

The following is a description of the example files that are provided
with Spreadsheet::WriteExcel. They are intended to demonstrate the
different features and options of the module.


Getting started
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simple.pl           An example of some of the basic features.
regions.pl          Demonstrates multiple worksheets.
stats.pl            Basic formulas and functions.
formats.pl          Creates a demo of the available formatting.


Advanced
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stocks.pl           Demonstrates conditional formatting.
chess.pl            An example of formatting using properties.
stats_ext.pl        Same as stats.pl with external references.
cgi.pl              A simple CGI program.
mod_perl.pl         A simple mod_perl program.
hyperlink.pl        Shows how to create hyperlinks.
merge1.pl           A simple example of cell merging.
merge2.pl           A more advanced example of cell merging.
merge3.pl           Merge hyperlinks and merge vertically.
textwrap.pl         Demonstrates text wrapping options.
panes.pl            An examples of how to create panes.
copyformat.pl       Example of copying a cell format.
win32ole.pl         A sample Win32::OLE example for comparison.
easter_egg.pl       Expose the Excel97 flight simulator. A must see.


Utility
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convertA1.pl        Helper functions for dealing with A1 notation.
lecxe.pl            Convert Excel to WriteExcel using Win32::OLE.
csv2xls.pl          Program to convert a CSV file to an Excel file.
tab2xls.pl          Program to convert a tab separated file to xls.
datecalc1.pl        Convert Unix/Perl time to Excel time.
datecalc2.pl        Calculate an Excel date using Date::Calc.
writemany.pl        Write an 2d array of values in one go.


Developer
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function_locale.pl  Add non-English function names to Formula.pm.
filehandle.pl       Examples of working with filehandles.
writeA1.pl          Example of how to extend the module.
comments.pl         Add cell comments to Excel 5 worksheets.
bigfile.pl          Write past the 7MB limit with OLE::Storage_Lite.



