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Gunnar Wolf
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Date: 2005-04-05 23:16:38 +0000 (Tue, 05 Apr 2005)
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-Revision history for Perl module Spreadsheet::WriteExcel.
-
-
-2.11 September 30 2004 - Minor
-
- - Removed undocumented date_time handling from write() to
- avoid potential false matches.
-
- + Added add_write_handler() method to allow users to add
- their own data handlers to write().
-
- + Added 4 write_handler examples.
-
-
-2.10 September 23 2004 - Major
-
- + Added chart support via external templates.
- Added Chart.pm and add_chart_ext() method to Workbook object.
- Added /charts directory with examples and documentation
-
- + Added write_date_time() worksheet method for writing dates
- and times in Excel date format.
- Added date_time.pl example.
-
- + Added automatic Unicode handling via utf8 in perl 5.8 and
- later. Thanks Mark Fowler.
- Added several unicode_*.pl examples in different encodings.
- Thanks to Sean Burke for the sample encodings.
-
- + Added write_to_scalar.pl example in order to answer frequently
- asked question about writing an Excel file to a scalar.
-
-
-2.04 August 18 2004 - Minor
-
- ! Fixed handling of Euro symbol in num_format() strings.
-
- ! Renamed the Excel 5 style merge() format to the more correct
- center_across(). Updated examples accordingly.
-
- ! Added bug warning about using merge formats outside of
- merged ranges.
-
- + Fixed handling of doubled double quotes in formula strings.
- Thanks to a tip from merlyn.
-
- + The 2.xx versions are now compatible with MS Access. Removed
- statements to the contrary.
-
-
-2.03 July 4 2004 - Minor
-
- ! Fixed bug that prevented column outlines from displaying.
- Thanks to Marc Rosenthal.
-
- ! Enhanced add_worksheet() name checking to exclude case-
- insensitive duplicate names.
- Thanks to James Wilkinson.
-
- ! Internal fix to number of rows in several (unseen) places.
-
- + Added mod_perl 2 example program from Matisse Enzer. Thanks.
-
-
-2.02 May 28 2004 - Minor
-
- + Fixed internal version numbers to keep CPAN.pm happy.
- Thanks to David Dyck.
-
- + Minor changes to demo.pl merge5.pl and the html docs.
-
-
-2.01 May 27 2004 - Major
-
- This version is a MAJOR revision 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.org 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+.
-
-
-1.01 May 24 2004 - Minor
-
- ! Small non-bug fix to write_comment().
-
-
-0.43 April 28 2004 - Minor
-
- ! Fixed longstanding bug where page setup features didn't
- show up in OpenOffice.org.
-
- ! Fixed localised @_ bug when using threaded perls.
- Thanks Tamas Gulacsi and Stephan Loescher.
-
-
-0.42 August 26 2003 - Minor
-
- ! Fixed bug when using IO::Sclalar object as a filehandle.
- Thanks to Kyle R. Burton and David Robins.
-
- ! Fixed minor formula parser bug.
- Thanks Michael Braig
-
- ! Fixed handling of column sizing for widths less than 1
- unit (again). Thanks to Rubio (again).
-
- ! Failed new() returns undef instead of croak()ing as per docs.
-
-
-0.41 April 24 2003 - Minor
-
- + Added facility for adding outlines to worksheets. Added
- outline.pl example. Thanks to Franco Venturi.
-
- + Moved write_comment() code into the core modules. It is now
- possible to write cell comments.
-
- + Added option to return a slice from the sheets() method.
-
- + Added link to latest Excel97 pre-release.
- http://freshmeat.net/projects/writeexcel/#comment-24916
-
- ! Changed, once more, the handling of temp files to avoid several
- file closing bugs. Thanks to many.
-
- ! Fixed handling of column sizing for widths less than 1 unit.
- Thanks Rubio.
-
- ! Renamed addworksheet() and addformat() to add_worksheet()
- and add_format() for consistency with other method names.
- Older names are supported but deprecated.
-
-
-0.40 December 21 2002 - Minor
-
- ! Fixed internal sheet indexing in formulas on some platforms.
- This caused multi-sheet workbooks with formulas to crash.
- Thanks Troy Daniels.
