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• Creating Microsoft Excel Documents With ColdFusion And XML

  Posted on Sep 16, 2010 at 1:16 PM

  @roger v - Yes it's Excel 2010. Thanks for the explanation. Does anyone know if you can apply more than one style to a cell? For example, I have a style called "header" that makes the text bold. Then I have a style called "border" which adds a border. Can I apply both to one cell without h... read more »

• Creating Microsoft Excel Documents With ColdFusion And XML

  Posted on Feb 8, 2010 at 1:44 PM

  ^ Nevermind that question. I figured out it has nothing to do with the way the file is created. It's caused by the program I'm using to get the files.... read more »

• Creating Microsoft Excel Documents With ColdFusion And XML

  Posted on Feb 8, 2010 at 11:34 AM

  I am trying to save the excel file instead of streaming it to the browser. The file gets created fine but when I open it, it says that it is locked for editing by 'another user.' Then it gives me the options to open it Read-Only or be Notified when the document is no longer in use. Does anyone k... read more »

• Creating Microsoft Excel Documents With ColdFusion And XML

  Posted on Jun 5, 2009 at 2:18 PM

  @Mike, No I never did find a workaround. Most users have figured out that they can just click 'Yes' but it's still annoying.... read more »

• Creating Microsoft Excel Documents With ColdFusion And XML

  Posted on Mar 2, 2009 at 9:39 AM

  I'm talking about generating the XML document programmatically using ColdFusion. It happens even when using the same code in the example.... read more »

• Creating Microsoft Excel Documents With ColdFusion And XML

  Posted on Feb 17, 2009 at 11:50 AM

  Hi, thanks for the article. I'm using Excel 2007 and when I try giving the file an xml extension, it automatically appends .xls (so it becomes basic.xml.XLS) This causes Excel to display the message "the file you are trying to open is in a different format than specified by the file extension." I... read more »