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SpreadsheetGetColumnCount

 

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Description

This function returns the number of columns in a worksheet.

Returns

Integer

History

New in Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)

Category

Syntax

SpreadsheetGetColumnCount(ExcelInfo, Sheetname / Sheet number)
SpreadsheetGetColumnCount(ExcelInfo, Sheetname / Sheet number)
SpreadsheetGetColumnCount(ExcelInfo, Sheetname / Sheet number)

Parameters

Parameter

Description

ExcelInfo

The spreadsheet object for which you want to return the number of columns.

Sheetname / Sheet number

The name of the spreadsheet or the sheet number.

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.
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,"ColdFusion");
// 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);
// Get number of columns in the active sheet
getCount=SpreadsheetGetColumnCount(mySheet,"ColdFusion");
WriteOutput("Number of columns are: " & #getCount#);
</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. 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,"ColdFusion"); // 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); // Get number of columns in the active sheet getCount=SpreadsheetGetColumnCount(mySheet,"ColdFusion"); WriteOutput("Number of columns are: " & #getCount#); </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. 
       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,"ColdFusion");

        // 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);

       // Get number of columns in the active sheet
       getCount=SpreadsheetGetColumnCount(mySheet,"ColdFusion");
       WriteOutput("Number of columns are: " & #getCount#);

</cfscript>

Output

Number of columns are: 6

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