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AlaSQL is a pure JavaScript in-memory SQL database. It has built-in support for
SheetJS through the XLSX
target operator.
This demo covers basic concepts pertaining to data import and export. The official documentation includes advanced examples and deployment tips as well as strategies for general data processing in AlaSQL expressions.
:::note
This demo was tested in the following environments:
Environment | AlaSQL | Date |
---|---|---|
NodeJS | 3.1.0 | 2023-02-23 |
Standalone (Chrome) | 3.0.0 | 2023-04-09 |
:::
Live Demo
This demo fetches https://sheetjs.com/pres.numbers, performs a SELECT
query
using the built-in AlaSQL + SheetJS integration, then displays the result. Using
the result as a data source, the demo will write to a new spreadsheet.
Demo AlaSQL Queries (click to show)
SELECT `Index`, -- "Index" field is the "Index" column of the sheet
UPPER(`Name`) AS `Nom` -- "Nom" field will be uppercase of "Name" column
FROM XLSX(?, { -- Parse the workbook bytes passed to alasql.promise
autoExt: false -- This option is required in the browser
})
SELECT * -- use every field from every row in dataset
INTO XLSX( -- export data to file
"SheetJSAlaSQL.xlsx" -- filename for export
) FROM ?
:::caution
If the live demo shows a message
alasql undefined
please refresh the page. This is a known bug in the documentation generator.
:::
function SheetJSAlaSQL() {
const q1 = "SELECT `Index`, UPPER(`Name`) AS `Nom` FROM XLSX(?,{autoExt:false})";
const q2 = `SELECT * INTO XLSX("SheetJSAlaSQL.xlsx") FROM ?`;
const url = "https://sheetjs.com/pres.numbers";
const [rows, setRows] = React.useState([]);
const loadURL = React.useCallback(async() => {
if(typeof alasql=="undefined") return setRows([{Nom:"alasql undefined"}]);
const blob = await (await fetch(url)).blob();
const data = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
const res = await alasql.promise(q1,[data]);
setRows(res);
await alasql.promise(q2, [res]);
}, []);
return ( <>
<pre><b>URL: </b>{url}<br/><b>Import: </b>{q1}<br/><b>Export: </b>{q2}</pre>
<table><tr><th>Index</th><th>Nom</th></tr>
{rows.map(({Nom, Index}) => <tr><td>{Index}</td><td>{Nom}</td></tr>)}
</table>
<button onClick={loadURL}>Click to start</button>
</> );
}
Browser
Standalone Scripts
The Standalone scripts should
be loaded before the alasql
script:
{`\ `}
Frameworks and Bundlers
alasql
uses an older version of the library. It can be overridden through a
package.json
override. The lines should be added before installing alasql
:
{`\
{
/* add this part before "name" */
/* highlight-start */
"overrides": {
"xlsx": "https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/xlsx-${current}.tgz"
},
/* highlight-end */
"name": "my-project",
/* ... more fields ... */
`}
After adding the override, AlaSQL can be installed through npm
:
npm install --save alasql
In imports, the SheetJS library must be passed to AlaSQL as shown below:
import * as alasql from 'alasql';
import * as XLSX from 'xlsx';
alasql.utils.isBrowserify = false;
alasql.utils.global.XLSX = XLSX;
Reading Files
The XLSX
"from" target expects a filename. In the browser, AlaSQL uses object
URLs which can be created from Blob
or File
objects.
The following snippet fetches data and passes to AlaSQL:
const blob = await (await fetch("https://sheetjs.com/pres.numbers")).blob();
const data = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
const res = await alasql.promise("SELECT * FROM XLSX(?, {autoExt: false}", [data]);
By default, the XLSX
"from" target automatically adds a .xlsx
extension. To
read URLs, the autoExt: false
option should be passed as the second argument:
SELECT `Name`, `Index` FROM XLSX(
? --<< this will be the URL passed into `alasql.promise`
// highlight-start
, { --<< options are supplied as the second argument to XLSX operator
autoExt: false --<< do not automatically add ".xlsx" extension!
