the latest version of Spreadsheet::ParseExcel (or at least test on a system with an upgraded version). The issue you are reporting may already have been fixed.

4) Create a small example program that demonstrates your problem. The program should be as small as possible. A few lines of codes are worth tens of lines of text when trying to describe a bug.

5) Supply an Excel file that demonstrates the problem. This is very important. If the file is big, or contains confidential information, try to reduce it down to the smallest Excel file that represents the issue. If you don't wish to post a file here then send it to me directly: jmcnamara@cpan.org

6) Say if the test file was created by Excel, OpenOffice, Gnumeric or something else. Say which version of that application you used.

7) If you are submitting a patch you should check with the maintainer whether the issue has already been patched or if a fix is in the works. Patches should be accompanied by test cases.

Asking a question

If you would like to ask a more general question there is the Spreadsheet::ParseExcel Google Group.

Report information
The Basics
Id: 14522
Status: resolved
Worked: 20 min
Priority: 0/
Queue: Spreadsheet-ParseExcel

People
Owner: Nobody in particular
Requestors: rasangermano [...] comcast.net
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Bug Information
Severity: Normal
Broken in: (no value)
Fixed in: (no value)



Subject: Margins <= 1 results in divide error
- Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.2603 > Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::SaveParser - ActiveState Perl v5.8.6 - Windows XP Professional SP2 - Original spreadsheet create with Excel 2003 SP1 Ran the first sample piece of code supplied under 'Synopsis' dection of the module doc: #1. Write an Excel file with previous data I noticed that for any margins set to 1.0 inches or less in the orginal document I would recieve the following errors: Use of uninitialized value in division (/) at C:/Perl/site/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/SaveParser.pm line 147. Use of uninitialized value in division (/) at C:/Perl/site/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/SaveParser.pm line 148. Use of uninitialized value in division (/) at C:/Perl/site/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/SaveParser.pm line 150. In the case of the above errors I had the following margins set: top = 1.25 bottom = 1.0 left & right = 0.75 It correlates with the SaveParser.pm code, the following are lines 147-150, note that 149 did not give an error: $oWrS->set_margin_left($oWkS->{LeftMergin} / 2.55); $oWrS->set_margin_right($oWkS->{RightMergin} / 2.55); $oWrS->set_margin_top($oWkS->{TopMergin} / 2.55); $oWrS->set_margin_bottom($oWkS->{BottomMergin} / 2.55); Once I changed the margins of the original document, via Excel, to > 1.0 inches, I was able to run the Spreadsheet-ParseExcel module and create a new spreadsheet without error. This isn't a big issue but could save others time if documented. Thanks for any help
Fixed in version 0.41. John. --