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# [SheetJS js-xlsx](http://sheetjs.com)
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Parser and writer for various spreadsheet formats. Pure-JS cleanroom
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implementation from official specifications, related documents, and test files.
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Emphasis on parsing and writing robustness, cross-format feature compatibility
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with a unified JS representation, and ES3/ES5 browser compatibility back to IE6.
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This is the community version. We also offer a pro version with performance
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enhancements, additional features like styling, and dedicated support.
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[**Pro Version**](http://sheetjs.com/pro)
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[**Commercial Support**](http://sheetjs.com/support)
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[**Rendered Documentation**](http://docs.sheetjs.com/)
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[**In-Browser Demos**](http://sheetjs.com/demos)
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[**Source Code**](http://git.io/xlsx)
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[**Issues and Bug Reports**](https://github.com/sheetjs/sheetjs/issues)
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[**File format support for known spreadsheet data formats:**](#file-formats)
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<details>
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<summary><b>Graph of supported formats</b> (click to show)</summary>
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![circo graph of format support](formats.png)
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![graph legend](legend.png)
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</details>
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[**Browser Test**](http://oss.sheetjs.com/sheetjs/tests/)
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[![Build Status](https://saucelabs.com/browser-matrix/sheetjs.svg)](https://saucelabs.com/u/sheetjs)
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[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/SheetJS/sheetjs.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/SheetJS/sheetjs)
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[![Build Status](https://semaphoreci.com/api/v1/sheetjs/sheetjs/branches/master/shields_badge.svg)](https://semaphoreci.com/sheetjs/sheetjs)
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[![Coverage Status](http://img.shields.io/coveralls/SheetJS/sheetjs/master.svg)](https://coveralls.io/r/SheetJS/sheetjs?branch=master)
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[![Dependencies Status](https://david-dm.org/sheetjs/sheetjs/status.svg)](https://david-dm.org/sheetjs/sheetjs)
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[![npm Downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/xlsx.svg)](https://npmjs.org/package/xlsx)
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[![Analytics](https://ga-beacon.appspot.com/UA-36810333-1/SheetJS/sheetjs?pixel)](https://github.com/SheetJS/sheetjs)
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## Table of Contents
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<details>
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<summary><b>Expand to show Table of Contents</b></summary>
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- [Installation](#installation)
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* [JS Ecosystem Demos](#js-ecosystem-demos)
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* [Optional Modules](#optional-modules)
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* [ECMAScript 5 Compatibility](#ecmascript-5-compatibility)
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- [Philosophy](#philosophy)
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- [Parsing Workbooks](#parsing-workbooks)
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* [Parsing Examples](#parsing-examples)
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* [Streaming Read](#streaming-read)
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- [Working with the Workbook](#working-with-the-workbook)
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* [Parsing and Writing Examples](#parsing-and-writing-examples)
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- [Writing Workbooks](#writing-workbooks)
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* [Writing Examples](#writing-examples)
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* [Streaming Write](#streaming-write)
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- [Interface](#interface)
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* [Parsing functions](#parsing-functions)
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* [Writing functions](#writing-functions)
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* [Utilities](#utilities)
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- [Common Spreadsheet Format](#common-spreadsheet-format)
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* [General Structures](#general-structures)
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* [Cell Object](#cell-object)
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+ [Data Types](#data-types)
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+ [Dates](#dates)
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* [Sheet Objects](#sheet-objects)
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+ [Worksheet Object](#worksheet-object)
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+ [Chartsheet Object](#chartsheet-object)
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+ [Macrosheet Object](#macrosheet-object)
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+ [Dialogsheet Object](#dialogsheet-object)
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* [Workbook Object](#workbook-object)
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+ [Workbook File Properties](#workbook-file-properties)
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* [Workbook-Level Attributes](#workbook-level-attributes)
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+ [Defined Names](#defined-names)
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+ [Workbook Views](#workbook-views)
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+ [Miscellaneous Workbook Properties](#miscellaneous-workbook-properties)
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* [Document Features](#document-features)
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+ [Formulae](#formulae)
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+ [Column Properties](#column-properties)
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+ [Row Properties](#row-properties)
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+ [Number Formats](#number-formats)
