PHP Requires Chilkat v11.3.0+

XLSX Convert Sheet to CSV

Open an Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx) and loads a sheet into a CSV object. Chilkat2 PHP

<?php

use Chilkat2\Csv;
use Chilkat2\StringTable;
use Chilkat2\Zip;

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

// .xlsx files are Zip archives
$zip = new Zip();
try {
    $zip->OpenZip('qa_data/excel/fakeCompanies.xlsx');

    $csv = new Csv();
    $sheetNames = new StringTable();
    $csv->XlsxGetSheets($zip, $sheetNames);
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

if ($sheetNames->Count == 0) {
    echo "There are no sheets in the .xlsx\n";
    exit;
}

// 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.
try {
    $csv->XlsxLoadSheet($zip, $sheetName);
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $zip->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

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

$csvStr = $csv->SaveToString();
echo $csvStr, "\n";

// 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.
try {
    $csv->SaveFile2('c:/temp/qa_output/fakeCompanies.csv', 'utf-8');
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}