EasyXLS

How to set header and footer in ColdFusion

EasyXLS Excel library can be used to export Excel files in ColdFusion. The library works without MS Excel installed.

Step 1: Download EasyXLS Excel Library for Java

To download the trial version of EasyXLS Excel Library, press the below button:

Download EasyXLS™ Excel Library for Coldfusion

If you already own a license key, you may login and download EasyXLS from your account.

Install the downloaded EasyXLS installer for v8.6 or earlier.

Step 2: License file setup

Step required for EasyXLS v9.0 or later.

If you are using a trial, generate a trial license file from EasyXLS trials page. The trial license is valid for 30-days.

If you own a license key, you may login to the account that purchased the license and generate the license file from:
https://www.easyxls.com/my-orders

Setup the license file into your project using these guidelines.

Step 3: Add EasyXLS library to CLASSPATH in ColdFusion Administator

EasyXLS.jar must be included to class path for Java runtime environment.

EasyXLS.jar can be found:
- Inside the downloaded archive at Step 1 for EasyXLS v9.0 or later
- Under installation path for EasyXLS v8.6 or earlier, in "Lib" folder.

Add EasyXLS library to CLASSPATH

Another solution is to add EasyXLS.jar to "lib" folder from ColdFusion installation path.

Step 4: Run ColdFusion code that exports an Excel file with header and footer

Execute the following ColdFusion code that exports an Excel file with the header for center section containing the file name and a custom text, header for right section containing the date and time and footer for center section containing the page number and total number of pages.

<!--
====================================================================
Tutorial 08

This tutorial shows how to create an Excel file in ColdFusion having
multiple sheets. The first sheet is filled with data
and the cells are formatted and locked.
The column header has comments.
The first sheet has header & footer.
====================================================================
-->

<!-- Constants Classes -->
<cfobject type="java" class="EasyXLS.Constants.DataType" name="DataType" action="CREATE">
<cfobject type="java" class="EasyXLS.Constants.Border" name="Border" action="CREATE">
<cfobject type="java" class="EasyXLS.Constants.Alignment" name="Alignment" action="CREATE">
<cfobject type="java" class="EasyXLS.Constants.Header" name="Header" action="CREATE">
<cfobject type="java" class="EasyXLS.Constants.Footer" name="Footer" action="CREATE">
<cfobject type="java" class="java.awt.Color" name="Color" action="CREATE">

Tutorial 08<br>
----------<br>

<!-- Create an instance of the class that exports Excel files -->
<cfobject type="java" class="EasyXLS.ExcelDocument" name="workbook" action="CREATE">

<!-- Create two sheets -->
<cfset ret = workbook.easy_addWorksheet("First tab")>
<cfset ret = workbook.easy_addWorksheet("Second tab")>

<!-- Protect first sheet -->
<cfset workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0).setSheetProtected(true)>

<!-- Get the table of data for the first worksheet -->
<cfset xlsFirstTable = workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0).easy_getExcelTable()>

<!-- Create the formatting style for the header -->
<cfobject type="java" class="EasyXLS.ExcelStyle" name="xlsStyleHeader" action="CREATE">
<cfset xlsStyleHeader.setFont("Verdana")>
<cfset xlsStyleHeader.setFontSize(8)>
<cfset xlsStyleHeader.setItalic(true)>
<cfset xlsStyleHeader.setBold(true)>
<cfset xlsStyleHeader.setForeground(Color.yellow)>
<cfset xlsStyleHeader.setBackground(Color.black)>
<cfset xlsStyleHeader.setBorderColors(Color.gray, Color.gray, Color.gray, Color.gray)>
<cfset xlsStyleHeader.setBorderStyles(Border.BORDER_MEDIUM, Border.BORDER_MEDIUM, 
                                      Border.BORDER_MEDIUM, Border.BORDER_MEDIUM)>
<cfset xlsStyleHeader.setHorizontalAlignment(Alignment.ALIGNMENT_CENTER)>
<cfset xlsStyleHeader.setVerticalAlignment(Alignment.ALIGNMENT_BOTTOM)>
<cfset xlsStyleHeader.setWrap(true)>
<cfset xlsStyleHeader.setDataType(DataType.STRING)>

