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XLSX / XLSM / XLSB (Excel 2007+ Spreadsheet) / ODS parser and writer
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xlsx-style

Parser and writer for various spreadsheet formats. Pure-JS cleanroom implementation from official specifications and related documents.

About this fork

NOTE: This project is a fork of the original (and awesome) SheetJS/xlsx project. It is extended to enable cell formats to be read from and written to .xlsx workbooks. The intent is to provide a temporary means of using these features in practice, and ultimately to merge this into the primary project. Report any issues to https://github.com/protobi/js-xlsx/issues.

For those contributing to this fork:

Supported formats

Supported read formats:

Supported write formats:

Demo: http://oss.sheetjs.com/js-xlsx

Source: http://git.io/xlsx

Installation

With npm:

npm install xlsx-style --save

In the browser:

<script lang="javascript" src="https://github.com/protobi/js-xlsx/raw/master/dist/xlsx.core.min.js"></script>

With bower:

bower install js-xlsx-style#beta

CDNjs automatically pulls the latest version and makes all versions available at http://cdnjs.com/libraries/xlsx

Optional Modules

The node 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="https://github.com/protobi/js-xlsx/raw/master/dist/cpexcel.js"></script>
<!-- ODS support -->
<script src="https://github.com/protobi/js-xlsx/raw/master/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

ECMAScript 5 Compatibility

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="https://github.com/protobi/js-xlsx/raw/master/path/to/shim.js"></script>

Parsing Workbooks

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:

if(typeof require !== 'undefined') XLSX = require('xlsx');
var workbook = XLSX.readFile('test.xlsx');
/* DO SOMETHING WITH workbook HERE */
/* 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();
/* 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);
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);

Working with the Workbook

The full object format is described later in this README.

This example extracts the value stored in cell A1 from the first worksheet:

var first_sheet_name = workbook.SheetNames[0];
var address_of_cell = 'A1';

/* Get worksheet */
var worksheet = workbook.Sheets[first_sheet_name];

/* Find desired cell */
var desired_cell = worksheet[address_of_cell];

/* Get the value */
var desired_value = desired_cell.v;

This example iterates through every nonempty of every sheet and dumps values:

var sheet_name_list = workbook.SheetNames;

sheet_name_list.forEach(function(y) { /* iterate through sheets */
  var worksheet = workbook.Sheets[y];
  for (z in worksheet) {
    /* all keys that do not begin with "!" correspond to cell addresses */
    if(z[0] === '!') continue;
    console.log(y + "!" + z + "=" + JSON.stringify(worksheet[z].v));
  }
});

Complete examples:

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

The node version installs a command line tool xlsx which can read spreadsheet 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:

Writing Workbooks

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:

/* output format determined by filename */
XLSX.writeFile(workbook, 'out.xlsx');
/* at this point, out.xlsx is a file that you can distribute */
/* 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:

Interface

XLSX is the exposed variable in the browser and the exported node variable

XLSX.version is the version of the library (added by the build script).

XLSX.SSF is an embedded version of the format library.

Parsing functions

XLSX.read(data, read_opts) attempts to parse data.

XLSX.readFile(filename, read_opts) attempts to read filename and parse.

Writing functions

XLSX.write(wb, write_opts) attempts to write the workbook wb

XLSX.writeFile(wb, filename, write_opts) attempts to write wb to filename

Utilities

Utilities are available in the XLSX.utils object:

Exporting:

Cell and cell address manipulation:

Workbook / Worksheet / Cell Object Description

js-xlsx conforms to the Common Spreadsheet Format (CSF):

General Structures

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};
  }
}

Cell Object

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.

Note: The .z attribute is now deprecated. Use the .s attribute to specify cell styles including number formats. To specify a number format, use s.numFmt, e.g. {v: 42145.822, s: { numFmt: "m/dd/yy"}} described below.

Data Types

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.

Worksheet Object

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 !):

The following properties are currently used when generating an XLSX file, but not yet parsed:

Workbook Object

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. The following properties are currently used when generating an XLSX file, but not yet parsed:

wb.Custprops stores custom properties. Since the XLS standard properties deviate from the XLSX standard, XLS parsing stores core properties in both places. .

Parsing Options

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 **
password "" If defined and file is encrypted, use password **

The defaults are enumerated in bits/84_defaults.js

Writing Options

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")
showGridLines true Show gridlines on all pages
tabSelected '1' Initial tab selected
Props null Workbook properties

Cell Styles

Cell styles are specified by a style object that roughly parallels the OpenXML structure. The style object has five top-level attributes: fill, font, numFmt, alignment, and border.

Style Attribute Sub Attributes Values
fill patternType "solid" or "none"
fgColor COLOR_SPEC
bgColor COLOR_SPEC
font name "Calibri" // default
sz "11" // font size in points
color COLOR_SPEC
bold true or false
underline true or false
italic true or false
strike true or false
outline true or false
shadow true or false
vertAlign true or false
numFmt "0" // integer index to built in formats, see StyleBuilder.SSF property
"0.00%" // string matching a built-in format, see StyleBuilder.SSF
"0.0%" // string specifying a custom format
"0.00%;\\(0.00%\\);\\-;@" // string specifying a custom format, escaping special characters
"m/dd/yy" // string a date format using Excel's format notation
alignment vertical "bottom" or "center" or "top"
horizontal "left" or "center" or "right"
wrapText true or false
readingOrder 2 // for right-to-left
textRotation Number from 0 to 180 or 255 (default is 0)
90 is rotated up 90 degrees
45 is rotated up 45 degrees
135 is rotated down 45 degrees
180 is rotated down 180 degrees
255 is special, aligned vertically
border top { style: BORDER_STYLE, color: COLOR_SPEC }
bottom { style: BORDER_STYLE, color: COLOR_SPEC }
left { style: BORDER_STYLE, color: COLOR_SPEC }
right { style: BORDER_STYLE, color: COLOR_SPEC }
diagonal { style: BORDER_STYLE, color: COLOR_SPEC }
diagonalUp true or false
diagonalDown true or false

COLOR_SPEC: Colors for fill, font, and border are specified as objects, either:

BORDER_STYLE: Border style is a string value which may take on one of the following values:

Borders for merged areas are specified for each cell within the merged area. So to apply a box border to a merged area of 3x3 cells, border styles would need to be specified for eight different cells:

Tested Environments

Tests utilize the mocha testing framework. Travis-CI and Sauce Labs links:

Test Files

Test files are housed in another repo.

Running make init will refresh the test_files submodule and get the files.

Testing

make test will run the node-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.

Contributing

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.

License

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.

References

ISO/IEC 29500:2012(E) "Information technology — Document description and processing languages — Office Open XML File Formats"

OSP-covered specifications:

Open Document Format for Office Applications Version 1.2 (29 September 2011)

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