PHPExcel how to set cell value dynamically
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24-09-2019 - |
Question
How to set cell/column value dynamically using PHPExcel library?
I am fetching result set from MySQL database and I want to write data in excel format using PHPExcel library. Looking at example
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()->setCellValue('A1', 'cell value here');
indicates that we have to hard code cell/column reference As 'A1', then it writes to cell/column A1. How I can increment cell/column and/or row reference based on rows and corresponding column values from result set?
Please guide.
Solution
I asume you have connected to your database already.
$sql = "SELECT * FROM my_table";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
$row = 1; // 1-based index
while($row_data = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
$col = 0;
foreach($row_data as $key=>$value) {
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()->setCellValueByColumnAndRow($col, $row, $value);
$col++;
}
$row++;
}
OTHER TIPS
I don't have much experience working with php but from a logic standpoint this is what I would do.
- Loop through your result set from MySQL
- In Excel you should already know what A,B,C should be because those are the columns and you know how many columns you are returning.
- The row number can just be incremented with each time through the loop.
Below is some pseudocode illustrating this technique:
for (int i = 0; i < MySQLResults.count; i++){
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()->setCellValue('A' . (string)(i + 1), MySQLResults[i].name);
// Add 1 to i because Excel Rows start at 1, not 0, so row will always be one off
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()->setCellValue('B' . (string)(i + 1), MySQLResults[i].number);
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()->setCellValue('C' . (string)(i + 1), MySQLResults[i].email);
}
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