Contribute: Plugins/ExportPluginsExcel

Excel.pm

package EPrints::Plugin::Export::MyPlugins::Excel;

@ISA = ("EPrints::Plugin::Export");

use strict;
use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel;
use IO::File;
use IO::String;

sub new
{
	my ($class, %opts) = @_;
	my $self = $class->SUPER::new(%opts);

	$self->{name} = "Excel";
	$self->{accept} = ['list/eprint'];
	$self->{visible} = "all";
	$self->{suffix} = ".xls";
	$self->{mimetype} = "application/vnd.ms-excel";

	return $self;
}

sub output_list
{
	my ($plugin, %opts) = @_;
	my $workbook;

	my $output;
	my $FH = IO::String->new(\$output);

	if (defined $opts{"fh"})
	{
		$workbook = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new(\*{$opts{"fh"}});
		die("Unable to create spreadsheet: $!")unless defined $workbook;
	}
	else 
	{
		$workbook = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new($FH);
		die("Unable to create spreadsheet: $!")unless defined $workbook;
	}

	foreach my $dataobj ($opts{"list"}->get_records)
	{
		my $worksheet = $workbook->add_worksheet();
		my $i = 0;
		foreach my $field ($dataobj->get_dataset->get_fields)
		{
                        my $name = $field->get_name;
			next unless $dataobj->exists_and_set($name);
			$worksheet->write($i, 0, $name);	
			$worksheet->write_string($i, 1, $dataobj->get_value($name));	
			$i++;
		}
	}

	$workbook->close;

	if (defined $opts{"fh"})
	{
		return undef;
	}

	return $output;
}

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In More Detail

package EPrints::Plugin::Export::MyPlugins::Excel;

@ISA = ("EPrints::Plugin::Export");

use strict;
use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel;
use IO::File;
use IO::String;

sub new
{
	my ($class, %opts) = @_;
	my $self = $class->SUPER::new(%opts);

	$self->{name} = "Excel";
	$self->{accept} = ['list/eprint'];
	$self->{visible} = "all";
	$self->{suffix} = ".xls";
	$self->{mimetype} = "application/vnd.ms-excel";

	return $self;
}

sub output_list
{
	my ($plugin, %opts) = @_;
	my $workbook;

	my $output;
	my $FH = IO::String->new(\$output);

	if (defined $opts{"fh"})
	{
		$workbook = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new(\*{$opts{"fh"}});
		die("Unable to create spreadsheet: $!")unless defined $workbook;
	}
	else 
	{
		$workbook = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new($FH);
		die("Unable to create spreadsheet: $!")unless defined $workbook;
	}

	foreach my $dataobj ($opts{"list"}->get_records)
	{
		my $worksheet = $workbook->add_worksheet();
		my $i = 0;
		foreach my $field ($dataobj->get_dataset->get_fields)
		{
                        my $name = $field->get_name;
			next unless $dataobj->exists_and_set($name);
			$worksheet->write($i, 0, $name);	
			$worksheet->write_string($i, 1, $dataobj->get_value($name));	
			$i++;
		}
	}

	$workbook->close;

	if (defined $opts{"fh"})
	{
		return undef;
	}

	return $output;
}

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Testing Your Plugin

Restart your webserver and test the plugin as in the previous tutorial.