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SpreadsheetReadBinary

Last update:
May 18, 2026
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Description

Reads and stores content from a spreadsheet object and returns it as a byte array.

Returns

Returns a byte array of the stored spreadsheet information using the cfcontent tag.

Category

Microsoft Office Integration

Function syntax

SpreadsheetReadBinary(spreadsheetobj)

See also

History

ColdFusion 9: Added the function.

Parameters

Parameter
Description
spreadSheetObject
The Excel spreadsheet object to read.

Usage

Example

<cfheader name="Content-Disposition" value="inline; filename=test.xls"> 
 <cfset a = spreadhsheetnew()> 
 <cfset spreadsheetAddRow(a,"a,b,c")> 
 <!---You can do all the processing---> 
 <cfset bin = spreadsheetReadBinary(a)> 
 <cfcontent type="application/vnd-ms.excel" variable="#bin#" reset="true">

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