In case you need to create an excelsheet with data from AX, you'll want to copy this job below and run it, it will present you how to create borders, color fields and borders, merge cells, hide columns and fit them to the correct size.
static void JLH_ExcelBordersAndFormat(Args _args)
{
SysExcelApplication excelApplication;
SysExcelWorkBook workBook;
SysExcelWorkSheet workSheet;
SysExcelWorksheets worksheets;
SysExcelCells cells;
// Borders
COM range;
COM borders, border;
SysExcelRange sysExcelRange;
// Style
SysExcelInterior interior;
SysExcelStyles styles;
SysExcelStyle styleColumnHeaders;
SysExcelFont fontColumnHeaders;
Object languageSettings;
int languageId;
Hwnd hwnd;
#Excel
;
startLengthyOperation();
excelApplication = SysExcelApplication::construct();
// It seems fun to see the Excelsheet being build up, but clicking the sheet when being built up, will occasionally result in an error, so hide the application
// until the sheet is completely finished.
excelApplication.visible(false);
workBook = excelApplication.workbooks().add();
workSheet = workBook.worksheets().itemFromNum(1);
languageSettings = excelApplication.comObject().LanguageSettings();
// Use the language from excel the enter language specific formulas
languageId = languageSettings.LanguageId(2); //2 -> UI Language Id
// Start filling some cells
workSheet.cells().item(2, 2).value("Cell 1");
workSheet.cells().item(3, 2).value("Cell 2");
workSheet.cells().item(2, 4).value("Cell 3");
workSheet.cells().item(3, 4).value("Cell 4");
// Now we start to create some borders
/* LEFT BORDER FOR ALL CELLS in the RANGE- Item (1)*/
sysExcelRange = worksheet.range('B6:C8');
range = sysExcelRange.comObject();
// then we define the range for the borders
borders = range.Borders();
// Item(1) is the left border:
border = borders.Item(1);
// LineStyle can be 1 to 13, play around to find the style you like. 1 is the default line
border.lineStyle(1);
// Weight can be 1 to 4, this defines the thickness of the borderline, 2 is the default thickness
border.Weight(2);
workSheet.cells().item(6, 2).value("Item 1");
workSheet.cells().item(7, 2).value("Item 1");
workSheet.cells().item(8, 2).value("Item 1");
workSheet.cells().item(6, 3).value("Item 1");
workSheet.cells().item(7, 3).value("Item 1");
workSheet.cells().item(8, 3).value("Item 1");
/* RIGHT BORDER FOR ALL CELLS in the RANGE - Item(2)*/
sysExcelRange = worksheet.range('E6:F8');
range = sysExcelRange.comObject();
borders = range.Borders();
border = borders.Item(2);
border.lineStyle(1);
border.Weight(2);
workSheet.cells().item(6, 5).value("Item 2");
workSheet.cells().item(7, 5).value("Item 2");
workSheet.cells().item(8, 5).value("Item 2");
workSheet.cells().item(6, 6).value("Item 2");
workSheet.cells().item(7, 6).value("Item 2");
workSheet.cells().item(8, 6).value("Item 2");
/* TOP BORDER FOR ALL CELLS in the RANGE - Item(3) */
sysExcelRange = worksheet.range('H6:I8');
range = sysExcelRange.comObject();
borders = range.Borders();
border = borders.Item(3);
border.lineStyle(1);
border.Weight(2);
workSheet.cells().item(6, 8).value("Item 3");
workSheet.cells().item(7, 8).value("Item 3");
workSheet.cells().item(8, 8).value("Item 3");
workSheet.cells().item(6, 9).value("Item 3");
workSheet.cells().item(7, 9).value("Item 3");
workSheet.cells().item(8, 9).value("Item 3");
/* BOTTOM BORDER FOR ALL CELLS in the RANGE - Item(4)*/
sysExcelRange = worksheet.range('K6:L8');
range = sysExcelRange.comObject();
borders = range.Borders();
border = borders.Item(4);
border.lineStyle(1);
border.Weight(2);
workSheet.cells().item(6, 11).value("Item 4");
workSheet.cells().item(7, 11).value("Item 4");
workSheet.cells().item(8, 11).value("Item 4");
workSheet.cells().item(6, 12).value("Item 4");
workSheet.cells().item(7, 12).value("Item 4");
workSheet.cells().item(8, 12).value("Item 4");
/* CROSS T-B INNER - Item(5)*/
sysExcelRange = worksheet.range('N6:O8');
range = sysExcelRange.comObject();
borders = range.Borders();
border = borders.Item(5);
border.lineStyle(1);
border.Weight(2);
workSheet.cells().item(6, 14).value("Item 5");
workSheet.cells().item(7, 14).value("Item 5");
workSheet.cells().item(8, 14).value("Item 5");
workSheet.cells().item(6, 15).value("Item 5");
workSheet.cells().item(7, 15).value("Item 5");
workSheet.cells().item(8, 15).value("Item 5");
/* CROSS B-T INNER - Item (6)*/
sysExcelRange = worksheet.range('B10:C12');
range = sysExcelRange.comObject();
borders = range.Borders();
border = borders.Item(6);
border.lineStyle(1);
border.Weight(2);
workSheet.cells().item(10, 2).value("Item 6");
workSheet.cells().item(11, 2).value("Item 6");
workSheet.cells().item(12, 2).value("Item 6");
workSheet.cells().item(10, 3).value("Item 6");
workSheet.cells().item(11, 3).value("Item 6");
workSheet.cells().item(12, 3).value("Item 6");
/* LEFT BORDER FOR RANGE - Item(7)*/
sysExcelRange = worksheet.range('E10:F12');
range = sysExcelRange.comObject();
