--- trunk/all2xml.pl	2005/02/28 10:01:34	679
+++ trunk/all2xml.pl	2006/04/13 19:35:19	726
@@ -795,7 +795,8 @@
 		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'";