doc_properties.c

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doc_custom_properties.c >>

Example of setting Excel document properties.

/*
 * Example of setting document properties such as Author, Title, etc., for an
 * Excel spreadsheet using libxlsxwriter.
 *
 * Copyright 2014-2024, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org
 *
 */
 
#include "xlsxwriter.h"
 
int main() {
 
    lxw_workbook  *workbook   = workbook_new("doc_properties.xlsx");
    lxw_worksheet *worksheet  = workbook_add_worksheet(workbook, NULL);
 
    /* Create a properties structure and set some of the fields. */
    lxw_doc_properties properties = {
        .title    = "This is an example spreadsheet",
        .subject  = "With document properties",
        .author   = "John McNamara",
        .manager  = "Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz",
        .company  = "of Wolves",
        .category = "Example spreadsheets",
        .keywords = "Sample, Example, Properties",
        .comments = "Created with libxlsxwriter",
        .status   = "Quo",
    };
 
    /* Set the properties in the workbook. */
    workbook_set_properties(workbook, &properties);
 
    /* Add some text to the file. */
    worksheet_set_column(worksheet, 0, 0, 50, NULL);
    worksheet_write_string(worksheet, 0, 0,
                           "Select 'Workbook Properties' to see properties." , NULL);
 
    workbook_close(workbook);
 
    return 0;
}