phpexcel set string type data string
$worksheet->getCell('A1:A50')->setDataType(PHPExcel_Cell_DataType::TYPE_STRING);
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$worksheet->getCell('A1:A50')->setDataType(PHPExcel_Cell_DataType::TYPE_STRING);$objPHPExcel->setActiveSheetIndex(0)
->setCellValue('A1', 'Field Name');
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()->getColumnDimension('A')->setWidth(50);
$columnArray = array("A","B","C","D","E","F","G","H");
$objPHPExcel->setActiveSheetIndex(0)
->setCellValueExplicit("A", VALUE, PHPExcel_Cell_DataType::TYPE_STRING)