(Go) XLSX Convert Sheet to CSV

Open an Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx) and loads a sheet into a CSV object.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.3.0 or greater.

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    success := false

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // .xlsx files are Zip_Ref.html">Zip archives
    zip := Zip_Ref.html">chilkat.NewZip()
    success = zip.OpenZip("qa_data/excel/fakeCompanies.xlsx")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(zip.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        return
    }

    csv := Csv_Ref.html">chilkat.NewCsv()
    sheetNames := StringTable_Ref.html">chilkat.NewStringTable()
    success = csv.XlsxGetSheets(zip,sheetNames)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(csv.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        csv.DisposeCsv()
        sheetNames.DisposeStringTable()
        return
    }

    if sheetNames.Count() == 0 {
        fmt.Println("There are no sheets in the .xlsx")
        zip.DisposeZip()
        csv.DisposeCsv()
        sheetNames.DisposeStringTable()
        return
    }

    // Get the name of the 1st sheet.
    sheetName := sheetNames.StringAt(0)

    // Load the 1st sheet into the CSV.
    // We could've also loaded the 1st sheet by passing an empty string for the sheet name.
    success = csv.XlsxLoadSheet(zip,*sheetName)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(zip.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        csv.DisposeCsv()
        sheetNames.DisposeStringTable()
        return
    }

    // The Chilkat CSV API can now be used to read, modify, or insert cells.
    // ...
    // ...

    csvStr := csv.SaveToString()
    fmt.Println(*csvStr)

    // Sample output:
    // CompanyName,Address,City,State,Zip_Ref.html">Zip,Phone
    // Acme Innovations LLC,7428 Westbrook Blvd,Oak Bend,IL,60514,630-555-2398
    // BlueHorizon Data Systems,1850 Crestline Park Suite 210,Rivergate,CA,92814,714-555-8821
    // Pinnacle Manufacturing Corp,3912 Industrial Loop,Maple Ridge,TX,77301,281-555-4477
    // Evergreen Analytics Inc,1250 Highland Terrace,Stonefield,WA,98290,425-555-9914
    // NovaTech Solutions Group,578 Marketview Drive,Clearwater,FL,33760,727-555-6032

    // Save to a .csv file.
    success = csv.SaveFile2("c:/temp/qa_output/fakeCompanies.csv","utf-8")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(csv.LastErrorText())
        zip.DisposeZip()
        csv.DisposeCsv()
        sheetNames.DisposeStringTable()
        return
    }


    zip.DisposeZip()
    csv.DisposeCsv()
    sheetNames.DisposeStringTable()