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fpspreadsheet
=============
The fpSpreadsheet library offers a convenient way to generate and read 
spreadsheet documents in various formats:
- Excel 2.x .xls
- Excel 5.0/Excel 95 .xls
- Excel 8.0 (Excel 97-XP) .xls
- Excel XML (Excel 2003) .xml
- Microsoft OOXML .xlsx
- LibreOffice/OpenOffice OpenDocument .ods
- Comma-separated text files 
- html files
- wikimedia wikitable formats

The library is written in a very flexible manner, capable of being extended to 
support any number of formats easily.

Installation
============
If you only need non-GUI components: in Lazarus: 
- Package/Open Package File 
- select laz_fpspreadsheet.lpk from folder "source"
- click Compile. 
Now the package is known to Lazarus (and should e.g. show up in Package/Package Links). 
Add it to your project like you add other packages.

If you also want GUI components (grid and chart): 
- Package/Open Package File
- seleect laz_fpspreadsheet_visual.lpk from the folder "source"
- click Compile
- then click Use, Install and follow the prompts to rebuild Lazarus with the new package.
Drop needed grid/chart components on your forms as usual

A third package contains code for export databases to spreadsheet files
- Package/Open Package File
- Select laz_fpspreadsheetexport_visual.lpk from the folder "source"
- Click Compile
- Then click Use, Install and follow the prompts to rebuild Lazarus with the new package.
Drop export component on your form as usual.
		
License
=======
LGPL with static linking exception. This is the same license as is used in the Lazarus Component Library. 

More information
================
- FPSpreadsheet documentation in fpspreadsheet.chm (open e.g. with Lazarus lhelp)
- The fpspreadsheet article on the Lazarus wiki with lots of example:
  http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/FPSpreadsheet
- The demo programs in the examples folder