Feature request: Custom properties

[cez81]

Currently XlsxWriter only support set the core properties. I would like support added for setting custom properties stored in docsProps/custom.xml. Custom properties are similar to core properties such as create time but store other bits of information. Custom properties can be found from menu Info - Properties - Advanced Properties in Excel.
My use case for this is to add some company specific information eg. signum, department, access class etc.
More information about custom properties can be found in ISO-IEC-29500-1 section 22.3.

[jmcnamara]

If this is a feature request could you please describe the feature that you are requesting.

[cez81]

I have updated the request with some more information. I'm already working on this and almost done (I think). Got a failing test case comparing against real Excel file left to solve.

[jmcnamara]

Hi,

I understand what custom properties are and I am familiar with the spec.

However, feature requests need to have some +1s to indicate that they are a feature that users want added in preference to other requested features and this,currently, isn't something that anyone else had requested.

In general the code is the easy part so that doesn't sway the argument.

I'll leave this open and if I get other •1s I'll add the feature.

John

[tooh]

+1

[jmcnamara]

Hi,

I've added a workbook method called set_custom_property() and pushed a version to master. The documentation is here: set_custom_property()

Try it out and let me know how you get on.

John

[cez81]

Hi,
That's great, thank you for the quick solution! I have tested it and works as expected.

Br, Jonas

[jmcnamara]

Thanks for testing and for the prompt to add it.

This is now available in XlsxWriter 0.88: https://xlsxwriter.readthedocs.io/changes.html

John