borders = range.Borders();
border = borders.Item(7);
border.lineStyle(1);
border.Weight(2);
workSheet.cells().item(10, 5).value("Item 7");
workSheet.cells().item(11, 5).value("Item 7");
workSheet.cells().item(12, 5).value("Item 7");
workSheet.cells().item(10, 6).value("Item 7");
workSheet.cells().item(11, 6).value("Item 7");
workSheet.cells().item(12, 6).value("Item 7");
/* TOP BORDER FOR RANGE - Item(8) */
sysExcelRange = worksheet.range('H10:I12');
range = sysExcelRange.comObject();
borders = range.Borders();
border = borders.Item(8);
border.lineStyle(1);
border.Weight(2);
workSheet.cells().item(10, 8).value("Item 8");
workSheet.cells().item(11, 8).value("Item 8");
workSheet.cells().item(12, 8).value("Item 8");
workSheet.cells().item(10, 9).value("Item 8");
workSheet.cells().item(11, 9).value("Item 8");
workSheet.cells().item(12, 9).value("Item 8");
/* BOTTOM BORDER FOR RANGE - Item(9)*/
sysExcelRange = worksheet.range('K10:L12');
range = sysExcelRange.comObject();
borders = range.Borders();
border = borders.Item(9);
border.lineStyle(1);
border.Weight(2);
workSheet.cells().item(10, 11).value("Item 9");
workSheet.cells().item(11, 11).value("Item 9");
workSheet.cells().item(12, 11).value("Item 9");
workSheet.cells().item(10, 12).value("Item 9");
workSheet.cells().item(11, 12).value("Item 9");
workSheet.cells().item(12, 12).value("Item 9");
/* RIGHT BORDER FOR RANGE - Item(10)*/
sysExcelRange = worksheet.range('N10:O12');
range = sysExcelRange.comObject();
borders = range.Borders();
border = borders.Item(10);
border.lineStyle(1);
border.Weight(2);
workSheet.cells().item(10, 14).value("Item 10");
workSheet.cells().item(11, 14).value("Item 10");
workSheet.cells().item(12, 14).value("Item 10");
workSheet.cells().item(10, 15).value("Item 10");
workSheet.cells().item(11, 15).value("Item 10");
workSheet.cells().item(12, 15).value("Item 10");
/* INNER LEFT BORDER FOR RANGE - Item(11)*/
sysExcelRange = worksheet.range('B14:C16');
range = sysExcelRange.comObject();
borders = range.Borders();
border = borders.Item(11);
border.lineStyle(1);
border.Weight(2);
workSheet.cells().item(14, 2).value("Item 11");
workSheet.cells().item(15, 2).value("Item 11");
workSheet.cells().item(16, 2).value("Item 11");
workSheet.cells().item(14, 3).value("Item 11");
workSheet.cells().item(15, 3).value("Item 11");
workSheet.cells().item(16, 3).value("Item 11");
/* INNER TOP BORDER FOR RANGE - Item(12) */
sysExcelRange = worksheet.range('E14:F16');
range = sysExcelRange.comObject();
borders = range.Borders();
border = borders.Item(12);
border.lineStyle(1);
border.Weight(2);
workSheet.cells().item(14, 5).value("Item 12");
workSheet.cells().item(15, 5).value("Item 12");
workSheet.cells().item(16, 5).value("Item 12");
workSheet.cells().item(14, 6).value("Item 12");
workSheet.cells().item(15, 6).value("Item 12");
workSheet.cells().item(16, 6).value("Item 12");
// PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER:
/* COLORED ALL-BORDERS FOR RANGE*/
sysExcelRange = worksheet.range('H14:I16');
range = sysExcelRange.comObject();
borders = range.Borders();
border = borders.Item(1);
border.lineStyle(1);
border.color(WinApi::rgb2int(83, 141, 213));
border.Weight(2);
border = borders.Item(3);
border.lineStyle(1);
border.color(WinApi::rgb2int(83, 141, 213));
border.Weight(2);
border = borders.Item(9);
border.lineStyle(1);
border.color(WinApi::rgb2int(83, 141, 213));
border.Weight(2);
border = borders.Item(10);
border.lineStyle(1);
border.color(WinApi::rgb2int(83, 141, 213));
border.Weight(2);
workSheet.cells().item(14, 8).value("allborder");
workSheet.cells().item(15, 8).value("allborder");
workSheet.cells().item(16, 8).value("allborder");
workSheet.cells().item(14, 9).value("allborder");
workSheet.cells().item(15, 9).value("allborder");
workSheet.cells().item(16, 9).value("allborder");
// Add style
styles = workbook.styles();
styleColumnHeaders = styles.add('HeaderColumn');
interior = styleColumnHeaders.interior();
interior.color(WinApi::rgb2int(54, 96, 146));
fontColumnHeaders = styleColumnHeaders.font();
fontColumnHeaders.bold(true);
fontColumnHeaders.color(WinApI::rgb2int(255, 255, 255));
workSheet.cells().range('B18:C18').style('HeaderColumn');
workSheet.cells().item(18, 2).value("Format");
workSheet.cells().item(18, 3).value("Format");
// Merge two fields
workSheet.cells().item(18, 5).value("Merged");
sysExcelRange = workSheet.cells().range('E18:F18');
sysExcelRange.comObject().MergeCells(1);
SysExcelRange.horizontalAlignment(#xlCenter);
// Hide column Q
workSheet.cells().item(18, 16).value("Column Q is hidden");
worksheet.columns().item(17).hidden(true);
// Resize all columns:
worksheet.columns().autoFit();
endLengthyOperation();
// Show the excelsheet
excelApplication.visible(true);
// And bring sheet to the front
hwnd = WinAPI::findWindow(#XLMAIN, '');
WinAPI::bringWindowToTop(hwnd);
WinAPI::setForegroundWindow(hwnd);
}