Parser and writer for Excel 2007+ (XLSX/XLSM/XLSB) files and parser for ODS. Pure-JS cleanroom implementation from the Office Open XML spec, [MS-XLSB], ODF specifications and related documents.
Demo: http://oss.sheetjs.com/js-xlsx
Source: http://git.io/xlsx
In nodejs:
npm install xlsx
In the browser:
<script lang="javascript" src="dist/xlsx.core.min.js"></script>
In bower:
bower install js-xlsx
CDNjs automatically pulls the latest version and makes all versions available at http://cdnjs.com/libraries/xlsx
The nodejs version automatically requires modules for additional features. Some of these modules are rather large in size and are only needed in special circumstances, so they do not ship with the core. For browser use, they must be included directly:
<!-- international support from https://github.com/sheetjs/js-codepage -->
<script src="dist/cpexcel.js"></script>
<!-- ODS support -->
<script src="dist/ods.js"></script>
An appropriate version for each dependency is included in the dist/ directory.
The complete single-file version is generated at dist/xlsx.full.min.js
Since xlsx.js uses ES5 functions like Array#forEach
, older browsers require
Polyfills. This repo and the gh-pages branch include
a shim
To use the shim, add the shim before the script tag that loads xlsx.js:
<script type="text/javascript" src="/path/to/shim.js"></script>
For parsing, the first step is to read the file. This involves acquiring the data and feeding it into the library. Here are a few common scenarios:
- nodejs readFile:
if(typeof require !== 'undefined') XLSX = require('xlsx');
var workbook = XLSX.readFile('test.xlsx');
/* DO SOMETHING WITH workbook HERE */
- ajax (for a more complete example that works in older browsers, check the demo at http://oss.sheetjs.com/js-xlsx/ajax.html):
/* set up XMLHttpRequest */
var url = "test_files/formula_stress_test_ajax.xlsx";
var oReq = new XMLHttpRequest();
oReq.open("GET", url, true);
oReq.responseType = "arraybuffer";
oReq.onload = function(e) {
var arraybuffer = oReq.response;
/* convert data to binary string */
var data = new Uint8Array(arraybuffer);
var arr = new Array();
for(var i = 0; i != data.length; ++i) arr[i] = String.fromCharCode(data[i]);
var bstr = arr.join("");
/* Call XLSX */
var workbook = XLSX.read(bstr, {type:"binary"});
/* DO SOMETHING WITH workbook HERE */
}
oReq.send();
- HTML5 drag-and-drop using readAsBinaryString:
/* set up drag-and-drop event */
function handleDrop(e) {
e.stopPropagation();
e.preventDefault();
var files = e.dataTransfer.files;
var i,f;
for (i = 0, f = files[i]; i != files.length; ++i) {
var reader = new FileReader();
var name = f.name;
reader.onload = function(e) {
var data = e.target.result;
/* if binary string, read with type 'binary' */
var workbook = XLSX.read(data, {type: 'binary'});
/* DO SOMETHING WITH workbook HERE */
};
reader.readAsBinaryString(f);
}
}
drop_dom_element.addEventListener('drop', handleDrop, false);
- HTML5 input file element using readAsBinaryString:
function handleFile(e) {
var files = e.target.files;
var i,f;
for (i = 0, f = files[i]; i != files.length; ++i) {
var reader = new FileReader();
var name = f.name;
reader.onload = function(e) {
var data = e.target.result;
var workbook = XLSX.read(data, {type: 'binary'});
/* DO SOMETHING WITH workbook HERE */
};
reader.readAsBinaryString(f);
}
}
input_dom_element.addEventListener('change', handleFile, false);
This example walks through every cell of every sheet and dumps the values:
var sheet_name_list = workbook.SheetNames;
sheet_name_list.forEach(function(y) {
var worksheet = workbook.Sheets[y];
for (z in worksheet) {
if(z[0] === '!') continue;
console.log(y + "!" + z + "=" + JSON.stringify(worksheet[z].v));
}
});
Complete examples:
- http://oss.sheetjs.com/js-xlsx/ HTML5 File API / Base64 Text / Web Workers
Note that older versions of IE does not support HTML5 File API, so the base64 mode is provided for testing. On OSX you can get the base64 encoding with:
$ <target_file.xlsx base64 | pbcopy
-
http://oss.sheetjs.com/js-xlsx/ajax.html XMLHttpRequest
-
https://github.com/SheetJS/js-xlsx/blob/master/bin/xlsx.njs nodejs
The nodejs version installs a binary xlsx
which can read XLSX/XLSM/XLSB
files and output the contents in various formats. The source is available at
xlsx.njs
in the bin directory.
