#!/usr/bin/perl -w
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#
# Example of how to use the format copying method with Spreadsheet::WriteExcel.
#
# This feature isn't required very often.
#
# reverse('©'), March 2001, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org
#
use strict;
use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel;
# Create workbook1
my $workbook1 = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new("workbook1.xls");
my $worksheet1 = $workbook1->add_worksheet();
my $format1a = $workbook1->add_format();
my $format1b = $workbook1->add_format();
# Create workbook2
my $workbook2 = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new("workbook2.xls");
my $worksheet2 = $workbook2->add_worksheet();
my $format2a = $workbook2->add_format();
my $format2b = $workbook2->add_format();
# Create a global format object that isn't tied to a workbook
my $global_format = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::Format->new();
# Set the formatting
$global_format->set_color('blue');
$global_format->set_bold();
$global_format->set_italic();
# Create another example format
$format1b->set_color('red');
# Copy the global format properties to the worksheet formats
$format1a->copy($global_format);
$format2a->copy($global_format);
# Copy a format from worksheet1 to worksheet2
$format2b->copy($format1b);
# Write some output
$worksheet1->write(0, 0, "Ciao", $format1a);
$worksheet1->write(1, 0, "Ciao", $format1b);
$worksheet2->write(0, 0, "Hello", $format2a);
$worksheet2->write(1, 0, "Hello", $format2b);