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+ [Hyperlinks](#hyperlinks)
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+ [Cell Comments](#cell-comments)
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+ [Sheet Visibility](#sheet-visibility)
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+ [VBA and Macros](#vba-and-macros)
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- [Parsing Options](#parsing-options)
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* [Input Type](#input-type)
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* [Guessing File Type](#guessing-file-type)
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- [Writing Options](#writing-options)
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* [Supported Output Formats](#supported-output-formats)
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* [Output Type](#output-type)
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- [Utility Functions](#utility-functions)
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* [Array of Arrays Input](#array-of-arrays-input)
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* [Array of Objects Input](#array-of-objects-input)
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* [HTML Table Input](#html-table-input)
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* [Formulae Output](#formulae-output)
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* [Delimiter-Separated Output](#delimiter-separated-output)
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+ [UTF-16 Unicode Text](#utf-16-unicode-text)
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* [HTML Output](#html-output)
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* [JSON](#json)
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- [File Formats](#file-formats)
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* [Excel 2007+ XML (XLSX/XLSM)](#excel-2007-xml-xlsxxlsm)
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* [Excel 2.0-95 (BIFF2/BIFF3/BIFF4/BIFF5)](#excel-20-95-biff2biff3biff4biff5)
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* [Excel 97-2004 Binary (BIFF8)](#excel-97-2004-binary-biff8)
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* [Excel 2003-2004 (SpreadsheetML)](#excel-2003-2004-spreadsheetml)
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* [Excel 2007+ Binary (XLSB, BIFF12)](#excel-2007-binary-xlsb-biff12)
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* [Delimiter-Separated Values (CSV/TXT)](#delimiter-separated-values-csvtxt)
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* [Other Workbook Formats](#other-workbook-formats)
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+ [Lotus 1-2-3 (WKS/WK1/WK2/WK3/WK4/123)](#lotus-1-2-3-wkswk1wk2wk3wk4123)
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+ [Quattro Pro (WQ1/WQ2/WB1/WB2/WB3/QPW)](#quattro-pro-wq1wq2wb1wb2wb3qpw)
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+ [OpenDocument Spreadsheet (ODS/FODS)](#opendocument-spreadsheet-odsfods)
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+ [Uniform Office Spreadsheet (UOS1/2)](#uniform-office-spreadsheet-uos12)
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* [Other Single-Worksheet Formats](#other-single-worksheet-formats)
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+ [dBASE and Visual FoxPro (DBF)](#dbase-and-visual-foxpro-dbf)
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+ [Symbolic Link (SYLK)](#symbolic-link-sylk)
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+ [Lotus Formatted Text (PRN)](#lotus-formatted-text-prn)
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+ [Data Interchange Format (DIF)](#data-interchange-format-dif)
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+ [HTML](#html)
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+ [Rich Text Format (RTF)](#rich-text-format-rtf)
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+ [Ethercalc Record Format (ETH)](#ethercalc-record-format-eth)
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- [Testing](#testing)
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* [Node](#node)
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* [Browser](#browser)
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* [Tested Environments](#tested-environments)
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* [Test Files](#test-files)
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- [Contributing](#contributing)
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* [OSX/Linux](#osxlinux)
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* [Windows](#windows)
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* [Tests](#tests)
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- [License](#license)
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- [References](#references)
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## Installation
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In the browser, just add a script tag:
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```html
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<script lang="javascript" src="dist/xlsx.full.min.js"></script>
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```
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<summary><b>CDN Availability</b> (click to show)</summary>
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| `unpkg` | <https://unpkg.com/xlsx/> |
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| `jsDelivr` | <https://jsdelivr.com/package/npm/xlsx> |
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| `CDNjs` | <http://cdnjs.com/libraries/xlsx> |
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`unpkg` makes the latest version available at:
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```html
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<script src="https://unpkg.com/xlsx/dist/xlsx.full.min.js"></script>
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```
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With [npm](https://www.npmjs.org/package/xlsx):
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```bash
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$ npm install xlsx
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```
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With [bower](http://bower.io/search/?q=js-xlsx):
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```bash
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$ bower install js-xlsx
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```
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### JS Ecosystem Demos
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The [`demos` directory](demos/) includes sample projects for:
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**Frameworks and APIs**
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- [`angularjs`](demos/angular/)
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- [`angular 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 and ionic`](demos/angular2/)
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- [`knockout`](demos/knockout/)
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- [`meteor`](demos/meteor/)