-
- ! Fixed non-lexical filehandles to prevent problems in
- multi-threaded environments.
- Thanks Ning Xie.
-
-
-0.39 September 23 2002 - Minor
-
- + Added the set_codepage() workbook method. This is mainly to
- prevent a bug that caused Gnumeric to crash but it is also
- useful for people working with non ascii chars on the Macintosh.
- Thanks Jody Goldberg.
-
- ! Fixed the non-deletion of temporary files. Users of version
- 0.38 should probably clean up their tmp dirs manually.
- Thanks Pierre Laplante.
-
- ! Changed default handling of set_fg_color and set_bg_color from
- what Excel expected to what everyone else expected. Setting the
- fill colour of a cell should now be more intuitive.
-
- + Replaced the merge_cells() method with the merge_range() method.
- This is mainly to prevent the Excel 97 crashing bug that occurs
- when merge_cells() is used correctly. It also provide a simpler
- interface to the merge feature. Updated merge example programs.
-
- ! Refactored the error raising mechanism for formulas. The source
- of errors should now be clearer.
-
- ! Minor internal fixes to Format.pm.
-
-
-0.38 August 29 2002 - Minor
-
- + Added formula caching to speed up the writing of formulas.
- Thanks to Ron McKelvey.
-
- + Added handling of A:A column notation in formulas and
- applicable worksheet methods.
-
- + Changed handling of numbers with leading zeroes so that they
- can be treated as strings and the zeroes maintained.
-
- + Modified $workbook->close() to return the value of the system
- file close.
-
- + Made file size exceeded a die() error instead of a warning.
-
- + Added option to hide row with the set_row() method
-
- + Added more examples: merge4.pl, merge5.pl, sendmail.pl and
- repeat.pl
-
- ! Fixed write_url() when handling relative links in the current
- directory. Thanks Bob Mackay Andre de Bruin
-
- ! Fixed handling of multiple AND()'s and OR()'s in formulas.
-
- ! Fixed bug when creating a very large number of files within a
- single program on Windows.
-
- ! Added warning about Excel97 crashing bug with merge_cells().
-
- ! Fixed handling of parentheses in Worksheet names.
- Thanks Jann Linder.
-
- ! Fixed minor bugs in Format.pm. Thanks Johann Hanne.
-
- ! Fixed File::Temp dependency in Makefile. Thanks to many.
-
-
-0.37 April 29 2002 - Minor
-
- + Added set_tempdir() method to allow a user defined temp
- directory. This is mainly of use to IIS users.
-
- + Fixed default format behaviour for formats set via the set_row()
- and set_column() methods.
-
- + Extended the hide_gridlines() method to allow hiding of screen
- gridlines as well as print gridlines.
-
- + Added long_string.pl a workaround example for the 255 char
- limit.
-
- + Added https match to url regex. Thanks The Tilghman.
-
-
-0.36 April 9 2002 - Minor
-
- + Added user definable colour palette. Thanks Bill Young.
-
- + Added headers.pl and colors.pl examples.
-
-
-0.35 March 18 2002 - Minor
-
- + Added internal and external hyperlinks. Thanks Ian Penman.
-
- + Added worksheet set_zoom() and set_print_scale().
-
- ! Changed default value of fit_to_pages() to allow printed output
- to be one page wide and as long as required.
- Thanks Michael Erickson.
-
- ! Changed handling of undefs in write() method. Thanks Hanc Pavel.
-
- ! Changed new() to return undef for file creation errors
- Thanks Felipe Pérez Galiana.
-
- ! Added check for header/footer length. Thanks Peter Dintelmann.
-
- ! Added check for duplicate worksheet names. Thanks Keith Miller.
-
- - Removed spurious return() to fix bug in set_repeat_rows().
- Thanks Brian White.
-
- ! Added "use integer" when using shift << to avoid bug with
- Perl 5.6.0 on HP-UX. Thanks Markus Schmitz, VSarkiss.
-
- ! Fixed minor bug in Formula.pm. Thanks Sven Passig.
-
-
-0.34 October 23 2001 - Major
-
- + Added Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::Utility module with helper
- functions for row/col and dates.
-
- + Added write_row and write_col methods after many requests.
-
- + Added ability to insert bitmap images.
-
- + Added cell protection and formula hiding.
