Thanks for all the input. Now for the next question. I am having a hard
time formatting my html table correctly. I am using <TR><TH>#Skill[1]#</TH>
<TH>#Skill[2]#</TH> in the heading (I have also tried making it just a
regular <TR><TD></TD></TR>. But unfortunately it is giving each student a
heading.
ie: Reading Math Spelling
JSmith A A A
Reading Math Spelling
SJones B B B
So I have 2 questions:
1. Is there a way to get the heading to be for the whole page when I am
using a variable?
2. Is there a way to make the #skill[1]# #Skill[2]#, etc. expand/constrict
accordingly.
(ie: 5th grade Math has 3 skills/ reading has 16 skills whereas 1st grade
math has 21 skills and 19 reading skills....) I don't want to have to make a
different page for each subject/grade. If I just put #Skill# in the header
it only gives me the 1st skill... Any ideas???
-----Original Message-----
From: John Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 4:00 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: CF to excel
You can create an html table and output that is an excel file as follows:
<CFSETTING ENABLECFOUTPUTONLY="YES">
<cfif parameterexists(EmpName)>
<cfinclude template="qry_employees.cfm">
<cfif qry_employees.recordcount gt 0>
<cfset excelstring="<table
border=""1""><tr><td><b>First Name</b></td>">
<cfset excelstring=excelstring &"<td><b>Last
Name</b></td>">
<cfset excelstring=excelstring &"<td><b>Office
Phone</b></td>">
<cfset excelstring=excelstring &"<td><b>Mobile
Phone</b></td>">
<cfset excelstring=excelstring
&"<td><b>Pager</b></td></tr>">
<cfoutput query="qry_employees">
<cfset excelstring=excelstring
&"<tr><td>#empfirstname#</td><td>#emplastname#</td><td>#officep#</td><td>#ce
ll#</td><td>#pager#</td></tr>">
</cfoutput>
<cfset excelstring=excelstring &"</table>">
</cfif>
</cfif>
<CFHEADER NAME="Content-Disposition" VALUE="inline; filename=download.xls">
<cfcontent type="application/vnd.ms-excel">
<cfoutput>#excelstring#</cfoutput>
<CFSETTING ENABLECFOUTPUTONLY="No">
This output string that you have built will come across as an excel file.
The key is in the cfcontent tag and cfheader tag.
John Anderson
aloha-webdesign.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Janine Jakim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 12:40 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: CF to excel
How flexible is the process of generating excel files?
I need to have an output that is dynamic for the columns and rows.
For example:
#student# #student# #student# #student#
#Skill# #grade# #grade# #grade# #grade#
#Skill# #grade# #grade# #grade# #grade#
#Skill# #grade# #grade# #grade# #grade#
Translating into:
JohnSmith JanSmith SamJones sandyJones
Reading C A A B
Math B A B A
English B B A C
My tables are normalized. There are many tables that make this info.
1. One reference table that lists all the skills.
2. One table that shows student information.
3. One table that lists the studentID/skillID/Grade (hooks the student info
with the skills reference table).
4. One reference table that lists the quarter and dates of the quarter so
only the current quarter prints out.
Is this possible?
What are the steps to making it so? Do I need to make the information into
an array(s) first?
I've read the how to from Ben's CF5 book and the tutorial from cfcomet.com-
but of course I want to make things more difficult.
Thanks in advance.
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