(PHP ActiveX) 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.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Note: The php_com_dotnet.dll may need to be enabled inside of php.ini.

<?php

$success = 0;

// 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 COM("Chilkat.Zip");
$success = $zip->OpenZip('qa_data/excel/fakeCompanies.xlsx');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $zip->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$csv = new COM("Chilkat.Csv");
$sheetNames = new COM("Chilkat.StringTable");
$success = $csv->XlsxGetSheets($zip,$sheetNames);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $csv->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

if ($sheetNames->Count == 0) {
    print '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.
$success = $csv->XlsxLoadSheet($zip,$sheetName);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $zip->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

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

$csvStr = $csv->saveToString();
print $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.
$success = $csv->SaveFile2('c:/temp/qa_output/fakeCompanies.csv','utf-8');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $csv->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}


?>