#!/usr/bin/perl -w ############################################################################### # # Example of how to use the WriteExcelXML module to write internal and internal # hyperlinks. # # If you wish to run this program and follow the hyperlinks you should create # the following directory structure: # # C:\ -- Temp --+-- Europe # | # \-- Asia # # # See also hyperlink1.pl for web URL examples. # # reverse('©'), February 2002, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org # use strict; use Spreadsheet::WriteExcelXML; # Create three workbooks: # C:\Temp\Europe\Ireland.xls # C:\Temp\Europe\Italy.xls # C:\Temp\Asia\China.xls # my $ireland = Spreadsheet::WriteExcelXML->new('C:\Temp\Europe\Ireland.xls'); # Always check that the file was created. die "Couldn't create new Excel file: $!.\n" unless defined $ireland; my $ire_links = $ireland->add_worksheet('Links'); my $ire_sales = $ireland->add_worksheet('Sales'); my $ire_data = $ireland->add_worksheet('Product Data'); my $ire_url_format = $ireland->add_format( color => 'blue', underline => 1, ); my $italy = Spreadsheet::WriteExcelXML->new('C:\Temp\Europe\Italy.xls'); # Always check that the file was created. die "Couldn't create new Excel file: $!.\n" unless defined $ireland; my $ita_links = $italy->add_worksheet('Links'); my $ita_sales = $italy->add_worksheet('Sales'); my $ita_data = $italy->add_worksheet('Product Data'); my $ita_url_format = $italy->add_format( color => 'blue', underline => 1, ); my $china = Spreadsheet::WriteExcelXML->new('C:\Temp\Asia\China.xls'); # Always check that the file was created. die "Couldn't create new Excel file: $!.\n" unless defined $ireland; my $cha_links = $china->add_worksheet('Links'); my $cha_sales = $china->add_worksheet('Sales'); my $cha_data = $china->add_worksheet('Product Data'); my $cha_url_format = $china->add_format( color => 'blue', underline => 1, ); # Add an alternative format my $format = $ireland->add_format(color => 'green', bold => 1); $ire_links->set_column('A:B', 25); ############################################################################### # # Examples of internal links # $ire_links->write('A1', 'Internal links', $format); # Internal link $ire_links->write_url('A2', '#Sales!A2', $ire_url_format); # Internal link to a range $ire_links->write_url('A3', '#Sales!A3:D3', $ire_url_format); # Internal link with an alternative string $ire_links->write_url('A4', '#Sales!A4', $ire_url_format, 'Link'); # Internal link with an alternative format $ire_links->write_url('A5', '#Sales!A5', $format); # Internal link with an alternative string and format $ire_links->write_url('A6', '#Sales!A6', $ire_url_format, 'Link'); # Internal link (spaces in worksheet name) $ire_links->write_url('A7', q{#'Product Data'!A7}, $ire_url_format); ############################################################################### # # Examples of external links # $ire_links->write('B1', 'External links', $format); # External link to a local file $ire_links->write_url('B2', 'Italy.xls', $ire_url_format); # External link to a local file with worksheet $ire_links->write_url('B3', 'Italy.xls#Sales!B3', $ire_url_format); # External link to a local file with worksheet and alternative string $ire_links->write_url('B4', 'Italy.xls#Sales!B4', $ire_url_format, 'Link'); # External link to a local file with worksheet and format $ire_links->write_url('B5', 'Italy.xls#Sales!B5', $format); # External link to a remote file, absolute path $ire_links->write_url('B6', 'c:/Temp/Asia/China.xls', $ire_url_format); # External link to a remote file, relative path $ire_links->write_url('B7', '../Asia/China.xls', $ire_url_format); # External link to a remote file with worksheet $ire_links->write_url('B8', 'c:/Temp/Asia/China.xls#Sales!B8', $ire_url_format); # External link to a remote file with worksheet (with spaces in the name) $ire_links->write_url('B9', q{c:/Temp/Asia/China.xls#'Product Data'!B9}, $ire_url_format); ############################################################################### # # Some utility links to return to the main sheet # $ire_sales->write_url('A2', '#Links!A2', $ire_url_format, 'Back'); $ire_sales->write_url('A3', '#Links!A3', $ire_url_format, 'Back'); $ire_sales->write_url('A4', '#Links!A4', $ire_url_format, 'Back'); $ire_sales->write_url('A5', '#Links!A5', $ire_url_format, 'Back'); $ire_sales->write_url('A6', '#Links!A6', $ire_url_format, 'Back'); $ire_data-> write_url('A7', '#Links!A7', $ire_url_format, 'Back'); $ita_links->write_url('A1', 'Ireland.xls#Links!B2', $ita_url_format, 'Back'); $ita_sales->write_url('B3', 'Ireland.xls#Links!B3', $ita_url_format, 'Back'); $ita_sales->write_url('B4', 'Ireland.xls#Links!B4', $ita_url_format, 'Back'); $ita_sales->write_url('B5', 'Ireland.xls#Links!B5', $ita_url_format, 'Back'); $cha_links->write_url('A1', 'c:/Temp/Europe/Ireland.xls#Links!B6', $cha_url_format, 'Back'); $cha_sales->write_url('B8', 'c:/Temp/Europe/Ireland.xls#Links!B8', $cha_url_format, 'Back'); $cha_data-> write_url('B9', 'c:/Temp/Europe/Ireland.xls#Links!B9', $cha_url_format, 'Back'); __END__