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#
# A simple demo of Column charts in Spreadsheet::WriteExcel.
#
# reverse('©'),December 2009,John McNamara,jmcnamara@cpan.org
#

use strict;
use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel;

my $workbook  = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new( 'chart_column.xls' );
my $worksheet = $workbook->add_worksheet();
my $bold      = $workbook->add_format( bold => 1 );

# Add the worksheet data that the charts will refer to.
my $headings = [ 'Category','Values 1','Values 2' ];
my $data = [
    [ 2,3,4,5,6,7 ],[ 1,2,1,5 ],[ 3,7,3 ],];

$worksheet->write( 'A1',$headings,$bold );
$worksheet->write( 'A2',$data );


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# Example 1. A minimal chart.
#
my $chart1 = $workbook->add_chart( type => 'column' );

# Add values only. Use the default categories.
$chart1->add_series( values => '=Sheet1!$B$2:$B$7' );

# Insert the chart into the main worksheet.
$worksheet->insert_chart( 'E2',$chart1 );