import org.codehaus.groovy.scriptom.ActiveXProxy
import java.io.File;

// create a proxy for Excel
def xls = new ActiveXProxy("Excel.Application")
xls.Visible = false

Thread.sleep(1000)

// open a file
xls.WorkBooks.Open(new File("53Bites.xls").canonicalPath)

// get the workbooks object
def workbooks = xls.Workbooks
def workbook = xls.ActiveWorkBook

// select the active sheet
def sheet = workbook.ActiveSheet

def labelRow = "I"
def valueRow = "J"

for (i in 100..199) {
    def sl = sheet.Range(labelRow+i)
    def sv = sheet.Range(valueRow+i)
    label = sl.Value.value
    if (label != null && label.equalsIgnoreCase("Soup of the Day")) {
        println "Soup of the Day is: ${sv.Value.value}"
    }
}

// close the workbook without asking for saving the file
workbook.Close(false, null, false)
// quits excel
xls.Quit()