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- [`react and react-native`](demos/react/)
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- [`vue 2.x and weex`](demos/vue/)
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- [`XMLHttpRequest and fetch`](demos/xhr/)
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- [`nodejs server`](demos/server/)
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- [`databases and key/value stores`](demos/database/)
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- [`typed arrays and math`](demos/array/)
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**Bundlers and Tooling**
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- [`browserify`](demos/browserify/)
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- [`fusebox`](demos/fusebox/)
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- [`parcel`](demos/parcel/)
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- [`requirejs`](demos/requirejs/)
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- [`rollup`](demos/rollup/)
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- [`systemjs`](demos/systemjs/)
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- [`typescript`](demos/typescript/)
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- [`webpack 2.x`](demos/webpack/)
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**Platforms and Integrations**
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- [`electron application`](demos/electron/)
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- [`nw.js application`](demos/nwjs/)
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- [`Chrome / Chromium extensions`](demos/chrome/)
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- [`Adobe ExtendScript`](demos/extendscript/)
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- [`Headless Browsers`](demos/headless/)
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- [`canvas-datagrid`](demos/datagrid/)
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- [`Swift JSC and other engines`](demos/altjs/)
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- [`"serverless" functions`](demos/function/)
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- [`internet explorer`](demos/oldie/)
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Other examples are included in the [showcase](demos/showcase/).
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### Optional Modules
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<details>
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<summary><b>Optional features</b> (click to show)</summary>
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The node version automatically requires modules for additional features. Some
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circumstances, so they do not ship with the core. For browser use, they must
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```html
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<!-- international support from js-codepage -->
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<script src="dist/cpexcel.js"></script>
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```
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An appropriate version for each dependency is included in the dist/ directory.
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The complete single-file version is generated at `dist/xlsx.full.min.js`
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A slimmer build with XLSX / HTML support is generated at `dist/xlsx.mini.min.js`
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Webpack and Browserify builds include optional modules by default. Webpack can
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be configured to remove support with `resolve.alias`:
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```js
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/* uncomment the lines below to remove support */
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resolve: {
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alias: { "./dist/cpexcel.js": "" } // <-- omit international support
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}
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```
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</details>
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2017-02-22 06:57:59 +00:00
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### ECMAScript 5 Compatibility
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Since the library uses functions like `Array#forEach`, older browsers require
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[shims to provide missing functions](http://oss.sheetjs.com/js-xlsx/shim.js).
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2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
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To use the shim, add the shim before the script tag that loads `xlsx.js`:
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2016-12-31 08:20:45 +00:00
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```html
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<!-- add the shim first -->
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<script type="text/javascript" src="shim.min.js"></script>
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<!-- after the shim is referenced, add the library -->
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<script type="text/javascript" src="xlsx.full.min.js"></script>
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```
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2018-02-28 10:41:49 +00:00
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The script also includes `IE_LoadFile` and `IE_SaveFile` for loading and saving
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files in Internet Explorer versions 6-9. The `xlsx.extendscript.js` script
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bundles the shim in a format suitable for Photoshop and other Adobe products.
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2017-05-09 18:07:57 +00:00
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## Philosophy
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<details>
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<summary><b>Philosophy</b> (click to show)</summary>
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Prior to SheetJS, APIs for processing spreadsheet files were format-specific.
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Third-party libraries either supported one format, or they involved a separate
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set of classes for each supported file type. Even though XLSB was introduced in
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Excel 2007, nothing outside of SheetJS or Excel supported the format.
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To promote a format-agnostic view, js-xlsx starts from a pure-JS representation
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that we call the ["Common Spreadsheet Format"](#common-spreadsheet-format).
