https://github.com/netanelgilad/meteor-excel

https://github.com/netanelgilad/meteor-excel

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/netanelgilad/meteor-excel
• Owner: netanelgilad
• License: mit
• Archived: true
• Created: 2014-10-17T13:58:04.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-11-14T04:40:37.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-01-10T05:58:11.399Z (6 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 17.6 KB
• Stars: 56
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 17
• Open Issues: 13
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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• awesome-meteor - netanelgilad:excel - Parsing and generating excel files (xlsx, xls). (Files)

README

        
meteor-excel

============

___Mainly this package is a wrap for the npm packages listed below. So checkout their documentation to see how to work with excel files properly.___

Parsing and generating excel files (xlsx, xls).

This package uses the npm packages:

* [SheetJS/js-xlsx](https://github.com/SheetJS/js-xlsx)

* [SheetJS/js-xls](https://github.com/SheetJS/js-xls)

## Getting Started

There is nothing like a good example to get started with this package. Check out this [MeteorPad](http://meteorpad.com/pad/2hjNqmwHjDvkxvLC5/Leaderboard) for an exportable leaderboard to excel file. Follow the comments in the meteorpad, mainly in the `server/app.js` file.

## Three steps to use it (basic cover)

1.- GET YOU APP PATH..

```javascript

var fs = Npm.require('fs');

var path = Npm.require('path');

var basepath = path.resolve('.').split('.meteor')[0];

```

2.- CREATE A NEW EXCEL OBJECT

___ This package exports the Excel object to the server. Meaning this package is currently available only to the server side.___

To work with excel files first create an `Excel` object matching the excel file type you want to handle: ___xlsx/xls___. To do that just use:

```javascript

var excel = new Excel('xls');

```

or

```javascript

var excel = new Excel('xlsx');

```

3.- READING XLS/X 

* Read a file

```javascript

var workbook = excel.readFile( basepath+'yourFilesFoler/someExcelFile.xls'); 

```

* Get the SheetNames (this is important to use most of the functions)

```javascript

var yourSheetsName = workbook.SheetNames;

```

* Get a cell

```javascript

console.log("Get the 1st Sheet Name (remember is an array): " + workbook.SheetNames[0]);

console.log("Get Some Cell from it: " + workbook.Sheets[yourSheetsName[0]][

'C37'].v);

```

* Make a JSON out of your excel

```javascript

// We want JSON for this sheet:

var sheet = workbook.Sheets[yourSheetsName[0]]

// You can get the sheet as list of lists.

var options = { header : 1 }

// Or you  can get an object with column headers as keys.  

var options = { header : ['title', 'fName', 'sName' ,'address' ] }

// If options is empty or omitted, it should use the first-row headers by default. 

// However this doesn't seem to work with all Excel worksheets. 

var options = {}

// Generate the JSON like so:

var workbookJson = excel.utils.sheet_to_json( sheet, options );

```

* Make a CSV out of your excel

```javascript

var workbookCsv = excel.utils.sheet_to_csv(workbook.Sheets[yourSheetsName[0]]);

console.log(workbookCsv.length);

```

## Contribute

Used this package? got an example to show? conact me or PR the README and i'll happly add it :)