The following is a description of the example files that are provided with
Excel::Writer::XLSX. They are intended to demonstrate the different features
and options of the module.
Getting started
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a_simple.pl A simple demo of some of the features.
bug_report.pl A template for submitting bug reports.
demo.pl A demo of some of the available features.
formats.pl All the available formatting on several worksheets.
regions.pl A simple example of multiple worksheets.
stats.pl Basic formulas and functions.
Intermediate
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autofilter.pl Examples of worksheet autofilters.
array_formula.pl Examples of how to write array formulas.
cgi.pl A simple CGI program.
chart_area.pl A demo of area style charts.
chart_bar.pl A demo of bar (vertical histogram) style charts.
chart_column.pl A demo of column (histogram) style charts.
chart_line.pl A demo of line style charts.
chart_pie.pl A demo of pie style charts.
chart_doughnut.pl A demo of dougnut style charts.
chart_radar.pl A demo of radar style charts.
chart_scatter.pl A demo of scatter style charts.
chart_secondary_axis.pl A demo of a line chart with a secondary axis.
chart_combined.pl A demo of a combined column and line chart.
chart_pareto.pl A demo of a combined Pareto chart.
chart_stock.pl A demo of stock style charts.
chart_data_table.pl A demo of a chart with a data table on the axis.
chart_data_tools.pl A demo of charts with data highlighting options.
chart_clustered.pl A demo of a chart with a clustered axis.
chart_styles.pl A demo of the available chart styles.
chart_gauge.pl A demo of a gauge style chart.
colors.pl A demo of the colour palette and named colours.
comments1.pl Add comments to worksheet cells.
comments2.pl Add comments with advanced options.
conditional_format.pl Add conditional formats to a range of cells.
data_validate.pl An example of data validation and dropdown lists.
date_time.pl Write dates and times with write_date_time().
defined_name.pl Example of how to create defined names.
diag_border.pl A simple example of diagonal cell borders.
filehandle.pl Examples of working with filehandles.
headers.pl Examples of worksheet headers and footers.
hide_row_col.pl Example of hiding rows and columns.
hide_sheet.pl Simple example of hiding a worksheet.
hyperlink1.pl Shows how to create web hyperlinks.
hyperlink2.pl Examples of internal and external hyperlinks.
indent.pl An example of cell indentation.
macros.pl An example of adding macros from an existing file.
merge1.pl A simple example of cell merging.
merge2.pl A simple example of cell merging with formatting.
merge3.pl Add hyperlinks to merged cells.
merge4.pl An advanced example of merging with formatting.
merge5.pl An advanced example of merging with formatting.
merge6.pl An example of merging with Unicode strings.
mod_perl1.pl A simple mod_perl 1 program.
mod_perl2.pl A simple mod_perl 2 program.
outline.pl An example of outlines and grouping.
outline_collapsed.pl An example of collapsed outlines.
panes.pl An example of how to create panes.
properties.pl Add document properties to a workbook.
protection.pl Example of cell locking and formula hiding.
rich_strings.pl Example of strings with multiple formats.
right_to_left.pl Change default sheet direction to right to left.
sales.pl An example of a simple sales spreadsheet.
shape1.pl Insert shapes in worksheet.
shape2.pl Insert shapes in worksheet. With properties.
shape3.pl Insert shapes in worksheet. Scaled.
shape4.pl Insert shapes in worksheet. With modification.
shape5.pl Insert shapes in worksheet. With connections.
shape6.pl Insert shapes in worksheet. With connections.
shape7.pl Insert shapes in worksheet. One to many connections.
shape8.pl Insert shapes in worksheet. One to many connections.
shape_all.pl Demo of all the available shape and connector types.
sparklines1.pl Simple sparklines demo.
sparklines2.pl Sparklines demo showing formatting options.
stats_ext.pl Same as stats.pl with external references.
stocks.pl Demonstrates conditional formatting.
tab_colors.pl Example of how to set worksheet tab colours.
tables.pl Add Excel tables to a worksheet.
write_handler1.pl Example of extending the write() method. Step 1.
write_handler2.pl Example of extending the write() method. Step 2.
write_handler3.pl Example of extending the write() method. Step 3.
write_handler4.pl Example of extending the write() method. Step 4.
write_to_scalar.pl Example of writing an Excel file to a Perl scalar.
Unicode
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unicode_2022_jp.pl Japanese: ISO-2022-JP.
unicode_8859_11.pl Thai: ISO-8859_11.
unicode_8859_7.pl Greek: ISO-8859_7.
unicode_big5.pl Chinese: BIG5.
unicode_cp1251.pl Russian: CP1251.
unicode_cp1256.pl Arabic: CP1256.
unicode_cyrillic.pl Russian: Cyrillic.
unicode_koi8r.pl Russian: KOI8-R.
unicode_polish_utf8.pl Polish : UTF8.
unicode_shift_jis.pl Japanese: Shift JIS.