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NAME

   Spreadsheet::WriteExcel - Write formatted text and numbers to a
   cross-platform Excel binary file.

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DESCRIPTION

   The Spreadsheet::WriteExcel module can be used to create a cross-
   platform Excel binary file. Multiple worksheets can be added to a
   workbook and formatting can be applied to cells. Text, numbers,
   formulas, hyperlinks and images can be written to the cells.

   TThe Excel file produced by this module is compatible with 97,
   2000, 2002 and 2003.

   The module will work on the majority of Windows, UNIX and
   Macintosh platforms. Generated files are also compatible with the
   spreadsheet applications Gnumeric and OpenOffice.org.

   This module cannot be used to read an Excel file. See
   Spreadsheet::ParseExcel or look at the main documentation for some
   suggestions. This module cannot be uses to write to an existing
   Excel file.

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SYNOPSIS

   To write a string, a formatted string, a number and a formula to
   the first worksheet in an Excel workbook called perl.xls:

       use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel;

       # Create a new Excel workbook
       my $workbook = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new("perl.xls");

       # Add a worksheet
       $worksheet = $workbook->add_worksheet();

       #  Add and define a format
       $format = $workbook->add_format(); # Add a format
       $format->set_bold();
       $format->set_color('red');
       $format->set_align('center');

       # Write a formatted and unformatted string.
       $col = $row = 0;
       $worksheet->write($row, $col, "Hi Excel!", $format);
       $worksheet->write(1,    $col, "Hi Excel!");

       # Write a number and a formula using A1 notation
       $worksheet->write('A3', 1.2345);
       $worksheet->write('A4', '=SIN(PI()/4)');

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REQUIREMENTS

   This module requires Perl 5.005 (or later), Parse::RecDescent
   and File::Temp:

   http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=Parse-RecDescent/
   http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=File-Temp/

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INSTALLATION

   See the INSTALL file for details.


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AUTHOR

   John McNamara ([email protected])

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