#!/usr/bin/perl -w

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#
# Simple example of merging cells using the Spreadsheet::WriteExcel module
#
# This example shows how to merge two or more cells with formatting.
#
# reverse('©'), August 2002, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org
#

use strict;
use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel;

# Create a new workbook and add a worksheet
my $workbook  = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new("merge2.xls");
my $worksheet = $workbook->add_worksheet();


# Increase the cell size of the merged cells to highlight the formatting.
$worksheet->set_column(1, 2, 20);
$worksheet->set_row(2, 30);


# Create a merged format
my $format = $workbook->add_format(
                                        merge        => 1,
                                        bold         => 1,
                                        size         => 15,
                                        pattern      => 1,
                                        border       => 6,
                                        color        => 'white',
                                        fg_color     => 'green',
                                        border_color => 'yellow',
                                        align        => 'vcenter',
                                  );


# Only one cell should contain text, the others should be blank.
$worksheet->write      (2, 1, "Merged Cells", $format);
$worksheet->write_blank(2, 2,                 $format);