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SpreadsheetFormatRows

Last update:
May 18, 2026
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Description

Formats the contents of multiple rows of an Excel spreadsheet object.

Returns

Nothing

Category

Syntax

SpreadsheetFormatRows (spreadsheetObj, format, rows)

See also

History

ColdFusion 9: Added the function.

Parameters

Parameter
Description
spreadsheetObj
The Excel spreadsheet object in which to set the format.
format
A structure containing the format information. For details see SpreadsheetFormatColumn.
rows
The rows to format, in one of the following formats:
  • startRow-endRow - Insert rows in a single range.
  • row,row,row... - Insert one or more individual rows. You can also provide the formats together. For example, 1-5, 6, 7, 9-12.

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. Set xml to true as this is an xlsx file
 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,"ColdFusion1");
 // 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);
 
  
 // Define the structure for formatting a column
 myFormat=StructNew();
 myFormat.color="blue";
 myFormat.bold="true";
 myFormat.underline="true";
 myFormat.alignment="center";
 myFormat.font="Arial";
 
 // Set formatting to rows 1,3,and 5
 SpreadsheetFormatRows(mySheet,myFormat,"1,3,5");
 SpreadsheetWrite(mySheet,"#myFile#",true);
 
</cfscript>

Output

Figure: spreadsheetformatrows output
spreadsheetformatrows output

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