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XLSX Get Sheet Names

Open an Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx) and get the names of the sheets.

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PHP ActiveX
<?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;
}

$i = 0;
while ($i < $sheetNames->Count) {
    print $sheetNames->stringAt($i) . "\n";
    $i = $i + 1;
}


?>