#!/usr/bin/perl -w
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#
# A simple demo of a Line chart in Spreadsheet::WriteExcel.
#
# reverse('©'), December 2009, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org
#
use strict;
use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel;
my $workbook = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new( 'chart_line.xls' );
my $worksheet = $workbook->add_worksheet();
# Add data to the worksheet that the charts willrefer to.
my $data = [
[ 'Category', 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ],
[ 'Values 1', 1, 4, 5, 2, 1, 5 ],
[ 'Values 2', 3, 6, 7, 5, 4, 3 ],
];
$worksheet->write( 'A1', $data );
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#
# Example 1. A minimal chart.
#
my $chart1 = $workbook->add_chart( name => 'Chart1', type => 'line' );
# Add values only. Use the default categories.
$chart1->add_series( values => '=Sheet1!$B$2:$B$7' );
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#
# Example 2. A minimal chart with user specified categories (X axis)
# and a series name.
#
my $chart2 = $workbook->add_chart( name => 'Chart2', type => 'line' );
# Configure the series.
$chart2->add_series(
categories => '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
values => '=Sheet1!$B$2:$B$7',
name => 'Test data series 1',
);
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#
# Example 3. Same as previous chart but with added title and axes labels.
#
my $chart3 = $workbook->add_chart( name => 'Chart3', type => 'line' );
# Configure the series.
$chart3->add_series(
categories => '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
values => '=Sheet1!$B$2:$B$7',
name => 'Test data series 1',
);
# Add some labels.
$chart3->set_title( name => 'Results of sample analysis' );
$chart3->set_x_axis( name => 'Sample number' );
$chart3->set_y_axis( name => 'Sample length (cm)' );
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#
# Example 4. Same as previous chart but with an added series
#
my $chart4 = $workbook->add_chart( name => 'Chart4', type => 'line' );
# Configure the series.
$chart4->add_series(
categories => '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
values => '=Sheet1!$B$2:$B$7',
name => 'Test data series 1',
);
# Add another series.
$chart4->add_series(
categories => '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
values => '=Sheet1!$C$2:$C$7',
name => 'Test data series 2',
);
# Add some labels.
$chart4->set_title( name => 'Results of sample analysis' );
$chart4->set_x_axis( name => 'Sample number' );
$chart4->set_y_axis( name => 'Sample length (cm)' );
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