NAME
Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::FromDB - Convert a database table to an Excel spreadsheet
SYNOPSIS
use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::FromDB;
my $dbh = DBI->connect(...);
my $ss = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::FromDB->read($dbh, $table_name);
$ss->ignore_columns(qw/foo bar/);
# or
$ss->include_columns(qw/foo bar/);
$ss->restrict_rows('age > 10');
print $ss->as_xls;
# or
$ss->write_xls('spreadsheet.xls');DESCRIPTION
This module exports a database table as an Excel Spreadsheet.
The data is not returned in any particular order, as it is a simple task to perform this in Excel. However, you may choose to ignore certain columns, using the 'ignore_columns' method.
METHODS
read
Creates a spreadsheet object from a database handle and a table name.
dbh / table
Accessor / mutator methods for the database handle and table name.
restrict_rows
$ss->restrict_rows('age > 10');An optional 'WHERE' clause for restricting the rows returned from the database.
ignore_columns
$ss->ignore_columns(qw/foo bar/);Output all columns, except these ones, to the spreadsheet.
include_columns
$ss->include_columns(qw/foo bar/);Only include these columns into the spreadsheet.
as_xls
print $ss->as_xls;Return the table as an Excel spreadsheet.
write_xls
$ss->write_xls('spreadsheet.xls');Write the table to a spreadsheet with the given filename.
BUGS
Dates are handled as strings, rather than dates.
AUTHOR
Tony Bowden
BUGS and QUERIES
Please direct all correspondence regarding this module to: bug-Spreadsheet-WriteExcel-Simple@rt.cpan.org
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2001-2005 Tony Bowden.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the GNU General Public License; either version 2 of the License,
or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.SEE ALSO
Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::Simple. Spreadsheet::WriteExcel. DBI