Could you please suggest whether Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer is compatible with PHP 7.3

[shanthini]

Hi,

I am using Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer for generating excel file.

While installing (PEAR and OLE-1.0.0RC3) and testing I got warnings as *“continue” targeting switch is equivalent to “break”. Did you mean to use “continue 2”

Against this line ‘& $workbook->addFormat()’ I am getting notice as Only variables should be assigned by reference

Could you please suggest whether Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer is compatible with PHP 7.3

Thanks

[maxxd]

The github repo is marked unmaintained and the pear page shows the last release was in 2017, so I think it's probably not a safe bet. However, you could try it and see if anything errors out...

[kicken]

If you want to generate spreadsheets, look into updating to phpoffice/phpspreadsheet.

[shanthini]

@maxxd and @kicken, Thanks for your reply.

Actually I am using phpspreadsheet for few reports. Since this is getting too long for larger reports, we tried Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer 

[gizmola]

13 hours ago, shanthini said:

@maxxd and @kicken, Thanks for your reply.

Actually I am using phpspreadsheet for few reports. Since this is getting too long for larger reports, we tried Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer 

What does too long mean?  

You will more than likely have better luck with a maintained component based package, than trying to get one working that was originally in pear and has long ago been abandoned.