my $excel_file = $cfg -> val($database, 'excel_file') || die "$database doesn't have 'excel_file' defined!";
my $sheet = x($config->{sheet}) || die "no sheet in $type.xml";
- my $start_row = x($config->{start_row}) - 1 || die "no start_row in $type.xml";
+ my $start_row = x($config->{start_row}) || die "no start_row in $type.xml";
+ $start_row--;
my $oBook = Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Workbook->Parse($excel_file) || die "can't open Excel file '$excel_file'";