}
// highlight-end
) WHERE `Index` < 45
By default the workbook is parsed and sheet_to_json
is used to pull data:
(async() => {
const blob = await (await fetch("https://sheetjs.com/pres.numbers")).blob();
const data = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
const aoo = await alasql.promise("SELECT * FROM XLSX(?, {autoExt: false}", [data]);
console.log(aoo); // [ { Name: "Bill Clinton", Index: 42 }, ...]
})();
Writing Files
The XLSX
"into" target calls XLSX.writeFile
under the hood:
const { promise: alasql } = require("alasql");
(async() => {
const data = [
{ Name: "Bill Clinton", Index: 42 },
{ Name: "Someone Else", Index: 47 }
];
await alasql(`SELECT * INTO XLSX("PresMod5.xlsx") FROM ?`, [data]);
/* PresMod5.xlsx will be created */
})();
NodeJS
:::caution
alasql
uses an older version of the library. It can be overridden through a
package.json
override in the latest versions of NodeJS:
{`\
{
"overrides": {
"xlsx": "https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/xlsx-${current}.tgz"
}
}`}
:::
Reading Files
By default, the XLSX
"from" target automatically adds a .xlsx
extension. To
read files with an arbitrary filename, the autoExt: false
option should be
passed as the second argument:
SELECT `Name`, `Index` FROM XLSX(
"pres.numbers" --<< filename is "pres.numbers"
// highlight-start
, { --<< options are supplied as the second argument to XLSX operator
autoExt: false --<< do not automatically add ".xlsx" extension!
}
// highlight-end
) WHERE `Index` < 45
By default the workbook is parsed and sheet_to_json
is used to pull data:
const { promise: alasql } = require("alasql");
(async() => {
const aoo = await alasql(`SELECT * from XLSX("pres.xlsx", {autoExt: false})`);
console.log(aoo); // [ { Name: "Bill Clinton", Index: 42 }, ...]
})();
Writing Files
The XLSX
"into" target calls XLSX.writeFile
under the hood:
const { promise: alasql } = require("alasql");
(async() => {
const data = [
{ Name: "Bill Clinton", Index: 42 },
{ Name: "Someone Else", Index: 47 }
];
await alasql(`SELECT * INTO XLSX("PresMod5.xlsx") FROM ?`, [data]);
/* PresMod5.xlsx will be created */
})();
NodeJS Example
- Create an empty folder for the project:
mkdir alasql
cd alasql
- In the folder, create a stub
package.json
with thexlsx
override:
{\ { "overrides": { "xlsx": "https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/xlsx-${current}.tgz" } }
}
- Install SheetJS and AlaSQL:
{\ npm i --save alasql@3.1.0 https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/xlsx-${current}.tgz
}
- Download the test file https://sheetjs.com/pres.numbers :
curl -LO https://sheetjs.com/pres.numbers
- Save the following test script to
SheetJSAlaSQL.js
:
const { promise: alasql } = require("alasql");
(async() => {
/* read data from spreadsheet to JS */
const data = await alasql(`
SELECT \`Name\`, \`Index\`
FROM XLSX("pres.numbers", {autoExt:false})
WHERE \`Index\` < 45
`);
console.log(data);
/* write data from JS to spreadsheet */
data.push({Name: "Someone Else", Index: 47});
await alasql(`SELECT * INTO XLSX("SheetJSAlaSQL1.xlsx") FROM ?`, [data]);
})();
- Run the test script
node SheetJSAlaSQL.js
The output should display:
[
{ Name: 'Bill Clinton', Index: 42 },
{ Name: 'GeorgeW Bush', Index: 43 },
{ Name: 'Barack Obama', Index: 44 }
]
The script should generate SheetJSAlaSQL1.xlsx
with the additional row:
Name,Index
Bill Clinton,42
GeorgeW Bush,43
Barack Obama,44
Someone Else,47