EasyXLS

How to protect cells and sheet elements 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 protects Excel sheet

Execute the following ColdFusion code that exports data to Excel, protects Excel sheet and locks cells.

<!--
=====================================================================
Tutorial 06

This code sample shows how to create an Excel file in ColdFusion with
multiple sheets. The first sheet is protected and
filled with data. The cells are formatted and locked.
=====================================================================
-->

<!-- 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="java.awt.Color" name="Color" action="CREATE">

Tutorial 06<br>
----------<br>

<!-- Create an instance of the class that creates 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)>
</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)>

<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>

<!-- 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)>

<!-- Create Excel file -->
Writing file C:\Samples\Tutorial06 - protect Excel sheet.xlsx<br>
<cfset ret = workbook.easy_WriteXLSXFile("C:\Samples\Tutorial06 - protect Excel sheet.xlsx")>

<!-- Confirm the creation 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