XLConnect (version 1.0.8)

getLastColumn-methods: Querying the last (non-empty) column on a worksheet

Description

Queries the last (non-empty) column on a worksheet.

Usage

# S4 method for workbook,character
getLastColumn(object,sheet)
# S4 method for workbook,numeric
getLastColumn(object,sheet)

Arguments

object

The workbook to use

sheet

The name or index of the sheet of which to query the last column

Author

Martin Studer
Mirai Solutions GmbH https://mirai-solutions.ch

Details

Returns the (1-based) numeric index of the last non-empty column in the specified worksheet.

See Also

workbook

Examples

if (FALSE) {
# mtcars xlsx file from demoFiles subfolder of package XLConnect
demoExcelFile <- system.file("demoFiles/mtcars.xlsx", package = "XLConnect")

# Load workbook
wb <- loadWorkbook(demoExcelFile)

# Query the last row of the 'mtcars' worksheet
getLastColumn(wb, "mtcars")

# Query the last row of the 'mtcars2' worksheet
getLastColumn(wb, "mtcars2")

# Query the last row of the 'mtcars3' worksheet
getLastColumn(wb, "mtcars3")
}