EasyXLS

How to export List to Excel in custom format 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 List to Excel with formatting

Execute the following ColdFusion code that exports List to Excel with formatting.

<!--
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Tutorial 02

This code sample shows how to export list to Excel file in ColdFusion.
The list contains data from a SQL database.
The cells are formatted using an user-defined format.
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-->

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

Tutorial 02<br>
----------<br>

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

<!-- Query the database -->
<cfquery name="myQuery" datasource="northwind">
SELECT TOP 100 CAST(Month(ord.OrderDate) AS varchar) + '/' + CAST(Day(ord.OrderDate) AS varchar) + 
'/' + CAST(year(ord.OrderDate) AS varchar) AS 'Order_Date', 
P.ProductName AS 'Product_Name', O.UnitPrice AS Price, 
' ' + CAST(O.Quantity AS varchar) AS Quantity, 
O.UnitPrice * O. Quantity AS Value 
FROM Orders AS ord, [Order Details] AS O, Products AS P 
WHERE O.ProductID = P.ProductID AND O.OrderID = ord.OrderID
</cfquery>

<!-- Create the list that stores the query values -->
<cfobject type="java" class="EasyXLS.Util.List" name="lstRows" action="CREATE">

<!-- Add the report header row to the list -->
<cfobject type="java" class="EasyXLS.Util.List" name="lstHeaderRow" action="CREATE">
<cfset lstHeaderRow.addElement("Order Date")>
<cfset lstHeaderRow.addElement("Product Name")>
<cfset lstHeaderRow.addElement("Price")>
<cfset lstHeaderRow.addElement("Quantity")>
<cfset lstHeaderRow.addElement("Value")>
<cfset lstRows.addElement(lstHeaderRow)>

<!-- Add the query values from the database to the list -->
<cfloop query="myQuery">
    <cfobject type="java" class="EasyXLS.Util.List" name="RowList" action="CREATE">
    <cfset RowList.addElement(#Order_Date#)>
    <cfset RowList.addElement(#Product_Name#)>
    <cfset RowList.addElement(#Price#)>
    <cfset RowList.addElement(#Quantity#)>
    <cfset RowList.addElement(#Value#)>
    <cfset lstRows.addElement(RowList)>
</cfloop>

<!-- Create an instance of the class used to format the cells in the report -->
<cfobject type="java" class="EasyXLS.ExcelAutoFormat" name="xlsAutoFormat" action="CREATE">

<!-- Set the formatting style of the header -->
<cfobject type="java" class="EasyXLS.ExcelStyle" name="xlsHeaderStyle" action="CREATE">
<cfobject type="java" class="java.awt.Color" name="lightGreen" action="CREATE">
<cfset lightGreen.init(JavaCast("int", "144"), JavaCast("int", "238"), JavaCast("int", "144"))>
<cfset xlsHeaderStyle.setBackground(lightGreen)>
<cfset xlsHeaderStyle.setFontSize(12)>
<cfset xlsAutoFormat.setHeaderRowStyle(xlsHeaderStyle)>

<!-- Set the formatting style of the cells (alternating style) -->
<cfobject type="java" class="EasyXLS.ExcelStyle" name="xlsEvenRowStripesStyle" action="CREATE">
<cfobject type="java" class="java.awt.Color" name="FloralWhite" action="CREATE">
<cfset FloralWhite.init(JavaCast("int", "255"), JavaCast("int", "250"), JavaCast("int", "240"))>
<cfset xlsEvenRowStripesStyle.setBackground(FloralWhite)>
<cfset xlsEvenRowStripesStyle.setFormat("$0.00")>
<cfset xlsEvenRowStripesStyle.setHorizontalAlignment(Alignment.ALIGNMENT_LEFT)>
<cfset xlsAutoFormat.setEvenRowStripesStyle(xlsEvenRowStripesStyle)>

<cfobject type="java" class="EasyXLS.ExcelStyle" name="xlsOddRowStripesStyle" action="CREATE">
<cfobject type="java" class="java.awt.Color" name="OddRowStripesColor" action="CREATE">
<cfset OddRowStripesColor.init(JavaCast("int", "240"), JavaCast("int", "247"), JavaCast("int", "239"))>
<cfset xlsOddRowStripesStyle.setBackground(OddRowStripesColor)>
<cfset xlsOddRowStripesStyle.setFormat("$0.00")>
<cfset xlsOddRowStripesStyle.setHorizontalAlignment(Alignment.ALIGNMENT_LEFT)>
<cfset xlsAutoFormat.setOddRowStripesStyle(xlsOddRowStripesStyle)>

<cfobject type="java" class="EasyXLS.ExcelStyle" name="xlsLeftColumnStyle" action="CREATE">
<cfobject type="java" class="java.awt.Color" name="FloralWhite" action="CREATE">
<cfset FloralWhite.init(JavaCast("int", "255"), JavaCast("int", "250"), JavaCast("int", "240"))>
<cfset xlsLeftColumnStyle.setBackground(FloralWhite)>
<cfset xlsLeftColumnStyle.setFormat("mm/dd/yyyy")>
<cfset xlsLeftColumnStyle.setHorizontalAlignment(Alignment.ALIGNMENT_LEFT)>
<cfset xlsAutoFormat.setLeftColumnStyle(xlsLeftColumnStyle)>

<!-- Export list to Excel file -->
Writing file C:\Samples\Tutorial02 - export List to Excel with formatting.xlsx<br>
<cfset ret=workbook.easy_WriteXLSXFile_FromList(
           "C:\Samples\Tutorial02 - export List to Excel with formatting.xlsx", lstRows, xlsAutoFormat, "Sheet1")>

<!-- 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
Express Excel Writer for ColdFusion
limited Java version to create and export Excel files in predefined formats
Download EasyXLS™ Excel Library for ColdFusion

File formats:

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