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Spreadsheet-WriteExcel-2.01
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Changes for version 2.01

  • This version is a MAJOR revs ion to Spreadsheet::WriteExcel. The format of the Excel file that it produces has been updated from Excel 5 to Excel 97. This allows support for long, 32k character strings and Unicode.
  • DUE TO THE MAJOR INTERNAL CHANGES IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU TEST THIS UPGRADE FULLY BEFORE DEPLOYING IT.
  • Also note that this version can be 1.5 to 2 times slower than previous versions and the write_comment() method has been temporarily removed. These issues will be fixed in later releases.
  • Changed the default Excel format to Excel 97.
  • Added support for strings up to 32767 character.
  • Added support for Unicode strings.
  • Improved speed in relation to pre-release versions. However, it is still slower than the 1.xx versions.
  • Improved OpenOffice support.
  • Added more examples: diag_border.pl, indent.pl, unicode.pl, unicode_japan.pl, unicode_list.pl
  • Changed the distro dir structure.
  • Temporarily removed write_comment() support since the Excel 5 version isn't compatible with Excel 97+.

Modules

Spreadsheet::WriteExcel
Write to a cross-platform Excel binary file.
Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::BIFFwriter
An abstract base class for Excel workbooks and worksheets.
Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::Big
A class for creating Excel files > 7MB.
Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::Format
A class for defining Excel formatting.
Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::Formula
A class for generating Excel formulas
Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::OLEwriter
A writer class to store BIFF data in a OLE compound storage file.
Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::Utility
Helper functions for Spreadsheet::WriteExcel.
Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::Workbook
A writer class for Excel Workbooks.
Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::WorkbookBig
A writer class for Excel Workbooks > 7MB.
Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::Worksheet
A writer class for Excel Worksheets.

Examples

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