Last updated on
Apr 27, 2021 06:02:52 AM GMT
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Also Applies to ColdFusion
Note:
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Description
Deletes data from a column of an Excel spreadsheet object. It does not delete the column.
Returns
Nothing
Category
Syntax
SpreadsheetDeleteColumn (spreadsheetObj, column)
See also
History
ColdFusion 9: Added the function.
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
spreadsheetObj |
The Excel spreadsheet object from which to delete the column. |
column |
The column to delete. |
Example
<cfscript>
ArtOrders=QueryExecute("SELECT orderid,customerfirstname,customerlastname,address,total,city FROM orders
ORDER BY orderid",[],{datasource="cfartgallery"});
// Set the file path in the same location as this cfm
myFile=GetDirectoryFromPath(GetCurrentTemplatePath()) & "myexcelfile.xls";
// create spreadsheet object. Set xml to true as this is an xlsx file
mySheet=SpreadsheetNew("ColdFusion",false);
// Create another worksheet coldfusion1
SpreadsheetCreateSheet(mySheet,"ColdFusion1");
// Set headers for the xlsx file
SpreadSheetAddRow(mySheet,"Order,First Name,Last Name,Address,Amount,City");
SpreadSheetAddRows(mySheet,ArtOrders);
// set coldfusion as active sheet
SpreadsheetSetActiveSheet(mySheet,"ColdFusion1");
// new query for the new sheet
Artists=QueryExecute("Select * from APP.ARTISTS",[],{datasource="cfartgallery"});
// Add rows to the sheet
SpreadSheetAddRow(mySheet,"ARTISTID,First Name,Last Name,Address,CITY,STATE,POSTALCODE,EMAIL,PHONE,FAX,THEPASSWORD");
SpreadSheetAddRows(mySheet,Artists);
// Delete column 6 in the sheet ColdFusion1
SpreadsheetDeleteColumn(mySheet,6);
SpreadsheetWrite(mySheet,"#myFile#",true);
</cfscript>
Output
Example
The following example deletes the data from column 2 from a spreadsheet.
| <cfquery name="courses" datasource="cfdocexamples" cachedwithin="#CreateTimeSpan(0, 6, 0, 0)#"> SELECT CORNUMBER,DEPT_ID,COURSE_ID,CORNAME FROM COURSELIST </cfquery> <cfscript> ///We need an absolute path, so get the current directory path. theFile=GetDirectoryFromPath(GetCurrentTemplatePath()) & courses.xls"; //Create a new Excel spreadsheet object and add the query data. theSheet = SpreadsheetNew("CourseData"); SpreadsheetAddRows(theSheet,courses); //Delete the second column of the sheet. SpreadsheetDeleteColumn(theSheet,2); </cfscript> <!--- Write the spreadsheet to a file, replacing any existing file. ---> <cfspreadsheet action="write" filename="#theFile#" name="theSheet" sheet=1 sheetname="courses" overwrite=true> |
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