# ColumnInfoType complexType

Contains information about a column.

## Type Information

Namespace | urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel
Schema name | XML Spreadsheet 2000

## Elements and Attributes

### Child Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
Id | Contains a unique identifier assigned to a column or, when the page is saved as a Web page, to a cell range.
Clipped | Specifies whether there are enough columns to import all fields and columns returned by a query.
Descending | Specifies the direction of the sort.
FillDown | Specifies whether formulas to the right of a query table that use values in this column are copied when the data is refreshed and new rows of data are added to a query table.
Name | Contains the user-defined name of an object, range, or reference to another workbook, the location and name of a text file, or the built-in name of a range.
RowNumbers | Specifies whether row numbers are included in a database query.
SortKey | Specifies the sort order of a column.
User | Specifies whether the column was inserted by the user.

### Attributes

Attribute | Type | Required | Description | Possible Values
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Href | xsd:string | optional | Specifies the location and name of a text file. | See external namespace.

## Definition

    <xsd:complexType name="ColumnInfoType" >
      <xsd:sequence>
        <xsd:element name="Id" type="xsd:long">
        </xsd:element>
        <xsd:element name="Clipped" minOccurs="0">
        </xsd:element>
        <xsd:element name="Descending" minOccurs="0">
        </xsd:element>
        <xsd:element name="FillDown" minOccurs="0">
        </xsd:element>
        <xsd:element name="Name">
          <xsd:complexType>
            <xsd:simpleContent>
              <xsd:extension base="xsd:string">
                <xsd:attribute name="Href" type="xsd:string" use="optional">
                </xsd:attribute>
              </xsd:extension>
            </xsd:simpleContent>
          </xsd:complexType>
        </xsd:element>
        <xsd:element name="RowNumbers" minOccurs="0">
        </xsd:element>
        <xsd:element name="SortKey" minOccurs="0">
          <xsd:simpleType>
            <xsd:restriction base="xsd:int">
              <xsd:minInclusive value="0" />
              <xsd:maxExclusive value="3" />
            </xsd:restriction>
          </xsd:simpleType>
        </xsd:element>
        <xsd:element name="User" minOccurs="0">
        </xsd:element>
      </xsd:sequence>
    </xsd:complexType>

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