Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer
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Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer

Package for generating Excel spreadsheets

Table of Contents

Introduction — how to generate Excel files
Formatting Tutorial — how to format cells in a spreadsheet
Workbook::close — Calls finalization methods for the workbook
Workbook::&addWorksheet — Add a new worksheet to the Excel workbook.
Workbook::&addFormat — Add a new format to the Excel workbook.
Workbook::setCountry — Set the country identifier for the workbook
Workbook::&setTempDir — Sets the temp dir used for storing the OLE file.
Workbook::setVersion — Sets the BIFF version.
Workbook::setCustomColor — Change the RGB components of the elements in the colour palette.
Workbook::worksheets — An accessor for the _worksheets[] array.
Worksheet::getName — Retrieve the worksheet name. This is usefull when creating worksheets
Worksheet::setInputEncoding — Allow writing for different charsets.
Worksheet::select — Set this worksheet as a selected worksheet, i.e. the worksheet has its tab
Worksheet::activate — Set this worksheet as the active worksheet, i.e. the worksheet that is
Worksheet::setFirstSheet — Set this worksheet as the first visible sheet. This is necessary
Worksheet::protect — Set the worksheet protection flag
Worksheet::setColumn — Set the width of a single column or a range of columns.
Worksheet::writeCol — Write an array of values as a column
Worksheet::writeRow — Write an array of values as a row
Worksheet::setSelection — Set which cell or cells are selected in a worksheet
Worksheet::freezePanes — Set panes and mark them as frozen.
Worksheet::thawPanes — Set panes and mark them as unfrozen.
Worksheet::hideScreenGridlines — Set the option to hide gridlines on the worksheet (as seen on the screen).
Worksheet::setPortrait — Set the page orientation as portrait.
Worksheet::setLandscape — Set the page orientation as landscape.
Worksheet::setPaper — Set the paper type. Ex. 1 = US Letter, 9 = A4
Worksheet::setHeader — Set the page header caption and optional margin.
Worksheet::setFooter — Set the page footer caption and optional margin.
Worksheet::setMerge — Sets a merged cell range
Worksheet::centerHorizontally — Center the page horizontally.
Worksheet::centerVertically — Center the page vertically.
Worksheet::setMargins — Set all the page margins to the same value in inches.
Worksheet::setMargins_LR — Set the left and right margins to the same value in inches.
Worksheet::setMargins_TB — Set the top and bottom margins to the same value in inches.
Worksheet::setMarginLeft — Set the left margin in inches.
Worksheet::setMarginRight — Set the right margin in inches.
Worksheet::setMarginTop — Set the top margin in inches.
Worksheet::setMarginBottom — Set the bottom margin in inches.
Worksheet::repeatRows — Set the rows to repeat at the top of each printed page.
Worksheet::repeatColumns — Set the columns to repeat at the left hand side of each printed page.
Worksheet::printArea — Set the area of each worksheet that will be printed.
Worksheet::hideGridlines — Set the option to hide gridlines on the printed page.
Worksheet::printRowColHeaders — Set the option to print the row and column headers on the printed page.
Worksheet::fitToPages — Store the vertical and horizontal number of pages that will define the
Worksheet::setHPagebreaks — Store the horizontal page breaks on a worksheet (for printing).
Worksheet::setVPagebreaks — Store the vertical page breaks on a worksheet (for printing).
Worksheet::setZoom — Set the worksheet zoom factor.
Worksheet::setPrintScale — Set the scale factor for the printed page.
Worksheet::write — Map to the appropriate write method acording to the token recieved.
Worksheet::writeNumber — Write a double to the specified row and column (zero indexed).
Worksheet::writeString — Write a string to the specified row and column (zero indexed).
Worksheet::writeNote — Writes a note associated with the cell given by the row and column.
Worksheet::writeBlank — Write a blank cell to the specified row and column (zero indexed).
Worksheet::writeFormula — Write a formula to the specified row and column (zero indexed).
Worksheet::writeUrl — Write a hyperlink. This is comprised of two elements: the visible label and
Worksheet::setRow — This method is used to set the height and XF format for a row.
Worksheet::mergeCells — This is an Excel97/2000 method. It is required to perform more complicated
Worksheet::insertBitmap — Insert a 24bit bitmap image in a worksheet. The main record required is
Worksheet::setOutline — This method sets the properties for outlining and grouping
Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer::Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer — The constructor. It just creates a Workbook
Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer::send — Send HTTP headers for the Excel file.
Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer::rowcolToCell — Utility function for writing formulas.
Format::setAlign — Set cell alignment.
Format::setVAlign — Set cell alignment.
Format::setHAlign — Set cell alignment.
Format::setMerge — This is an alias for the unintuitive setAlign('merge')
Format::setLocked — Locks a cell.
Format::setUnLocked — Unlocks a cell. Useful for unprotecting particular cells of a protected sheet.
Format::setBold — Sets the boldness of the text.
Format::setBottom — Sets the width for the bottom border of the cell
Format::setTop — Sets the width for the top border of the cell
Format::setLeft — Sets the width for the left border of the cell
Format::setRight — Sets the width for the right border of the cell
Format::setBorder — Set cells borders to the same style
Format::setBorderColor — Sets all the cell's borders to the same color
Format::setBottomColor — Sets the cell's bottom border color
Format::setTopColor — Sets the cell's top border color
Format::setLeftColor — Sets the cell's left border color
Format::setRightColor — Sets the cell's right border color
Format::setFgColor — Sets the cell's foreground color
Format::setBgColor — Sets the cell's background color
Format::setColor — Sets the color of a cell's content
Format::setPattern — Sets the fill pattern attribute of a cell
Format::setUnderline — Sets the underline of the text
Format::setItalic — Sets the font style as italic
Format::setSize — Sets the font size
Format::setTextWrap — Sets text wrapping
Format::setTextRotation — Sets the orientation of the text
Format::setNumFormat — Sets the numeric format.
Format::setStrikeOut — Sets font as strikeout.
Format::setOutLine — Sets outlining for a font.
Format::setShadow — Sets font as shadow.
Format::setScript — Sets the script type of the text
Format::setFontFamily — Sets the font family.

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