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Emphasizing a uniform object representation enables new features like format
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conversion (reading an XLSX template and saving as XLS) and circumvents the
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"class trap". By abstracting the complexities of the various formats, tools
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need not worry about the specific file type!
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A simple object representation combined with careful coding practices enables
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use cases in older browsers and in alternative environments like ExtendScript
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and Web Workers. It is always tempting to use the latest and greatest features,
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but they tend to require the latest versions of browsers, limiting usability.
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Utility functions capture common use cases like generating JS objects or HTML.
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Most simple operations should only require a few lines of code. More complex
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operations generally should be straightforward to implement.
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Excel pushes the XLSX format as default starting in Excel 2007. However, there
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|
are other formats with more appealing properties. For example, the XLSB format
|
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is spiritually similar to XLSX but files often tend up taking less than half the
|
2017-05-09 18:07:57 +00:00
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space and open much faster! Even though an XLSX writer is available, other
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format writers are available so users can take advantage of the unique
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characteristics of each format.
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2018-05-21 01:41:01 +00:00
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The primary focus of the Community Edition is correct data interchange, focused
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on extracting data from any compatible data representation and exporting data in
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various formats suitable for any third party interface.
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2017-05-09 18:07:57 +00:00
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</details>
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|
2014-05-28 18:31:33 +00:00
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## Parsing Workbooks
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2014-10-26 05:26:18 +00:00
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For parsing, the first step is to read the file. This involves acquiring the
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data and feeding it into the library. Here are a few common scenarios:
|
2012-12-04 19:27:20 +00:00
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2017-04-30 20:37:53 +00:00
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<details>
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2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
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<summary><b>nodejs read a file</b> (click to show)</summary>
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2012-12-04 19:27:20 +00:00
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|
2017-09-30 06:18:11 +00:00
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`readFile` is only available in server environments. Browsers have no API for
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reading arbitrary files given a path, so another strategy must be used.
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|
2016-12-31 08:20:45 +00:00
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|
```js
|
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if(typeof require !== 'undefined') XLSX = require('xlsx');
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var workbook = XLSX.readFile('test.xlsx');
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/* DO SOMETHING WITH workbook HERE */
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|
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```
|
2014-05-22 12:16:51 +00:00
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2017-04-30 20:37:53 +00:00
|
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|
</details>
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|
2018-02-08 18:21:39 +00:00
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|
<details>
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|
|
<summary><b>Photoshop ExtendScript read a file</b> (click to show)</summary>
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|
`readFile` wraps the `File` logic in Photoshop and other ExtendScript targets.
|
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|
The specified path should be an absolute path:
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
```js
|
|
|
|
#include "xlsx.extendscript.js"
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|
|
/* Read test.xlsx from the Documents folder */
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|
|
var workbook = XLSX.readFile(Folder.myDocuments + '/' + 'test.xlsx');
|
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|
|
/* DO SOMETHING WITH workbook HERE */
|
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|
|
```
|
|
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|
|
The [`extendscript` demo](demos/extendscript/) includes a more complex example.
|
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|
</details>
|
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|
2017-04-30 20:37:53 +00:00
|
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|
<details>
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
<summary><b>Browser read TABLE element from page</b> (click to show)</summary>
|
2017-03-29 19:14:15 +00:00
|
|
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|
2017-09-30 06:18:11 +00:00
|
|
|
The `table_to_book` and `table_to_sheet` utility functions take a DOM TABLE
|
|
|
|
element and iterate through the child nodes.
