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   1  Description of PHPExcel 1.8.0 import into Moodle
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   3  Steps:
   4   * download release package from https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel
   5   * copy contents of Classes directory
   6   * update lib/thirdpartylibs.xml
   7   * apply changes
   8   * go to http://127.0.0.1/lib/tests/other/spreadsheettestpage.php
   9     and test the generated files
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  11  Changes:
  12   * Shared/File/sys_get_temp_dir() - we can not guarantee sys_get_temp_dir() works everywhere
  13   * Shared/OLE has been removed. OLE is not DFSG compliant and is not being used in core code.
  14   * Excel5 files have been removed. These files are for Excel version 5 (created in 1993) and are not used in core code.
  15     The files removed are:
  16     - PHPExcel/Shared/Excel5.php
  17     - PHPExcel/Shared/OLE.php
  18     - PHPExcel/Shared/OLERead.php
  19     - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5.php
  20     - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/BIFFwriter.php
  21     - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Escher.php
  22     - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Font.php
  23     - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Parser.php
  24     - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Workbook.php
  25     - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Worksheet.php
  26     - PHPExcel/Writer/Excel5/Xf.php
  27     lib/excellib.class.php has been updated so that only 2007 excel spreadsheets will be produced.
  28   * MDL-52336 patch for PHP7 compatibility, after upgrade make sure that these changes are included and remove this line
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