#!/usr/bin/perl -w ############################################################################### # # Example of how to add a user defined data handler to the # Excel::Writer::XLSX write() method. # # The following example shows how to add a handler for a 7 digit ID number. # It adds an additional constraint to the write_handler1.pl in that it only # filters data that isn't in the third column. # # # reverse ('(c)'), September 2004, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org # use strict; use Excel::Writer::XLSX; my $workbook = Excel::Writer::XLSX->new( 'write_handler2.xlsx' ); my $worksheet = $workbook->add_worksheet(); ############################################################################### # # Add a handler for 7 digit id numbers. This is useful when you want a string # such as 0000001 written as a string instead of a number and thus preserve # the leading zeroes. # # Note: you can get the same effect using the keep_leading_zeros() method but # this serves as a simple example. # $worksheet->add_write_handler( qr[^\d{7}$], \&write_my_id ); ############################################################################### # # The following function processes the data when a match is found. The handler # is set up so that it only filters data if it is in the third column. # sub write_my_id { my $worksheet = shift; my $col = $_[1]; # col is zero based if ( $col != 2 ) { return $worksheet->write_string( @_ ); } else { # Reject the match and return control to write() return undef; } } # This format maintains the cell as text even if it is edited. my $id_format = $workbook->add_format( num_format => '@' ); # Write some numbers in the user defined format $worksheet->write( 'A1', '0000000', $id_format ); $worksheet->write( 'B1', '0000001', $id_format ); $worksheet->write( 'C1', '0000002', $id_format ); $worksheet->write( 'D1', '0000003', $id_format ); __END__