Xojo Plugin

XLSX Convert Sheet to CSV

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

Dim success As Boolean
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
Dim zip As New Chilkat.Zip
success = zip.OpenZip("qa_data/excel/fakeCompanies.xlsx")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(zip.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim csv As New Chilkat.Csv
Dim sheetNames As New Chilkat.StringTable
success = csv.XlsxGetSheets(zip,sheetNames)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(csv.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

If (sheetNames.Count = 0) Then
    System.DebugLog("There are no sheets in the .xlsx")
    Return
End If

// Get the name of the 1st sheet.
Dim sheetName As String
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) Then
    System.DebugLog(zip.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

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

Dim csvStr As String
csvStr = csv.SaveToString()
System.DebugLog(csvStr)

// 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) Then
    System.DebugLog(csv.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If