Spreadsheet/Perl version 0.02
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Spreadsheet::Perl is a pure Perl implementation of a spreadsheet.

Please look at the man page for more information.

In this release:

New:
- cleaned up all the tests
- Done a third of the documentation

Changes/Fixes:
- Reset croaked if  not given data

TODO

Unfortunately there is still a lot to do (the basics are there) but I have
the feeling I will not get the time needed. If someone is willing to help
or take over, I'll be glad to step aside.

I put this early version on cpan in the hope to get someone interested so the
module doesn't end up in one of my never used archive CDs.

Here are some of the things that I find missing, this doesn't mean all are good ideas:
- documentation, test (working on it)
- perl debugger support  la PBS
- Row/column/spreadsheet default values.
- R1C1 Referencing
- database interface (a handfull of functions at most)
- WWW interface
- Arithmetic functions (only Sum is implemented), statistic functions
- printing, exporting
- importing from other spreadsheets
- more serious file reading and file writting
- more complex stuff (fixing one fixes the other)
	- Insertion of rows and columns
	- Deletion of rows and columns
	- Sorting
- a gui (curses, tk, wxWindows) would be great!
- a nice logo :-)

Some of the stuff needed is available on CPAN, just some glue is needed.

BUGS

Plenty, I just don't know where they are.

INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

   perl Makefile.PL
   make
   make test
   make install

DEPENDENCIES

This module requires these other modules and libraries:

Spreadsheet::ConvertAA.

Data::TreeDumper is used if found (I recommend installing it to get nice dumps).
Devel::Size

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Khemir Nadim ibn Hamouda. <nadim@khemir.net>

  Copyright (c) 2004 Nadim Ibn Hamouda el Khemir. All rights
  reserved.  This program is free software; you can redis-
  tribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl
  itself.

If you find any value in this module, mail me!  All hints, tips, flames and wishes
are welcome at <nadim@khemir.net>.


