No OLE is required to use the library.
Spreadsheet is a combination/complete rewrite of the Spreadsheet::Excel Library by Daniel J. Berger and the ParseExcel Library by Hannes Wyss.
Spreadsheet can read, write and modify Spreadsheet Documents.
Here are some key features of "Spreadsheet":
· Supported outline (grouping) functions
· Significantly improved memory-efficiency when reading large Excel Files
· Limited Spreadsheet modification support
· Improved handling of String Encodings
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· The 'packed' encoding was different than 'data' and 'header' and both (data/header) had the same encoding forced on 'internal' method.