variant=getCellVal(col:integer, row:integer)
The function returns contents of the cell according to the type of variable. If integer value is saved in a cell, integer value will be returned too. If double value is saved in a cell, double value will returned etc. If a Director or Authorware incompatible value is saved in a cell, string value is returned.

Parameters
Col and row are coordinates of the cell, whose contents we want to read. Col is a column coordinate and row is a row coordinate. The values range from firstCol and lastCol, or firstRow and lastRow.

Example - Director

global xls
xls.setActiveSheet(1) 
put xls.getCellVal(2, 10)

Example - Authorware

CallObject(xls; "setActiveSheet" ; 1) 
val:=CallObject(xls; "getCellVal"; 2; 10)