#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use strict;
use Spreadsheet::ParseExcel;

my $parser = Spreadsheet::ParseExcel->new();
my $pWorkbook = $parser->Parse('ExcelName.xls');
my $pWorksheet = $pWorkbook->Worksheet('SheetName');

my $cell = $pWorksheet->Cell(35, 1);    #Cell(row, col), start with 0
my $meged = $cell->{'Merged'};

print defined($meged) ? "$meged\n" : "<undef>\n";