|
|
|
|
|
2017-03-29 19:14:15 +00:00
|
|
|
```js
|
2018-03-19 21:42:55 +00:00
|
|
|
var workbook = XLSX.utils.table_to_book(document.getElementById('tableau'));
|
2017-03-29 19:14:15 +00:00
|
|
|
/* DO SOMETHING WITH workbook HERE */
|
|
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
|
2018-03-19 21:42:55 +00:00
|
|
|
Multiple tables on a web page can be converted to individual worksheets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
```js
|
|
|
|
/* create new workbook */
|
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|
|
var workbook = XLSX.utils.book_new();
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/* convert table 'table1' to worksheet named "Sheet1" */
|
2018-06-01 16:32:08 +00:00
|
|
|
var ws1 = XLSX.utils.table_to_sheet(document.getElementById('table1'));
|
2018-03-19 21:42:55 +00:00
|
|
|
XLSX.utils.book_append_sheet(workbook, ws1, "Sheet1");
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/* convert table 'table2' to worksheet named "Sheet2" */
|
2018-06-01 16:32:08 +00:00
|
|
|
var ws2 = XLSX.utils.table_to_sheet(document.getElementById('table2'));
|
2018-03-19 21:42:55 +00:00
|
|
|
XLSX.utils.book_append_sheet(workbook, ws2, "Sheet2");
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/* workbook now has 2 worksheets */
|
|
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
|
2017-09-30 06:18:11 +00:00
|
|
|
Alternatively, the HTML code can be extracted and parsed:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
```js
|
|
|
|
var htmlstr = document.getElementById('tableau').outerHTML;
|
2018-03-19 21:42:55 +00:00
|
|
|
var workbook = XLSX.read(htmlstr, {type:'string'});
|
2017-09-30 06:18:11 +00:00
|
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
|
2017-04-30 20:37:53 +00:00
|
|
|
</details>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<details>
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
<summary><b>Browser download file (ajax)</b> (click to show)</summary>
|
2017-04-30 20:37:53 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note: for a more complete example that works in older browsers, check the demo
|
2018-03-19 21:42:55 +00:00
|
|
|
at <http://oss.sheetjs.com/js-xlsx/ajax.html>. The [`xhr` demo](demos/xhr/)
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
includes more examples with `XMLHttpRequest` and `fetch`.
|
2014-05-28 18:31:33 +00:00
|
|
|
|
2016-12-31 08:20:45 +00:00
|
|
|
```js
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
var url = "http://oss.sheetjs.com/test_files/formula_stress_test.xlsx";
|
2014-05-28 18:31:33 +00:00
|
|
|
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
/* set up async GET request */
|
|
|
|
var req = new XMLHttpRequest();
|
|
|
|
req.open("GET", url, true);
|
|
|
|
req.responseType = "arraybuffer";
|
2014-05-28 18:31:33 +00:00
|
|
|
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
req.onload = function(e) {
|
|
|
|
var data = new Uint8Array(req.response);
|
|
|
|
var workbook = XLSX.read(data, {type:"array"});
|
2014-05-28 18:31:33 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/* DO SOMETHING WITH workbook HERE */
|
|
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
req.send();
|
2014-05-28 18:31:33 +00:00
|
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
|
2017-04-30 20:37:53 +00:00
|
|
|
</details>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<details>
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
<summary><b>Browser drag-and-drop</b> (click to show)</summary>
|
2017-04-30 20:37:53 +00:00
|
|
|
|
2018-11-19 20:44:54 +00:00
|
|
|
Drag-and-drop uses the HTML5 `FileReader` API.
