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SpreadsheetRead

 

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Description

Reads a sheet from a spreadsheet file and stores it in a ColdFusion spreadsheet object.

Returns

Returns spreadsheet object.

Category

Microsoft Office Integration

Function syntax

SpreadSheetRead(fileName [, sheetName|sheet])

See also

SpreadsheetWriteSpreadsheetAddColumnSpreadsheetAddImageSpreadsheetAddRowSpreadsheetDeleteRowSpreadsheetDeleteRowsSpreadsheetFormatRowSpreadsheetFormatRowsSpreadsheetShiftRows, Other Spreadsheet functions.

History

ColdFusion 9: Added the function.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

fileName

A string specifying the path to the spreadsheet file.

sheetName

Optional parameter; name of the sheet. You can specify sheet or sheetName.

sheet

Optional parameter; number of the sheet. You can specify sheet or sheetName.

Usage

Use this function to read an Excel file with multiple sheets.

Example

<cfscript>
  a = SpreadSheetRead("C:\Files\Report.xls","Annual Report")
</cfscript>

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