I have being doing it in sybase using perl.

use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel;
use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::Worksheet;
use Sybase:Blib;

my @results;


my $sql = "select *"
my $dbh = Sybase:Blib->new($user , $passwd , $server);
if (defined $dbh)
{
@results = $dbh->nsql($sql , "HASH");
}
else
{
print "No DB Connection found for $server";
}

my $ebook = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new(file);
my $esheet = $ebook->addworksheet($title);
my $format = $ebook->addformat();
my $formatheader = $ebook->addformat();
my $formatcolumn = $ebook->addformat();

$formatheader->set_size(20);
$formatheader->set_font('Verdana');
$formatheader->set_color('brown');
$formatheader->set_align('center');
$formatheader->set_bold();
$formatheader->set_merge();


$formatcolumn->set_size(10);
$formatcolumn->set_font('Verdana');
$formatcolumn->set_color('navy');
$formatcolumn->set_align('center');
$formatcolumn->set_bold();
$formatcolumn->set_italic();

$format->set_color('black');
$format->set_font('Verdana');
$format->set_align('center');

$esheet->write_blank(0,0,$formatheader);
$esheet->write_blank(0,1,$formatheader);
$esheet->write_blank(0,2,$formatheader);
$esheet->write_blank(0,3,$formatheader);
$esheet->set_column(0, 2, 25,$formatheader);


$esheet->set_column(2, 0, 25,$formatcolumn);
$esheet->set_column(2, 1, 25,$formatcolumn);
$esheet->set_column(2, 2, 25,$formatcolumn);
$esheet->set_column(2, 3, 25,$formatcolumn);
$esheet->set_column(2, 4, 25,$formatcolumn);


my $o = 0;
foreach my $values (@results)
{
$esheet->set_column(3,$o, 25,$format);
$esheet->write($i,0,"$values->{'Branches_ShortName'}",$format);
$esheet->write($i,1,"$values->{'Portfolios_ShortName'}",$format);
$esheet->write($i,2,"$values->{'Portfolios_Name'}",$format);
$esheet->write($i,3,"$values->{'Folders_ShortName'}",$format);
$esheet->write($i,4,"$values->{'Folders_Name'}",$format);
$i++;
$o++;
}

$ebook->close();