|
2014-05-28 18:31:33 +00:00
|
|
|
|
2016-12-31 08:20:45 +00:00
|
|
|
```js
|
2014-05-28 18:31:33 +00:00
|
|
|
function handleDrop(e) {
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
e.stopPropagation(); e.preventDefault();
|
|
|
|
var files = e.dataTransfer.files, f = files[0];
|
|
|
|
var reader = new FileReader();
|
|
|
|
reader.onload = function(e) {
|
2018-11-19 20:44:54 +00:00
|
|
|
var data = new Uint8Array(e.target.result);
|
|
|
|
var workbook = XLSX.read(data, {type: 'array'});
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/* DO SOMETHING WITH workbook HERE */
|
|
|
|
};
|
2018-11-19 20:44:54 +00:00
|
|
|
reader.readAsArrayBuffer(f);
|
2014-05-28 18:31:33 +00:00
|
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
drop_dom_element.addEventListener('drop', handleDrop, false);
|
|
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
|
2017-04-30 20:37:53 +00:00
|
|
|
</details>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<details>
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
<summary><b>Browser file upload form element</b> (click to show)</summary>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Data from file input elements can be processed using the same `FileReader` API
|
|
|
|
as in the drag-and-drop example:
|
2014-07-28 13:22:32 +00:00
|
|
|
|
2016-12-31 08:20:45 +00:00
|
|
|
```js
|
2014-07-28 13:22:32 +00:00
|
|
|
function handleFile(e) {
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
var files = e.target.files, f = files[0];
|
|
|
|
var reader = new FileReader();
|
|
|
|
reader.onload = function(e) {
|
2018-11-19 20:44:54 +00:00
|
|
|
var data = new Uint8Array(e.target.result);
|
|
|
|
var workbook = XLSX.read(data, {type: 'array'});
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/* DO SOMETHING WITH workbook HERE */
|
|
|
|
};
|
2018-11-19 20:44:54 +00:00
|
|
|
reader.readAsArrayBuffer(f);
|
2014-07-28 13:22:32 +00:00
|
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
input_dom_element.addEventListener('change', handleFile, false);
|
|
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
|
2018-02-14 20:06:35 +00:00
|
|
|
The [`oldie` demo](demos/oldie/) shows an IE-compatible fallback scenario.
|
|
|
|
|
2017-04-30 20:37:53 +00:00
|
|
|
</details>
|
|
|
|
|
2018-02-03 20:46:32 +00:00
|
|
|
More specialized cases, including mobile app file processing, are covered in the
|
|
|
|
[included demos](demos/)
|
2017-04-30 20:37:53 +00:00
|
|
|
|
2017-07-05 22:27:54 +00:00
|
|
|
### Parsing Examples
|
2017-04-16 04:32:13 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- <http://oss.sheetjs.com/js-xlsx/> HTML5 File API / Base64 Text / Web Workers
|
|
|
|
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
Note that older versions of IE do not support HTML5 File API, so the Base64 mode
|
2017-06-03 07:19:09 +00:00
|
|
|
is used for testing.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<details>
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
<summary><b>Get Base64 encoding on OSX / Windows</b> (click to show)</summary>
|
2017-06-03 07:19:09 +00:00
|
|
|
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
On OSX you can get the Base64 encoding with:
|
2017-04-16 04:32:13 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
|
|
$ <target_file base64 | pbcopy
|
|
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
On Windows XP and up you can get the Base64 encoding using `certutil`:
|
2017-04-16 04:32:13 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
```cmd
|
|
|
|
> certutil -encode target_file target_file.b64
|
|
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(note: You have to open the file and remove the header and footer lines)
|
|
|
|
|
2017-06-03 07:19:09 +00:00
|
|
|
</details>
|
|
|
|
|
2017-04-16 04:32:13 +00:00
|
|
|
- <http://oss.sheetjs.com/js-xlsx/ajax.html> XMLHttpRequest
|
|
|
|
|
2017-06-10 01:47:42 +00:00
|
|
|
### Streaming Read
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<details>
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
<summary><b>Why is there no Streaming Read API?</b> (click to show)</summary>
|
2017-04-16 04:32:13 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The most common and interesting formats (XLS, XLSX/M, XLSB, ODS) are ultimately
|
|
|
|
ZIP or CFB containers of files. Neither format puts the directory structure at
|
|
|
|
the beginning of the file: ZIP files place the Central Directory records at the
|
2017-08-01 05:50:53 +00:00
|
|
|
end of the logical file, while CFB files can place the storage info anywhere in
|
2017-04-16 04:32:13 +00:00
|
|
|
the file! As a result, to properly handle these formats, a streaming function
|
|
|
|
would have to buffer the entire file before commencing. That belies the
|
2017-06-10 01:47:42 +00:00
|
|
|
expectations of streaming, so we do not provide any streaming read API.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
</details>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
When dealing with Readable Streams, the easiest approach is to buffer the stream
|
|
|
|
and process the whole thing at the end. This can be done with a temporary file
|
|
|
|
or by explicitly concatenating the stream:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<details>
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
<summary><b>Explicitly concatenating streams</b> (click to show)</summary>
|
2017-06-10 01:47:42 +00:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
```js
|
|
|
|
var fs = require('fs');
|
|
|
|
var XLSX = require('xlsx');
|
|
|
|
function process_RS(stream/*:ReadStream*/, cb/*:(wb:Workbook)=>void*/)/*:void*/{
|
2017-09-24 23:40:09 +00:00
|
|
|
var buffers = [];
|
|
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stream.on('data', function(data) { buffers.push(data); });
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stream.on('end', function() {
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var buffer = Buffer.concat(buffers);
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var workbook = XLSX.read(buffer, {type:"buffer"});
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/* DO SOMETHING WITH workbook IN THE CALLBACK */
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cb(workbook);
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});
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}
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```
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More robust solutions are available using modules like `concat-stream`.
