EasyXLS

How to freeze rows or columns 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 freeze rows in Excel sheet

Execute the following ColdFusion code that freezes the first row of a worksheet, when a report is exported to Excel file.

<!--
====================================================================
Tutorial 18

This tutorial shows how to create an Excel file in ColdFusion and
freeze first row from the sheet. The Excel file has multiple sheets.
The first sheet is filled with data and it has a frozen row.
====================================================================
-->

<!-- Constants Classes -->
<cfobject type="java" class="EasyXLS.Constants.DataType" name="DataType" action="CREATE">

Tutorial 18<br>
----------<br>

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

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

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

<!-- 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)).setDataType(DataType.STRING)>
</cfloop>
<cfset ret = xlsFirstTable.easy_getRowAt(0).setHeight(30)>

<!-- 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)).setDataType(DataType.STRING)>
    </cfloop>
</cfloop>

<!-- 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)>

<!-- Freeze row -->
<cfset xlsFirstTable.easy_freezePanes(1, 0, 75, 0)>

<!-- Export Excel file -->
Writing file C:\Samples\Tutorial18 - freeze rows or columns in Excel.xlsx<br>
<cfset ret = workbook.easy_WriteXLSXFile("C:\Samples\Tutorial18 - freeze rows or columns 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:

Office 365
MS Excel 2021 - 2024
MS Excel 2007 - 2019
MS Excel 97 - 2003
XLSXXLSMXLSBXLS
XMLHTMLCSVTXT