diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/CachedObjectStorage/CacheBase.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/CachedObjectStorage/CacheBase.php
index 6dd6c1a5..c4b57817 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/CachedObjectStorage/CacheBase.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/CachedObjectStorage/CacheBase.php
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ abstract class PHPExcel_CachedObjectStorage_CacheBase {
 	public function getSortedCellList() {
 		$sortKeys = array();
 		foreach ($this->getCellList() as $coord) {
-			list($column,$row) = sscanf($coord,'%[A-Z]%d');
+			sscanf($coord,'%[A-Z]%d', $column, $row);
 			$sortKeys[sprintf('%09d%3s',$row,$column)] = $coord;
 		}
 		ksort($sortKeys);
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ abstract class PHPExcel_CachedObjectStorage_CacheBase {
 		$col = array('A' => '1A');
 		$row = array(1);
 		foreach ($this->getCellList() as $coord) {
-			list($c,$r) = sscanf($coord,'%[A-Z]%d');
+			sscanf($coord,'%[A-Z]%d', $c, $r);
 			$row[$r] = $r;
 			$col[$c] = strlen($c).$c;
 		}
@@ -221,13 +221,13 @@ abstract class PHPExcel_CachedObjectStorage_CacheBase {
 
 	public function getCurrentColumn()
 	{
-		list($column,$row) = sscanf($this->_currentObjectID, '%[A-Z]%d');
+		sscanf($this->_currentObjectID, '%[A-Z]%d', $column, $row);
 		return $column;
 	}
 
 	public function getCurrentRow()
 	{
-		list($column,$row) = sscanf($this->_currentObjectID, '%[A-Z]%d');
+		sscanf($this->_currentObjectID, '%[A-Z]%d', $column, $row);
 		return $row;
 	}
 
diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Calculation.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Calculation.php
index c98e50cb..93f77d74 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Calculation.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Calculation.php
@@ -3621,7 +3621,7 @@ class PHPExcel_Calculation {
 			$pRange = $pSheetName.'!'.$pRange;
 			if (!isset($aReferences[1])) {
 				//	Single cell in range
-				list($currentCol,$currentRow) = sscanf($aReferences[0],'%[A-Z]%d');
+				sscanf($aReferences[0],'%[A-Z]%d', $currentCol, $currentRow);
 				$cellValue = NULL;
 				if ($pSheet->cellExists($aReferences[0])) {
 					$returnValue[$currentRow][$currentCol] = $pSheet->getCell($aReferences[0])->getCalculatedValue($resetLog);
@@ -3632,7 +3632,7 @@ class PHPExcel_Calculation {
 				// Extract cell data for all cells in the range
 				foreach ($aReferences as $reference) {
 					// Extract range
-					list($currentCol,$currentRow) = sscanf($reference,'%[A-Z]%d');
+					sscanf($reference,'%[A-Z]%d', $currentCol, $currentRow);
 					$cellValue = NULL;
 					if ($pSheet->cellExists($reference)) {
 						$returnValue[$currentRow][$currentCol] = $pSheet->getCell($reference)->getCalculatedValue($resetLog);
diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php
index dbd7a822..27fb9147 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Cell.php
@@ -822,8 +822,8 @@ class PHPExcel_Cell
 
 				// Range...
 				list($rangeStart, $rangeEnd)	= $range;
-				list($startCol, $startRow)	= sscanf($rangeStart,'%[A-Z]%d');
-				list($endCol, $endRow)		= sscanf($rangeEnd,'%[A-Z]%d');
+				sscanf($rangeStart,'%[A-Z]%d', $startCol, $startRow);
+				sscanf($rangeEnd,'%[A-Z]%d', $endCol, $endRow);
 				$endCol++;
 
 				// Current data
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ class PHPExcel_Cell
 		//	Sort the result by column and row
 		$sortKeys = array();
 		foreach (array_unique($returnValue) as $coord) {
-			list($column,$row) = sscanf($coord,'%[A-Z]%d');
+			sscanf($coord,'%[A-Z]%d', $column, $row);
 			$sortKeys[sprintf('%3s%09d',$column,$row)] = $coord;
 		}
 		ksort($sortKeys);
diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/ReferenceHelper.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/ReferenceHelper.php
index 6f8c1d43..94f21b32 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/ReferenceHelper.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/ReferenceHelper.php
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ class PHPExcel_ReferenceHelper
 	 * @return  integer
 	 */
 	public static function cellSort($a, $b) {
-		list($ac,$ar) = sscanf($a,'%[A-Z]%d');
-		list($bc,$br) = sscanf($b,'%[A-Z]%d');
+		sscanf($a,'%[A-Z]%d', $ac, $ar);
+		sscanf($b,'%[A-Z]%d', $bc, $br);
 
 		if ($ar == $br) {
 			return strcasecmp(strlen($ac) . $ac, strlen($bc) . $bc);
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ class PHPExcel_ReferenceHelper
 	 * @return  integer
 	 */
 	public static function cellReverseSort($a, $b) {
-		list($ac,$ar) = sscanf($a,'%[A-Z]%d');
-		list($bc,$br) = sscanf($b,'%[A-Z]%d');
+		sscanf($a,'%[A-Z]%d', $ac, $ar);
+		sscanf($b,'%[A-Z]%d', $bc, $br);
 
 		if ($ar == $br) {
 			return 1 - strcasecmp(strlen($ac) . $ac, strlen($bc) . $bc);
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ class PHPExcel_ReferenceHelper
 			if ($pNumCols != 0) {
 				$autoFilterColumns = array_keys($autoFilter->getColumns());
 				if (count($autoFilterColumns) > 0) {
-					list($column,$row) = sscanf($pBefore,'%[A-Z]%d');
+					sscanf($pBefore,'%[A-Z]%d', $column, $row);
 					$columnIndex = PHPExcel_Cell::columnIndexFromString($column);
 					list($rangeStart,$rangeEnd) = PHPExcel_Cell::rangeBoundaries($autoFilterRange);
 					if ($columnIndex <= $rangeEnd[0]) {
diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet/AutoFilter.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet/AutoFilter.php
index c39bfbf8..ae05875e 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet/AutoFilter.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet/AutoFilter.php
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ class PHPExcel_Worksheet_AutoFilter
 							//	Date based
 							if ($dynamicRuleType{0} == 'M' || $dynamicRuleType{0} == 'Q') {
 								//	Month or Quarter
-								list($periodType,$period) = sscanf($dynamicRuleType,'%[A-Z]%d');
+								sscanf($dynamicRuleType,'%[A-Z]%d', $periodType, $period);
 								if ($periodType == 'M') {
 									$ruleValues = array($period);
 								} else {