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</details>
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<details>
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<summary><b>Writing to filesystem first</b> (click to show)</summary>
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This example uses [`tempfile`](https://npm.im/tempfile) to generate file names:
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```js
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var fs = require('fs'), tempfile = require('tempfile');
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var XLSX = require('xlsx');
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function process_RS(stream/*:ReadStream*/, cb/*:(wb:Workbook)=>void*/)/*:void*/{
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var fname = tempfile('.sheetjs');
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console.log(fname);
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var ostream = fs.createWriteStream(fname);
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stream.pipe(ostream);
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ostream.on('finish', function() {
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var workbook = XLSX.readFile(fname);
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fs.unlinkSync(fname);
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/* DO SOMETHING WITH workbook IN THE CALLBACK */
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cb(workbook);
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});
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}
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```
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</details>
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2014-10-26 05:26:18 +00:00
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## Working with the Workbook
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The full object format is described later in this README.
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<details>
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<summary><b>Reading a specific cell </b> (click to show)</summary>
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2015-04-02 20:32:22 +00:00
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This example extracts the value stored in cell A1 from the first worksheet:
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```js
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var first_sheet_name = workbook.SheetNames[0];
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var address_of_cell = 'A1';
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/* Get worksheet */
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var worksheet = workbook.Sheets[first_sheet_name];
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/* Find desired cell */
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var desired_cell = worksheet[address_of_cell];
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/* Get the value */
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var desired_value = (desired_cell ? desired_cell.v : undefined);
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```
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</details>
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<details>
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<summary><b>Adding a new worksheet to a workbook</b> (click to show)</summary>
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This example uses [`XLSX.utils.aoa_to_sheet`](#array-of-arrays-input) to make a
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sheet and `XLSX.utils.book_append_sheet` to append the sheet to the workbook:
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```js
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var ws_name = "SheetJS";
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/* make worksheet */
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var ws_data = [
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[ "S", "h", "e", "e", "t", "J", "S" ],
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[ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
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];
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var ws = XLSX.utils.aoa_to_sheet(ws_data);
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2018-03-19 21:42:55 +00:00
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/* Add the worksheet to the workbook */
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XLSX.utils.book_append_sheet(wb, ws, ws_name);
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```
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</details>
|
2017-05-24 22:52:35 +00:00
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2018-03-19 21:42:55 +00:00
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<details>
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<summary><b>Creating a new workbook from scratch</b> (click to show)</summary>
|
2017-05-24 22:52:35 +00:00
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|
2018-03-19 21:42:55 +00:00
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The workbook object contains a `SheetNames` array of names and a `Sheets` object
|
|
|
|
mapping sheet names to sheet objects. The `XLSX.utils.book_new` utility function
|
|
|
|
creates a new workbook object:
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|
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|
|
```js
|
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|
|
/* create a new blank workbook */
|
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|
|
var wb = XLSX.utils.book_new();
|
2017-05-24 22:52:35 +00:00
|
|
|
```
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|
2018-03-19 21:42:55 +00:00
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The new workbook is blank and contains no worksheets. The write functions will
|
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error if the workbook is empty.
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2017-05-24 22:52:35 +00:00
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</details>
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2017-07-05 22:27:54 +00:00
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### Parsing and Writing Examples
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