Some helper functions in XLSX.utils
generate different views of the sheets:
XLSX.utils.sheet_to_csv
generates CSVXLSX.utils.sheet_to_json
generates an array of objectsXLSX.utils.sheet_to_formulae
generates a list of formulae
For writing, the first step is to generate output data. The helper functions
write
and writeFile
will produce the data in various formats suitable for
dissemination. The second step is to actual share the data with the end point.
Assuming workbook
is a workbook object:
- nodejs write to file:
/* output format determined by filename */
XLSX.writeFile(workbook, 'out.xlsx');
/* at this point, out.xlsx is a file that you can distribute */
- write to binary string (using FileSaver.js):
/* bookType can be 'xlsx' or 'xlsm' or 'xlsb' */
var wopts = { bookType:'xlsx', bookSST:false, type:'binary' };
var wbout = XLSX.write(workbook,wopts);
function s2ab(s) {
var buf = new ArrayBuffer(s.length);
var view = new Uint8Array(buf);
for (var i=0; i!=s.length; ++i) view[i] = s.charCodeAt(i) & 0xFF;
return buf;
}
/* the saveAs call downloads a file on the local machine */
saveAs(new Blob([s2ab(wbout)],{type:""}), "test.xlsx")
Complete examples:
- http://sheetjs.com/demos/writexlsx.html generates a simple file
- http://git.io/WEK88Q writing an array of arrays in nodejs
- http://sheetjs.com/demos/table.html exporting an HTML table
XLSX
is the exposed variable in the browser and the exported nodejs variable
XLSX.version
is the version of the library (added by the build script).
XLSX.SSF
is an embedded version of the format library.
XLSX.read(data, read_opts)
attempts to parse data
.
XLSX.readFile(filename, read_opts)
attempts to read filename
and parse.
XLSX.write(wb, write_opts)
attempts to write the workbook wb
XLSX.writeFile(wb, filename, write_opts)
attempts to write wb
to filename
Utilities are available in the XLSX.utils
object:
Exporting:
sheet_to_json
converts a workbook object to an array of JSON objects.sheet_to_csv
generates delimiter-separated-values outputsheet_to_formulae
generates a list of the formulae (with value fallbacks)
Cell and cell address manipulation:
format_cell
generates the text value for a cell (using number formats){en,de}code_{row,col}
convert between 0-indexed rows/cols and A1 forms.{en,de}code_cell
converts cell addresses{en,de}code_range
converts cell ranges
js-xlsx conforms to the Common Spreadsheet Format (CSF):
Cell address objects are stored as {c:C, r:R}
where C
and R
are 0-indexed
column and row numbers, respectively. For example, the cell address B5
is
represented by the object {c:1, r:4}
.
Cell range objects are stored as {s:S, e:E}
where S
is the first cell and
E
is the last cell in the range. The ranges are inclusive. For example, the
range A3:B7
is represented by the object {s:{c:0, r:2}, e:{c:1, r:6}}
. Utils
use the following pattern to walk each of the cells in a range:
for(var R = range.s.r; R <= range.e.r; ++R) {
for(var C = range.s.c; C <= range.e.c; ++C) {
var cell_address = {c:C, r:R};
}
}
Key | Description |
---|---|
v |
raw value (see Data Types section for more info) |
w |
formatted text (if applicable) |
t |
cell type: b Boolean, n Number, e error, s String, d Date |
f |
cell formula (if applicable) |
r |
rich text encoding (if applicable) |
h |
HTML rendering of the rich text (if applicable) |
c |
comments associated with the cell ** |
z |
number format string associated with the cell (if requested) |
l |
cell hyperlink object (.Target holds link, .tooltip is tooltip) |
s |
the style/theme of the cell (if applicable) |
Built-in export utilities (such as the CSV exporter) will use the w
text if it
is available. To change a value, be sure to delete cell.w
(or set it to
undefined
) before attempting to export. The utilities will regenerate the w
text from the number format (cell.z
) and the raw value if possible.
