[Bioperl-l] Excel access

[Naran Hirani]

Andreas,

Thanks for your reply. Could you, or any one else on the list, perhaps recommend
a good
perl module that might be worth using?

I have searched CPAN and there simply are too many to know which one to go for,
hence this plead for a personal recommendation.

Many thanks
Naran

Andreas Matern wrote:

> http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-pexcel/
>
> The problem is of course knowing what is in the excel files to begin with...
>
> Generally, it's easier to save as tab delimited text and then grab the
> data you want...
>
> As for 'goodies' check out the bioperl tutorial:
> http://www.bioperl.org/Core/bptutorial.html
>
> and the course:
> http://www.pasteur.fr/recherche/unites/sis/formation/bioperl/
>
> They are a great start...
>
> -Andreas
>
> Naran Hirani wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there in bioperl that might help me extract data from an excel file?
> >
> > Also, what is the best way of finding out what goodies are hidden away
> > in the bioperl
> > treasure trove?
> >
> > TIA for your replies.
> > Naran
> >
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