Perl 'one-liners' are a great way to quickly search and manipulate data without writing a full blown script, but they only work if your data is in plain text. This talk will show how to extend the 'one-liner' concept to process Microsoft Excel documents just as easily as a text file.
The tools and sample code mentioned in the presentation can be downloaded from http://perl.jonallen.info/projects/xlstools.
Jon Allen - freelance Perl & Catalyst developer, web designer, and technical manager.
Available for contract work and consultancy.
Contact jj@jonallen.info.
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