Function is deprecated

```
1) Deprecated: Function split() is deprecated in excel_reader2.php on line 844
-- "$parts = split(";",$format);" change in "$parts = explode(";",$format);"

2) Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in
excel_reader2.php on line 916
-- "$this->_ole =& new OLERead();" change in "$this->_ole = new OLERead();"

```

Original issue reported on code.google.com by `marc...@gmail.com` on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:27

Attachments:
- [excel_reader2.php](https://storage.googleapis.com/google-code-attachments/php-excel-reader/issue-167/comment-0/excel_reader2.php)

Open excel_reader2.php at lines 844 and 916 and review the two deprecated statements identified in the issue. Update those statements as specified, then verify that the file no longer produces these deprecation warnings.】【。

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