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
===============
bug_report.pl           A template for submitting bug reports.
demo.pl                 Creates a demo of some of the features.
formats.pl              Creates a demo of the available formatting.
regions.pl              Demonstrates multiple worksheets.
simple.pl               An example of some of the basic features.
stats.pl                Basic formulas and functions.

Advanced
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autofilter.pl           Examples of worksheet autofilters.
autofit.pl              Simulate Excel's autofit for column widths.
bigfile.pl              Write past the 7MB limit with OLE::Storage_Lite.
cgi.pl                  A simple CGI program.
chess.pl                An example of formatting using properties.
colors.pl               Demo of the colour palette and named colours.
comments1.pl            Add comments to worksheet cells.
comments2.pl            Add comments with advanced options.
copyformat.pl           Example of copying a cell format.
data_validate.pl        An example of data validation and dropdown lists.
diag_border.pl          A simple example of diagonal cell borders.
easter_egg.pl           Expose the Excel97 flight simulator. A must see.
filehandle.pl           Examples of working with filehandles.
formula_result.pl       Formulas with user specified results.
headers.pl              Examples of worksheet headers and footers.
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.
images.pl               Adding bitmap images to worksheets.
indent.pl               An example of cell indentation.
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.
panes.pl                An examples of how to create panes.
properties.pl           Add document properties to a workbook.
protection.pl           Example of cell locking and formula hiding.
repeat.pl               Example of writing repeated formulas.
right_to_left.pl        Change default sheet direction to right to left.
row_wrap.pl             How to wrap data from one worksheet onto another.
sales.pl                An example of a simple sales spreadsheet.
sendmail.pl             Send an Excel email attachment using Mail::Sender.
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.
textwrap.pl             Demonstrates text wrapping options.
win32ole.pl             A sample Win32::OLE example for comparison.
write_arrays.pl         Example of writing 1D or 2D arrays of data.
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_utf16.pl        Simple example of using Unicode UTF16 strings.
unicode_utf16_japan.pl  Write Japanese Unicode strings using UTF-16.
unicode_cyrillic.pl     Write Russian Cyrillic strings using UTF-8.
unicode_list.pl         List the chars in a Unicode font.
unicode_2022_jp.pl      Japanese: ISO-2022-JP to utf8 in perl 5.8.
unicode_8859_11.pl      Thai:     ISO-8859_11 to utf8 in perl 5.8.
unicode_8859_7.pl       Greek:    ISO-8859_7  to utf8 in perl 5.8.
unicode_big5.pl         Chinese:  BIG5        to utf8 in perl 5.8.
unicode_cp1251.pl       Russian:  CP1251      to utf8 in perl 5.8.
unicode_cp1256.pl       Arabic:   CP1256      to utf8 in perl 5.8.
unicode_koi8r.pl        Russian:  KOI8-R      to utf8 in perl 5.8.
unicode_polish_utf8.pl  Polish :  UTF8        to utf8 in perl 5.8.
unicode_shift_jis.pl    Japanese: Shift JIS   to utf8 in perl 5.8.


Utility
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csv2xls.pl              Program to convert a CSV file to an Excel file.
datecalc1.pl            Convert Unix/Perl time to Excel time.
datecalc2.pl            Calculate an Excel date using Date::Calc.
lecxe.pl                Convert Excel to WriteExcel using Win32::OLE.
tab2xls.pl              Program to convert a tab separated file to xls.


Developer
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convertA1.pl            Helper functions for dealing with A1 notation.
function_locale.pl      Add non-English function names to Formula.pm.
writeA1.pl              Example of how to extend the module.