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spreadsheetGetActiveCell

Last update:
May 18, 2026

Description

Retrieves the active cell created using the spreadsheetSetActiveCell function.

Returns

A struct with the row and column of the active cell.

History

  • ColdFusion (2025 release): Added the function.

Syntax

spreadsheetGetActiveCell(spreadSheetObject)

Parameters

Name
Required
Type
Description
spreadSheetObject
Yes
ExcelInfo
The Excel spreadsheet object from which to retrieve the hyperlinks.

Example

<cfquery name="art" datasource="cfartgallery">
    SELECT * FROM ART
</cfquery>
<cfscript>
    theFile=GetDirectoryFromPath(GetCurrentTemplatePath()) & "art.xls";
    // create a spreadsheet object
    theSheet=spreadsheetNew("SampleData")
    // add rows from query
    spreadsheetAddRows(theSheet,art)
    // set active cell 1,6
    spreadsheetSetActiveCell(theSheet,10,6)
    spreadsheetWrite(theSheet,theFile,"yes")
    infoActiveCell=spreadsheetGetActiveCell(theSheet)
    writeDump(infoActiveCell)
</cfscript>

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