The raw value is stored in the v
field, interpreted based on the t
field.
Type b
is the Boolean type. v
is interpreted according to JS truth tables
Type e
is the Error type. v
holds the number and w
holds the common name:
Value | Error Meaning |
---|---|
0x00 | #NULL! |
0x07 | #DIV/0! |
0x0F | #VALUE! |
0x17 | #REF! |
0x1D | #NAME? |
0x24 | #NUM! |
0x2A | #N/A |
0x2B | #GETTING_DATA |
Type n
is the Number type. This includes all forms of data that Excel stores
as numbers, such as dates/times and Boolean fields. Excel exclusively uses data
that can be fit in an IEEE754 floating point number, just like JS Number, so the
v
field holds the raw number. The w
field holds formatted text.
Type d
is the Date type, generated only when the option cellDates
is passed.
Since JSON does not have a natural Date type, parsers are generally expected to
store ISO 8601 Date strings like you would get from date.toISOString()
. On
the other hand, writers and exporters should be able to handle date strings and
JS Date objects. Note that Excel disregards the timezone modifier and treats all
dates in the local timezone. js-xlsx does not correct for this error.
Type s
is the String type. v
should be explicitly stored as a string to
avoid possible confusion.
Each key that does not start with !
maps to a cell (using A-1
notation)
worksheet[address]
returns the cell object for the specified address.
Special worksheet keys (accessible as worksheet[key]
, each starting with !
):
-
ws['!ref']
: A-1 based range representing the worksheet range. Functions that work with sheets should use this parameter to determine the range. Cells that are assigned outside of the range are not processed. In particular, when writing a worksheet by hand, be sure to update the range. For a longer discussion, see http://git.io/KIaNKQFunctions that handle worksheets should test for the presence of
!ref
field. If the!ref
is omitted or is not a valid range, functions are free to treat the sheet as empty or attempt to guess the range. The standard utilities that ship with this library treat sheets as empty (for example, the CSV output is an empty string).When reading a worksheet with the
sheetRows
property set, the ref parameter will use the restricted range. The original range is set atws['!fullref']
-
ws['!cols']
: array of column properties objects. Column widths are actually stored in files in a normalized manner, measured in terms of the "Maximum Digit Width" (the largest width of the rendered digits 0-9, in pixels). When parsed, the column objects store the pixel width in thewpx
field, character width in thewch
field, and the maximum digit width in theMDW
field. -
ws['!merges']
: array of range objects corresponding to the merged cells in the worksheet. Plaintext utilities are unaware of merge cells. CSV export will write all cells in the merge range if they exist, so be sure that only the first cell (upper-left) in the range is set.
workbook.SheetNames
is an ordered list of the sheets in the workbook
wb.Sheets[sheetname]
returns an object representing the worksheet.
wb.Props
is an object storing the standard properties. wb.Custprops
stores
custom properties.
The exported read
and readFile
functions accept an options argument:
Option Name | Default | Description |
---|---|---|
cellFormula | true | Save formulae to the .f field |
cellHTML | true | Parse rich text and save HTML to the .h field |
cellNF | false | Save number format string to the .z field |
cellStyles | false | Save style/theme info to the .s field |
cellDates | false | Store dates as type d (default is n ) ** |
sheetStubs | false | Create cell objects for stub cells |
sheetRows | 0 | If >0, read the first sheetRows rows ** |
bookDeps | false | If true, parse calculation chains |
bookFiles | false | If true, add raw files to book object ** |
bookProps | false | If true, only parse enough to get book metadata ** |
bookSheets | false | If true, only parse enough to get the sheet names |
bookVBA | false | If true, expose vbaProject.bin to vbaraw field ** |
- Even if
cellNF
is false, formatted text will be generated and saved to.w
- In some cases, sheets may be parsed even if
bookSheets
is false. bookSheets
andbookProps
combine to give both sets of informationDeps
will be an empty object ifbookDeps
is falsybookFiles
adds akeys
array (paths in the ZIP) and afiles
hash (whose keys are paths and values are objects representing the files)sheetRows-1
rows will be generated when looking at the JSON object output (since the header row is counted as a row when parsing the data)bookVBA
merely exposes the raw vba object. It does not parse the data.cellDates
currently does not convert numerical dates to JS dates.
