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Description
Creates a ColdFusionExcel spreadsheet object, which represents a single sheet of an Excel document.
Returns
ColdFusionExcel spreadsheet object.
Category
Microsoft Office Integration
Function syntax
SpreadsheetNew([sheetName, xmlformat]) |
See also
All Other Spreadsheet functions; see Microsoft Office Integration list.
History
ColdFusion 9: Added the function.
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
sheetName |
A string containing the sheet name to assign to the Excel spreadsheet object. |
xmlformat |
A Boolean value.True or Yes: Creates a .xlsx file that is supported by Microsoft Office Excel 2007.False or No: Creates a .xls file. |
Usage
This function supports Microsoft Office Excel 2007. To create a simple .xls spreadsheet object with a default worksheet name, your code can be as follows:
<cfset SpreadsheetObj = spreadsheetNew()> |
To create a simple .xls spreadsheet object by specifying the worksheet name as "mySheet", your code can be as follows:
<cfset SpreadsheetObj = spreadsheetNew("mySheet")> |
To create spreadsheet objects that are supported by Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (.xlsx), your code can be as follows:
<cfset SpreadsheetObj = spreadsheetNew("true")> |
<cfset SpreadsheetObj = spreadsheetNew("mysheet","yes")> |
Note: You can specify either "true" or "yes" to create a .xlsx file. |
Example
The following example creates an Excel spreadsheet object with the sheet name Expenses, sets a cell value, and saves the result to a file.
| <cfscript> ///We need an absolute path, so get the current directory path. theFile=GetDirectoryFromPath(GetCurrentTemplatePath()) & "newSpreadsheet.xls"; //Create a new Excel spreadsheet object. theSheet = SpreadsheetNew("Expenses"); //Set the value a cell. SpreadsheetSetCellValue(theSheet,"365",1,4); </cfscript> <!--- Write the spreadsheet to a file, replacing any existing file. ---> <cfspreadsheet action="write" filename="#theFile#" name="theSheet" overwrite=true> |
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