problem in reading the columns from an xls file

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I am having a problem in reading the columns from an xls file.

Following is the code: workbook = Spreadsheet::ParseExcel.parse(params[:dump][:file])         worksheet = workbook.worksheet(0)

        skip=0         worksheet.each(skip) { |row|

        puts row.at(0)

        }

I am storing "Customer" in the first row first column. When I print, it is received as Customer (I mean a box in between each letter). Am i missing out anything in the code?

Please help.

Thanks in advance.

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row.at(0).to_s('latin1') has fixed the issue.