import pandas as pd

def read_excel(file_path):
    try:
        return pd.read_excel(file_path).to_dict(orient="records")
    except Exception:
        return []

def write_excel(file_path, data):
    try:
        pd.DataFrame(data).to_excel(file_path, index=False)
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error writing to {file_path}: {e}")