The defaults are enumerated in bits/84_defaults.js
The exported write
and writeFile
functions accept an options argument:
Option Name | Default | Description |
---|---|---|
cellDates | false | Store dates as type d (default is n ) |
bookSST | false | Generate Shared String Table ** |
bookType | 'xlsx' | Type of Workbook ("xlsx" or "xlsm" or "xlsb") |
bookSST
is slower and more memory intensive, but has better compatibility with older versions of iOS NumbersbookType = 'xlsb'
is stubbed and far from complete- The raw data is the only thing guaranteed to be saved. Formulae, formatting, and other niceties may not be serialized (pending CSF standardization)
cellDates
only applies to XLSX output and is not guaranteed to work with third-party readers. Excel itself does not usually write cells with typed
so non-Excel tools may ignore the data or blow up in the presence of dates.
- NodeJS 0.8, 0.10 (latest release), 0.11 (unstable)
- IE 6/7/8/9/10/11 using Base64 mode (IE10/11 using HTML5 mode)
- FF 18 using Base64 or HTML5 mode
- Chrome 24 using Base64 or HTML5 mode
Tests utilize the mocha testing framework. Travis-CI and Sauce Labs links:
- https://travis-ci.org/SheetJS/js-xlsx for XLSX module in nodejs
- https://travis-ci.org/SheetJS/SheetJS.github.io for XLS* modules
- https://saucelabs.com/u/sheetjs for XLS* modules using Sauce Labs
Test files are housed in another repo.
Running make init
will refresh the test_files
submodule and get the files.
make test
will run the nodejs-based tests. To run the in-browser tests, clone
the oss.sheetjs.com repo and
replace the xlsx.js file (then fire up the browser and go to stress.html
):
$ cp xlsx.js ../SheetJS.github.io
$ cd ../SheetJS.github.io
$ simplehttpserver # or "python -mSimpleHTTPServer" or "serve"
$ open -a Chromium.app http://localhost:8000/stress.html
For a much smaller test, run make test_misc
.
Due to the precarious nature of the Open Specifications Promise, it is very important to ensure code is cleanroom. Consult CONTRIBUTING.md
The xlsx.js file is constructed from the files in the bits
subdirectory. The
build script (run make
) will concatenate the individual bits to produce the
script. Before submitting a contribution, ensure that running make will produce
the xlsx.js file exactly. The simplest way to test is to move the script:
$ mv xlsx.js xlsx.new.js
$ make
$ diff xlsx.js xlsx.new.js
To produce the dist files, run make dist
. The dist files are updated in each
version release and should not be committed between versions.
XLS is available in js-xls.
Please consult the attached LICENSE file for details. All rights not explicitly granted by the Apache 2.0 license are reserved by the Original Author.
It is the opinion of the Original Author that this code conforms to the terms of the Microsoft Open Specifications Promise, falling under the same terms as OpenOffice (which is governed by the Apache License v2). Given the vagaries of the promise, the Original Author makes no legal claim that in fact end users are protected from future actions. It is highly recommended that, for commercial uses, you consult a lawyer before proceeding.
ISO/IEC 29500:2012(E) "Information technology โ Document description and processing languages โ Office Open XML File Formats"
OSP-covered specifications:
- [MS-XLSB]: Excel (.xlsb) Binary File Format
- [MS-XLSX]: Excel (.xlsx) Extensions to the Office Open XML SpreadsheetML File Format
- [MS-OE376]: Office Implementation Information for ECMA-376 Standards Support
- [MS-XLDM]: Spreadsheet Data Model File Format
Open Document Format for Office Applications Version 1.2 (29 September 2011)