-
- + Added more examples.
-
-
-0.33 July 30 2001 - Minor
-
- + Added (hopefully) easier mechanism to add format properties.
-
- + Added more page setup options: repeat rows and columns, hide
- gridlines, print area, fit to pages and page breaks.
-
- ! Added fix to protect print() from -l on the command line.
- Thanks Cedric Bouvier and Kyle Krom.
-
- + Added more examples.
-
-
-0.32 May 17 2001 - Minor
-
- + Added panes option.
-
- + Added page setup options: paper type, orientation, headers
- footers, centering.
-
- + Added panes example.
-
-
-0.31 April 12 2001 - Major
-
- ! Fixed several minor and major bugs in Formula.pm.
- Thanks Shane Ashby and Borgar Olsen and Christian Kirsch.
-
- + Added external worksheet references to formulas.
-
- + Added A1 notation.
-
- + Added facility to new() to accept valid filehandles.
- Thanks Peter Dintelmann.
-
- + Added more examples. Thanks Tom O'Sullivan.
-
- ! Updated bigfile.pl example. Thanks to Takanori Kawai.
-
-
-0.30 Feb 26 2001 - Major
-
- + Added formulas.
-
- ! Fixed docs for write_url(). Thanks James Holmes.
-
- ! Fixed bug when using a numeric format string of zeros.
- Thanks Kenneth Stacey.
-
-
-0.26 Feb 1 2001 - Minor
-
- ! Fixed bug when using a border with the default colour. This
- caused the cell format to become unchangeable from within Excel.
- Thanks Shenyu Zheng.
-
- ! Changed worksheet code to automatically fall back to storing
- data in memory if opening a tmp file fails.
-
-
-0.25 Jan 19 2001 - Minor
-
- ! Changed distro file format back to Unix line endings. The
- accidental DOS format was causing install problems.
-
-
-0.24 Jan 14 2001 - Minor
-
- + Added write_url method.
-
- + Added set_merge() alias for set_align('merge') method.
-
- + Added warnings about deprecated code when running under -w flag.
-
- ! Documentation changes.
-
-
-0.23 Dec 10 2000 - Minor
-
- + Added customisable numeric formats.
-
- + Added set_row() method.
-
- + Added set_1904() method.
-
- + Added extra examples including contributions. Thanks to all.
-
- + Moved secondary modules to WriteExcel namespace to clean-up
- Spreadsheet namespace which is now shared with ParseExcel.
-
- ! Fixed class data bug. Thanks Cedric Bouvier.
-
- ! Fixed Excel crashing!! bug in STYLE. Thanks Rich Sorden.
-
- ! Tidied up internal storage of FONTs and XFs.
-
- + Renamed set_col_width() method to set_column().
-
- + Renamed set_format() method to set_num_format().
-
-
-0.22 Oct 22 2000 - Major
-
- + Added Format.pm and the facility for cell formatting.
-
-
-0.21 Oct 1 2000 - Minor
-
- + Replaced direct access to worksheets array with a workbook
- method; worksheets().
-
- + Added set_selection() and set_col_width() worksheet methods.
-
- ! Replaced the missing thats, including the that that were
- in the icebox.
-
- + Added MS Access bug warning; thanks Harold Bamford.
-
-
-0.20 Aug 27 2000 - Major
-
- + Added multiple worksheets and OLE wrapper. Now compatible with
- Star Office, Gnumeric and XESS.
-
-
-0.11 Aug 25 2000 - Minor
-
- ! Changes to documentation. Explanation of how to use WriteExcel
- in CGI's. Thanks Daniel Gardner.
-
-
-0.10 May 13 2000 - Minor
-
- ! Bug in close() and DESTROY sequence fixed. Thanks John Wren.
-
- ! Biff version number fixed. Thanks Aurthur@ais, and then unfixed.
-
- ! Shakey test and distro fixed. Thanks to many.
-
-
-0.09 Feb 1 2000 - Minor
-
- ! Code for writing DIMENSIONS updated to account for bug when
- reading files with QuickView.
-
- + Renamed xl_write methods to write.
-
-
-0.08 Jan 16 2000
-
- First CPAN release. Spreadsheet::WriteExcel - Write text and
- numbers to minimal Excel binary file.
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