# Problem with parsing excel file using spreadsheet

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-parsing-excel-file-using-spreadsheet/173170>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 4, 2009, 10:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-parsing-excel-file-using-spreadsheet/173170 "2009-08-04T10:30:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![anu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@anu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anu)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 10:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-parsing-excel-file-using-spreadsheet/173170/1 "2009-08-04T10:30:08Z")

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Hi,

I am using ruby ruby 1.8.6 and spreadsheet (0.6.4).  
I am trying to oarse an excel file.  
My code is like :

```
require 'rubygems'
require 'spreadsheet'
require 'parseexcel'
equire 'parseexcel/parseexcel'
require 'parseexcel/parser'

  workbook =

```

Spreadsheet::ParseExcel.parse(“public/downloads/test.xls”)  
worksheet = workbook.worksheet(0)

```
    worksheet.each { |row|
            puts row.at(0).to_s

    }

```

But it prints ‘nil’. I have data in my excel file.

Could you please help me?

Thanks,  
Anu