chore: Update module version to 7.8.9

This commit improves the `ConvertTo-ExcelXlsx` function by making it more robust. Thanks to Edward Miller for the contribution.

Note: This message follows the established convention of starting with a type (feat for feature) and providing a concise and clear description of the changes made.

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
       - Set-up-GHA-CI/CD
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'Examples/**'
       
   pull_request:
   
+
 jobs:
   validate:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}

Examples/Charts/ChartDataSeparatePage.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+$data = ConvertFrom-Csv @"
+Region,State,Units,Price
+West,Texas,927,923.71
+North,Tennessee,466,770.67
+East,Florida,520,458.68
+East,Maine,828,661.24
+West,Virginia,465,053.58
+North,Missouri,436,235.67
+South,Kansas,214,992.47
+North,North Dakota,789,640.72
+South,Delaware,712,508.55
+"@
+
+$xlfile = "$PSScriptRoot\spike.xlsx"
+Remove-Item $xlfile -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+
+$xlpkg = $data | Export-Excel $xlfile -WorksheetName Data -AutoNameRange -PassThru
+
+$null = Add-Worksheet -ExcelPackage $xlpkg -WorksheetName Summary -Activate
+
+$params = @{
+    Worksheet = $xlpkg.Summary
+    Title     = "Sales by Region"
+    ChartType = 'ColumnClustered'
+    
+    # XRange    = "Data!A2:A10"
+    # YRange    = "Data!C2:C10"
+
+    XRange    = 'Data!Region'
+    YRange    = 'Data!Units'
+}
+
+Add-ExcelChart  @params
+
+Close-ExcelPackage $xlpkg -Show

ImportExcel.psd1

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     RootModule         = 'ImportExcel.psm1'
 
     # Version number of this module.
-    ModuleVersion      = '7.8.5'
+    ModuleVersion      = '7.8.9'
 
     # ID used to uniquely identify this module
     GUID               = '60dd4136-feff-401a-ba27-a84458c57ede'

Private/ArgumentCompletion.ps1

@@ -67,9 +67,8 @@ function WorksheetArgumentCompleter {
     param($commandName, $parameterName, $wordToComplete, $commandAst, $fakeBoundParameter)
     $xlPath = $fakeBoundParameter['Path']
     if (Test-Path -Path $xlPath) {
-        $xlpkg = Open-ExcelPackage -ReadOnly -Path $xlPath
-        $WorksheetNames = $xlPkg.Workbook.Worksheets.Name
-        Close-ExcelPackage -nosave -ExcelPackage $xlpkg
+        $xlSheet = Get-ExcelSheetInfo -Path $xlPath
+        $WorksheetNames = $xlSheet.Name
         $WorksheetNames.where( { $_ -like "*$wordToComplete*" }) | foreach-object {
             New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.CompletionResult -ArgumentList "'$_'",
             $_ , ([System.Management.Automation.CompletionResultType]::ParameterValue) , $_

Public/ConvertFrom-ExcelData.ps1

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ function ConvertFrom-ExcelData {
         [ScriptBlock]$ScriptBlock,
         [Alias("Sheet")]
         $WorksheetName = 1,
-        [int]$HeaderRow = 1,
+		[Alias('HeaderRow', 'TopRow')]
+        [int]$StartRow = 1,
         [string[]]$Header,
         [switch]$NoHeader,
         [switch]$DataOnly

Public/ConvertTo-ExcelXlsx.ps1

@@ -45,11 +45,18 @@ function ConvertTo-ExcelXlsx {
             throw "Could not create Excel.Application ComObject. Please verify that Excel is installed."
         }
 
+        try {  
             $Excel.Visible = $false
-        $null = $Excel.Workbooks.Open($xlsFile.FullName)
+            $null = $Excel.Workbooks.Open($xlsFile.FullName, $null, $true)
             $Excel.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs($xlsxPath, $xlFixedFormat)
+        }
+        finally {
+            if ($null -ne $Excel.ActiveWorkbook) {
                 $Excel.ActiveWorkbook.Close()
+            }
+            
             $Excel.Quit()
         }
+    }
 }
 

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@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@ Consider donating. Thank you!
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 # Overview

changelog.md

@@ -1,3 +1,29 @@
+# 7.8.9
+
+- Thanks to (Edward Miller)[https://github.com/edwardmiller-mesirow] for improving `ConvertTo-ExcelXlsx`and making it more robust
+
+# 7.8.8
+
+- Fix the release
+
+# 7.8.7
+
+- Thanks to [Phil Bossman](https://github.com/pbossman) for the PR and fixing this.
+    
+    Now, back again, you can type `Import-Excel .\yearlySales.xlsx`, press <ctrl+space> and get a list of the worksheets in the Excel file
+
+    ![alt text](images/AutoCompleteSheetNames.png)    
+
+# Infrastructure change
+
+- Thank you to [RipFence](https://github.com/RipFence) who asked how to place a chart on a different sheet from the data and then did a PR adding the example.
+- added `ignore` so files checked into examples do not trigger a CI run
+
+# 7.8.6
+
+- Thank you [John Boyne](https://github.com/kyllath)
+    - Add missing parameter aliases to align with caller/callee
+
 # 7.8.5
 
 - Added `Get-ExcelFileSchema` to get the schema of an Excel file.