# ParseExcel 0.4.0 released

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/parseexcel-0-4-0-released/53899>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 16, 2006, 11:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/parseexcel-0-4-0-released/53899 "2006-02-16T11:01:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 11:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/parseexcel-0-4-0-released/53899/1 "2006-02-16T11:01:58Z")

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Hello everyone

ParseExcel has been taught how to handle various String-Encodings:  
ParseExcel::Cell#to\_s takes an optional argument and  
transparently converts its contents to this.

Thanks to Xavier N. for his Bugreport!

By the way - should this rather be implemented as

- to\_s
- to\_str
- convert  
What do people think?

[http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/parseexcel/](http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/parseexcel/)  
[http://scm.ywesee.com/?p=parseexcel](http://scm.ywesee.com/?p=parseexcel)  
[http://download.ywesee.com/parseexcel/](http://download.ywesee.com/parseexcel/)  
[http://doc.ywesee.com/parseexcel/](http://doc.ywesee.com/parseexcel/)

Cheers  
Hannes