(Lianja) 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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llSuccess = .F.

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

// .xlsx files are Zip archives
loZip = createobject("CkZip")
llSuccess = loZip.OpenZip("qa_data/excel/fakeCompanies.xlsx")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loZip.LastErrorText
    release loZip
    return
endif

loCsv = createobject("CkCsv")
loSheetNames = createobject("CkStringTable")
llSuccess = loCsv.XlsxGetSheets(loZip,loSheetNames)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loCsv.LastErrorText
    release loZip
    release loCsv
    release loSheetNames
    return
endif

if (loSheetNames.Count = 0) then
    ? "There are no sheets in the .xlsx"
    release loZip
    release loCsv
    release loSheetNames
    return
endif

// Get the name of the 1st sheet.
lcSheetName = loSheetNames.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.
llSuccess = loCsv.XlsxLoadSheet(loZip,lcSheetName)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loZip.LastErrorText
    release loZip
    release loCsv
    release loSheetNames
    return
endif

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

lcCsvStr = loCsv.SaveToString()
? lcCsvStr

// Sample output:
// CompanyName,Address,City,State,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.
llSuccess = loCsv.SaveFile2("c:/temp/qa_output/fakeCompanies.csv","utf-8")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loCsv.LastErrorText
    release loZip
    release loCsv
    release loSheetNames
    return
endif



release loZip
release loCsv
release loSheetNames