<!-- Add data in cells for report header -->
<cfloop from="0" to="4" index="column">
    <cfset xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0, evaluate(column)).setValue("Column " & evaluate(column + 1))>
    <cfset xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0, evaluate(column)).setStyle(xlsStyleHeader)>

    <!-- Add comment for report header cells -->
    <cfset xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0, evaluate(column)).setComment(
            "This is column no " & evaluate(column + 1))>
</cfloop>
<cfset ret = xlsFirstTable.easy_getRowAt(0).setHeight(30)>

<!-- Create a formatting style for cells -->
<cfobject type="java" class="EasyXLS.ExcelStyle" name="xlsStyleData" action="CREATE">
<cfset xlsStyleData.setHorizontalAlignment(Alignment.ALIGNMENT_LEFT)>
<cfset xlsStyleData.setForeground(Color.lightGray)>
<cfset xlsStyleData.setWrap(false)>
<!-- Protect cells -->
<cfset xlsStyleData.setLocked(true)>
<cfset xlsStyleData.setDataType(DataType.STRING)>

<!-- Add data in cells for report values -->
<cfloop from="0" to="99" index="row">
    <cfloop from="0" to="4" index="column">
        <cfset xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(evaluate(row + 1), evaluate(column)).setValue(
                "Data " & evaluate(row + 1) & ", " & evaluate(column + 1))>
        <cfset xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(evaluate(row + 1), evaluate(column)).setStyle(xlsStyleData)>
    </cfloop>
</cfloop>

<!-- Add header on center section --> 
<cfset xlsFirstTab = workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0)>
<cfset xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt(Header.POSITION_CENTER).InsertSingleUnderline()>
<cfset xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt(Header.POSITION_CENTER).InsertFile()>
<cfset xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt(Header.POSITION_CENTER).InsertValue(
                " - How to create header and footer")>

<!-- Add header on right section -->
<cfset xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt(Header.POSITION_CENTER).InsertDate()>
<cfset xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt(Header.POSITION_CENTER).InsertValue(" ")>
<cfset xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt(Header.POSITION_CENTER).InsertTime()>

<!-- Add footer on center section -->
<cfset xlsFirstTab.easy_getFooterAt(Footer.POSITION_CENTER).InsertPage()>
<cfset xlsFirstTab.easy_getFooterAt(Footer.POSITION_CENTER).InsertValue(" of ")>
<cfset xlsFirstTab.easy_getFooterAt(Footer.POSITION_CENTER).InsertPages()>

<!-- Set column widths -->
<cfset xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth(0, 70)>
<cfset xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth(1, 100)>
<cfset xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth(2, 70)>
<cfset xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth(3, 100)>
<cfset xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth(4, 70)>

<!-- Export Excel file -->
Writing file C:\Samples\Tutorial08 - header and footer in Excel.xlsx<br>
<cfset ret = workbook.easy_WriteXLSXFile("C:\Samples\Tutorial08 - header and footer in Excel.xlsx")>

<!-- Confirm export of Excel file -->
<cfset sError = workbook.easy_getError()>
<cfif (sError is "")>
    <cfoutput>
        File successfully created.
    </cfoutput>
<cfelse>
    <cfoutput>
        Error encountered: #sError#
    </cfoutput>
</cfif>

<!-- Dispose memory -->
<cfset workbook.Dispose()>

EasyXLS Excel libraries:

Java
Excel Library for ColdFusion
full Java version to import, export or convert Excel files
Excel Writer for ColdFusion
Java version to create and export Excel files
Download EasyXLS™ Excel Library for ColdFusion

File formats:

MS Excel 97 - 2003
MS Excel 2007 - 2019
MS Excel 2021
Office 365
XLSXXLSMXLSBXLS
XMLHTMLCSVTXT