SpreadsheetNew

Creates a new BoxLang spreadsheet object.

Method Signature

SpreadsheetNew(sheetname=[any], xmlformat=[any])

Arguments

Argument	Type	Required	Description	Default
sheetname	STRING	false	The name of the new sheet. Default is "Sheet1".
xmlformat	BOOLEAN	false	Whether the spreadsheet should use XML format (.xlsx). Default is true, we use the new standard.	true

Examples

Create a new spreadsheet with default settings:

// Create a new spreadsheet (XML format by default)
var spreadsheet = SpreadsheetNew();
println( "Created new spreadsheet" );

Create a new spreadsheet with a custom sheet name:

// Create a new spreadsheet with a named sheet
var spreadsheet = SpreadsheetNew( sheetname = "Sales Data" );
println( "Created spreadsheet with sheet: " & spreadsheet.getSheetNames() );

Create a spreadsheet in binary format:

// Create a spreadsheet in legacy Excel format (.xls)
var spreadsheet = SpreadsheetNew( sheetname = "Reports", xmlformat = false );
println( "Created binary format spreadsheet" );

Related

• SpreadsheetRead() - Read existing spreadsheet files

• SpreadsheetWrite() - Save spreadsheets to disk

• SpreadsheetInfo() - Get spreadsheet information

• IsSpreadsheetObject() - Check if object is a spreadsheet

• Fluent API Guide - Using SpreadsheetFile class