#!/usr/bin/perl -w ############################################################################### # # An example program showing how to use the write_date_time() worksheet method # in Spreadsheet::WriteExcelXML. # # reverse('©'), March 2004, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org # use strict; use Spreadsheet::WriteExcelXML; my $workbook = Spreadsheet::WriteExcelXML->new("datetime.xls"); # Always check that the file was created. die "Couldn't create new Excel file: $!.\n" unless defined $workbook; # Add a worksheet and a simple format. my $worksheet = $workbook->add_worksheet(); my $bold = $workbook->add_format(bold => 1); $worksheet->set_column('A:A', 20); $worksheet->set_column('B:B', 15); # Some example date and time formats my $format1 = $workbook->add_format(num_format => 'General Date'); my $format2 = $workbook->add_format(num_format => 'Short Date' ); my $format3 = $workbook->add_format(num_format => 'Medium Date' ); my $format4 = $workbook->add_format(num_format => 'Long Date' ); my $format5 = $workbook->add_format(num_format => 'Short Time' ); my $format6 = $workbook->add_format(num_format => 'Medium Time' ); my $format7 = $workbook->add_format(num_format => 'Long Time' ); my $format8 = $workbook->add_format(num_format => 'mm/dd/yy' ); my $format9 = $workbook->add_format(num_format => 'dd/mm/yy' ); # Write some explanatory labels $worksheet->write_date_time('A1', 'Date format', $bold); $worksheet->write_date_time('A2', '"General Date"' ); $worksheet->write_date_time('A3', '"Short Date"' ); $worksheet->write_date_time('A4', '"Medium Date"' ); $worksheet->write_date_time('A5', '"Long Date"' ); $worksheet->write_date_time('A6', '"Short Time"' ); $worksheet->write_date_time('A7', '"Medium Time"' ); $worksheet->write_date_time('A8', '"Long Time"' ); $worksheet->write_date_time('A9', '"mm/dd/yy"' ); $worksheet->write_date_time('A10', '"dd/mm/yy"' ); # Write the same date with different formatting $worksheet->write_date_time('B1', 'Formatted date', $bold ); $worksheet->write_date_time('B2', '2004-05-13T23:20', $format1); $worksheet->write_date_time('B3', '2004-05-13T23:20', $format2); $worksheet->write_date_time('B4', '2004-05-13T23:20', $format3); $worksheet->write_date_time('B5', '2004-05-13T23:20', $format4); $worksheet->write_date_time('B6', '2004-05-13T23:20', $format5); $worksheet->write_date_time('B7', '2004-05-13T23:20', $format6); $worksheet->write_date_time('B8', '2004-05-13T23:20', $format7); $worksheet->write_date_time('B9', '2004-05-13T23:20', $format8); $worksheet->write_date_time('B10', '2004-05-13T23:20', $format9); __END__