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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: 93367
Status: resolved
Priority: 0/
Queue: Spreadsheet-ParseExcel

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Owner: Nobody in particular
Requestors: tlhackque [...] yahoo.com
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Bug Information
Severity: Important
Broken in: 0.59
Fixed in: 0.61



Subject: Hidden rows and column attributes aren't exposed
As others have reported, hidden rows and columns aren't reported to the user. The logic is almost there in S:P:E. Here is a workaround that exposes the hidden attribute. This is coded as a subclass of Spreadsheet::Parse::Excel; it should be incorporated more directly into the code. (It's trivial, but I don't want to fork the module.) Replace your new code to call Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Extended->new. Two new worksheet APIs result: is_row_hidden($row) and is_col_hidden($col) in scalar context, return true if the specified row/column is hidden. in array context, return an array [col 0 .. lastCol] of values. (The argument is ignored.) There is no guarantee that the package maintainer (when one is found) will provide the same API - but I hope (s)he will. package Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Extended; our @ISA = (qw/Spreadsheet::ParseExcel/); sub new { my $class = shift; $Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::ProcTbl{0x208} = \&_subRow; $Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::ProcTbl{0x7D} = \&_subColInfo; return $class->SUPER::new(@_); } sub _subRow { my ( $oBook, $bOp, $bLen, $sWk ) = @_; return undef unless ( defined $oBook->{_CurSheet} ); #0. Get Worksheet info (MaxRow, MaxCol, MinRow, MinCol) my ( $iR, $iSc, $iEc, $iHght, $undef1, $undef2, $iGr, $iXf ) = unpack( "v8", $sWk ); if ( $iGr & 0x20 ) { $oBook->{Worksheet}[ $oBook->{_CurSheet} ]->{RowHidden}[$iR] = 1; } Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::_subRow(@_); } sub _subColInfo { my ( $oBook, $bOp, $bLen, $sWk ) = @_; return undef unless defined $oBook->{_CurSheet}; my ( $iSc, $iEc, $iW, $iXF, $iGr ) = unpack( "v5", $sWk ); for ( my $i = $iSc ; $i <= $iEc ; $i++ ) { if ( $iGr & 0x01 ) { $oBook->{Worksheet}[ $oBook->{_CurSheet} ]->{ColHidden}[$i] = 1; } } Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::_subColInfo(@_); } package Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Worksheet; =head2 is_row_hidden($row) In scalar context, return true if $row is hidden In array context, return an array whose elements are true if the corresponding row is hidden. =cut sub is_row_hidden { my $worksheet = shift; my ($row) = @_; unless ( $worksheet->{RowHidden} ) { return () if (wantarray); return 0; } return @{ $worksheet->{RowHidden} } if (wantarray); return $worksheet->{RowHidden}[$row]; } =head2 is_col_hidden($col) In scalar context, return true if $col is hidden In array context, return an array whose elements are true if the corresponding column is hidden. =cut sub is_col_hidden { my $worksheet = shift; my ($col) = @_; unless ( $worksheet->{ColHidden} ) { return () if (wantarray); return 0; } return @{ $worksheet->{ColHidden} } if (wantarray); return $worksheet->{ColHidden}[$col]; }
Fixed in 0.61