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#!/usr/bin/perl -w

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#
# A simple example of how to use functions with the Spreadsheet::WriteExcel
# module.
#
# reverse('©'), March 2001, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org
#

use strict;
use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel;

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

# Set the column width for columns 1
$worksheet->set_column(0, 0, 20);


# Create a format for the headings
my $format = $workbook->add_format();
$format->set_bold();


# Write the sample data
$worksheet->write(0, 0, 'Sample', $format);
$worksheet->write(0, 1, 1);
$worksheet->write(0, 2, 2);
$worksheet->write(0, 3, 3);
$worksheet->write(0, 4, 4);
$worksheet->write(0, 5, 5);
$worksheet->write(0, 6, 6);
$worksheet->write(0, 7, 7);
$worksheet->write(0, 8, 8);

$worksheet->write(1, 0, 'Length', $format);
$worksheet->write(1, 1, 25.4);
$worksheet->write(1, 2, 25.4);
$worksheet->write(1, 3, 24.8);
$worksheet->write(1, 4, 25.0);
$worksheet->write(1, 5, 25.3);
$worksheet->write(1, 6, 24.9);
$worksheet->write(1, 7, 25.2);
$worksheet->write(1, 8, 24.8);

# Write some statistical functions
$worksheet->write(4,  0, 'Count', $format);
$worksheet->write(4,  1, '=COUNT(B1:I1)');

$worksheet->write(5,  0, 'Sum', $format);
$worksheet->write(5,  1, '=SUM(B2:I2)');

$worksheet->write(6,  0, 'Average', $format);
$worksheet->write(6,  1, '=AVERAGE(B2:I2)');

$worksheet->write(7,  0, 'Min', $format);
$worksheet->write(7,  1, '=MIN(B2:I2)');

$worksheet->write(8,  0, 'Max', $format);
$worksheet->write(8,  1, '=MAX(B2:I2)');

$worksheet->write(9,  0, 'Standard Deviation', $format);
$worksheet->write(9,  1, '=STDEV(B2:I2)');

$worksheet->write(10, 0, 'Kurtosis', $format);
$worksheet->write(10, 1, '=KURT(B2:I2)');

__END__