---
name: "Data::TableReader::Decoder::XLS"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdata-tablereader-perl"
version: "0.021-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Data::TableReader::Decoder::XLS"
---

# Data::TableReader::Decoder::XLS(3pm)

Access sheets/rows of a Microsoft Excel '97 workbook

## NAME

Data::TableReader::Decoder::XLS - Access sheets/rows of a Microsoft Excel '97 workbook

## VERSION

version 0.021

## DESCRIPTION

See Data::TableReader::Decoder::Spreadsheet. This subclass simply parses the input using an instance of Spreadsheet::ParseExcel.

## CLASS METHODS

### default\_xls\_module

Initializes `@Data::TableReader::Decoder::XLS::default_xls_module` to the first available module in the list of `@Data::TableReader::Decoder::XLS::xls_probe_modules` and returns the cached value every time afterward.

Those variables can be modified as needed, if you have other XLS modules available.

## AUTHOR

Michael Conrad \<mike@nrdvana.net\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2024 by Michael Conrad.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.