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SpreadsheetFormatRows

 

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Description

Formats the contents of multiple rows of an Excel spreadsheet object.

Returns

Nothing

Category

Syntax

SpreadsheetFormatRows (spreadsheetObj, format, rows)
SpreadsheetFormatRows (spreadsheetObj, format, rows)
SpreadsheetFormatRows (spreadsheetObj, format, rows)

See also

History

ColdFusion 9: Added the function.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

spreadsheetObj

The Excel spreadsheet object in which to set the format.

format

A structure containing the format information. For details see SpreadsheetFormatColumn.

rows

The rows to format, in one of the following formats:

  • startRow-endRow - Insert rows in a single range.
  • row,row,row... - Insert one or more individual rows.
    You can also provide the formats together. For example, 1-5, 6, 7, 9-12.

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"});
SpreadSheetAddRow(mySheet,"ARTISTID,First Name,Last Name,Address,CITY,STATE,POSTALCODE,EMAIL,PHONE,FAX,THEPASSWORD");
SpreadSheetAddRows(mySheet,Artists);
// Define the structure for formatting a column
myFormat=StructNew();
myFormat.color="blue";
myFormat.bold="true";
myFormat.underline="true";
myFormat.alignment="center";
myFormat.font="Arial";
// Set formatting to rows 1,3,and 5
SpreadsheetFormatRows(mySheet,myFormat,"1,3,5");
SpreadsheetWrite(mySheet,"#myFile#",true);
</cfscript>
<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"}); SpreadSheetAddRow(mySheet,"ARTISTID,First Name,Last Name,Address,CITY,STATE,POSTALCODE,EMAIL,PHONE,FAX,THEPASSWORD"); SpreadSheetAddRows(mySheet,Artists); // Define the structure for formatting a column myFormat=StructNew(); myFormat.color="blue"; myFormat.bold="true"; myFormat.underline="true"; myFormat.alignment="center"; myFormat.font="Arial"; // Set formatting to rows 1,3,and 5 SpreadsheetFormatRows(mySheet,myFormat,"1,3,5"); SpreadsheetWrite(mySheet,"#myFile#",true); </cfscript>
<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"});
 SpreadSheetAddRow(mySheet,"ARTISTID,First Name,Last Name,Address,CITY,STATE,POSTALCODE,EMAIL,PHONE,FAX,THEPASSWORD");
 SpreadSheetAddRows(mySheet,Artists);
 
  
 // Define the structure for formatting a column
 myFormat=StructNew();
 myFormat.color="blue";
 myFormat.bold="true";
 myFormat.underline="true";
 myFormat.alignment="center";
 myFormat.font="Arial";
 
 // Set formatting to rows 1,3,and 5
 SpreadsheetFormatRows(mySheet,myFormat,"1,3,5");
 SpreadsheetWrite(mySheet,"#myFile#",true);
 
</cfscript>

Output

spreadsheetformatrows output
spreadsheetformatrows output

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