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SpreadSheetAddAutofilter

 

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Description

Adds auto filters to the spreadsheet.

Returns

Nothing

Category

Syntax

SpreadSheetAddAutofilter(Spreadsheetobj, autofilter)
SpreadSheetAddAutofilter(Spreadsheetobj, autofilter)
SpreadSheetAddAutofilter(Spreadsheetobj, autofilter)

History

ColdFusion 11: Added the function.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

spreadsheetObj

The Excel spreadsheet object to which to add the column.

autofilter

The Excel filter that needs to be applied to the sheet. Note that the value should not contain spaces or invalid characters. The cell range must be in the form A1:J1.

Example

<cfscript>
/*Get data from table orders*/
ArtOrders=QueryExecute("SELECT orderid,customerfirstname,customerlastname,address,total,city FROM orders
ORDER BY orderid", [] ,{datasource="cfartgallery"});
/*Create spreadsheet object*/
myObj=SpreadSheetNew("Art");
SpreadSheetAddRow(myObj,"Order,First Name,Last Name,Address,Amount,City");
SpreadsheetFormatRow(myObj, {bold=TRUE, alignment="center",color="red"}, 1);
// Add rows to the spreadsheet
SpreadsheetAddRows(myObj,ArtOrders);
dirName=GetDirectoryFromPath(GetCurrentTemplatePath());
// Add auto filters from rows A1 to F1
SpreadSheetAddAutoFilter(myObj,"A1:F1");
SpreadsheetWrite(myObj,"#dirName#ArtOrders.xls",true);
</cfscript>
<cfscript> /*Get data from table orders*/ ArtOrders=QueryExecute("SELECT orderid,customerfirstname,customerlastname,address,total,city FROM orders ORDER BY orderid", [] ,{datasource="cfartgallery"}); /*Create spreadsheet object*/ myObj=SpreadSheetNew("Art"); SpreadSheetAddRow(myObj,"Order,First Name,Last Name,Address,Amount,City"); SpreadsheetFormatRow(myObj, {bold=TRUE, alignment="center",color="red"}, 1); // Add rows to the spreadsheet SpreadsheetAddRows(myObj,ArtOrders); dirName=GetDirectoryFromPath(GetCurrentTemplatePath()); // Add auto filters from rows A1 to F1 SpreadSheetAddAutoFilter(myObj,"A1:F1"); SpreadsheetWrite(myObj,"#dirName#ArtOrders.xls",true); </cfscript>
<cfscript>
       /*Get data from table orders*/
       ArtOrders=QueryExecute("SELECT orderid,customerfirstname,customerlastname,address,total,city FROM orders
       ORDER BY orderid", [] ,{datasource="cfartgallery"});
       /*Create spreadsheet object*/
       myObj=SpreadSheetNew("Art");
       SpreadSheetAddRow(myObj,"Order,First Name,Last Name,Address,Amount,City");
       SpreadsheetFormatRow(myObj, {bold=TRUE, alignment="center",color="red"}, 1);
       // Add rows to the spreadsheet
       SpreadsheetAddRows(myObj,ArtOrders);
       dirName=GetDirectoryFromPath(GetCurrentTemplatePath());
       // Add auto filters from rows A1 to F1
       SpreadSheetAddAutoFilter(myObj,"A1:F1");
       SpreadsheetWrite(myObj,"#dirName#ArtOrders.xls",true);
</cfscript>

Output

Using member function

<cfscript>
/*Get data from table orders*/
ArtOrders=QueryExecute("SELECT orderid,customerfirstname,customerlastname,address,total,city FROM orders
ORDER BY orderid",[],{datasource="cfartgallery"});
/*Create spreadsheet*/
myObj=SpreadSheetNew("Art");
SpreadSheetAddRow(myObj,"Order,First Name,Last Name,Address,Amount,City");
SpreadsheetFormatRow(myObj, {bold=TRUE, alignment="center",color="red"}, 1);
SpreadsheetAddRows(myObj,ArtOrders);
dirName=GetDirectoryFromPath(GetCurrentTemplatePath());
myObj.autoAddFilter("A1:F1");
SpreadsheetWrite(myObj,"#dirName#ArtOrders.xls",true);
</cfscript>
<cfscript> /*Get data from table orders*/ ArtOrders=QueryExecute("SELECT orderid,customerfirstname,customerlastname,address,total,city FROM orders ORDER BY orderid",[],{datasource="cfartgallery"}); /*Create spreadsheet*/ myObj=SpreadSheetNew("Art"); SpreadSheetAddRow(myObj,"Order,First Name,Last Name,Address,Amount,City"); SpreadsheetFormatRow(myObj, {bold=TRUE, alignment="center",color="red"}, 1); SpreadsheetAddRows(myObj,ArtOrders); dirName=GetDirectoryFromPath(GetCurrentTemplatePath()); myObj.autoAddFilter("A1:F1"); SpreadsheetWrite(myObj,"#dirName#ArtOrders.xls",true); </cfscript>
<cfscript>
       /*Get data from table orders*/
       ArtOrders=QueryExecute("SELECT orderid,customerfirstname,customerlastname,address,total,city FROM orders
       ORDER BY orderid",[],{datasource="cfartgallery"});
       /*Create spreadsheet*/
       myObj=SpreadSheetNew("Art");
       SpreadSheetAddRow(myObj,"Order,First Name,Last Name,Address,Amount,City");
       SpreadsheetFormatRow(myObj, {bold=TRUE, alignment="center",color="red"}, 1);
       SpreadsheetAddRows(myObj,ArtOrders);
       dirName=GetDirectoryFromPath(GetCurrentTemplatePath());
       myObj.autoAddFilter("A1:F1");
       SpreadsheetWrite(myObj,"#dirName#ArtOrders.xls",true);
</cfscript>

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