lazarus-ccr/components/fpspreadsheet
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docs fpspreadsheet: Update chm help files for v1.8 2017-03-02 12:39:07 +00:00
examples fpspreadsheet: Check (and fix) compilation of all demo projects (changed handling of include files in fpc 3.0.4) 2018-04-18 11:42:22 +00:00
images fpspreadsheet: New HiDPI palette icons (by Roland Hahn) for TFPSExport and TsWork(book|sheet)ChartSource 2018-01-01 17:37:15 +00:00
languages fpspreadsheet: Fix cell ranges in ods formula parser. --> 3d single-sheet references (Sheet1!A1;B4) working for all ODS now for both reading and writing. PageLayout broken for BIFF5 at the moment. 2018-05-13 23:09:18 +00:00
reference fpspreadsheet: Remove BIFFExplorer (has been moved to application) 2016-02-21 11:05:39 +00:00
source fpspreadsheet: Rearrange units to better avoid circular unit references. General idea: no unit of the package must "use" fpspreadsheet.pas in the interface section. 2018-05-22 22:21:15 +00:00
tests fpspreadsheet: Update cell flag cf3dFormula after parsing of a formula. 2018-05-16 22:31:30 +00:00
README.txt fpspreadsheet: Add README.txt 2016-10-22 21:41:47 +00:00

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