NAME
    Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Simple - A simple interface to Excel data

SYNOPSIS
      my $xls = Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Simple->read('spreadsheet.xls');
      foreach my $sheet ($xls->sheets) {
         while ($sheet->has_data) {  
             my @data = $sheet->next_row;
         }
      }

DESCRIPTION
    This provides an abstraction to the Spreadsheet::ParseExcel module for
    simple reading of values.

    You simply loop over the sheets, and fetch rows to arrays.

    For anything more complex, you probably want to use
    Spreadsheet::ParseExcel directly.

BOOK METHODS
  read
      my $xls = Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Simple->read('spreadsheet.xls');

    This opens the spreadsheet specified for you. Returns undef if we cannot
    read the book.

  sheets
      @sheets = $xls->sheets;

    Each spreadsheet can contain one or more worksheets. This fetches them
    all back. You can then iterate over them, or jump straight to the one
    you wish to play with.

  book
            my $book = $xls->book;

    The Spreadsheet::ParseExcel object we are working with. You can use this
    if you need to manipulate it in ways that this interface doesn't allow.

SHEET METHODS
    These methods can be called on each sheet returned from $xls->sheets:

  has_data
      if ($sheet->has_data) { ... }

    This lets us know if there are more rows in this sheet that we haven't
    read yet. This allows us to differentiate between an empty row, and the
    end of the sheet.

  next_row
      my @data = $sheet->next_row;

    Fetch the next row of data back.

  sheet
            my $obj = $sheet->sheet;

    The underlying Spreadsheet::ParseExcel object for the worksheet. You can
    use this if you need to manipulate it in ways that this interface
    doesn't allow (e.g. asking it for the sheet's name).

AUTHOR
    Tony Bowden

BUGS and QUERIES
    Please direct all correspondence regarding this module to:
    bug-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-Simple@rt.cpan.org

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
      Copyright (C) 2001-2005 Tony Bowden.

      This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
      the terms of the GNU General Public License; either version 2 of the License,
      or (at your option) any later version.

      This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
      ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
      FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
    Spreadsheet::ParseExcel.