Ruby

XLSX Convert Sheet to CSV

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

require 'chilkat'

success = false

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

# .xlsx files are Zip archives
zip = Chilkat::CkZip.new()
success = zip.OpenZip("qa_data/excel/fakeCompanies.xlsx")
if (success == false)
    print zip.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

csv = Chilkat::CkCsv.new()
sheetNames = Chilkat::CkStringTable.new()
success = csv.XlsxGetSheets(zip,sheetNames)
if (success == false)
    print csv.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

if (sheetNames.get_Count() == 0)
    print "There are no sheets in the .xlsx" + "\n";
    exit
end

# 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)
    print zip.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# 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 == false)
    print csv.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end