Convert Excel to XML in Node.js

Convert Excel to XML in Node.js

Do you have Excel files filled with a massive amount of data and want to convert to XML file format programmatically? Conversion of XLSX/XLS to XML file format is now a matter of a few lines of source code. We will use this JavaScript Excel library to convert Excel to XML in Node.js. In addition, we will write the steps and the code snippet to perform this manipulation and the conversion processes. Therefore, make sure you have installed Node.js on your local machine.

The following points will be covered in this article:

JavaScript Excel library installation

The installation process of this library is easy and you can jump to the installation section in case of difficulty. There are two ways to enable this API in your project.

First, you can run the following commands to install it:

npm install java
npm install aspose.cells

The other way is to download the API package and enable this library in your Node.js project.

Convert Excel to XML in Node.js

This library is so powerful and robust due to its enterprise-level features.

You may follow the steps and the code snippet below:

  1. Create an object of the Workbook class and load the source Excel file.
  2. Instantiate an instance of the XmlSaveOptions() class that will be used to save a file in XML file format.
  3. Invoke the save method to save the file.

You can see the output in the image below:

Convert Excel to XML in Node.js

Convert Excel to XML in Node.js

Excel to XML conversion - advanced options

This section will explore some prominent features offered by this JavaScript Excel library.

Following are the steps and the code snippet:

  1. Instantiate an object of the Workbook class and load the source Excel file.
  2. Create an instance of the XmlSaveOptions class that will be used to save a file in XML file format.
  3. Call the setClearData method that makes the workbook empty after saving the file.
  4. If the value of setCreateDirectory is true, the directory will be automatically created before saving the file.
  5. setCachedFileFolder method is used to store some extensive data.
  6. Call the save method to save the file.

Get a Free License

You can get a free temporary license to try the API beyond evaluation limitations.

Summing up

Let’s end this blog post here. We have gone through how to convert Excel to XML in Node.js programmatically. We also have explored some advanced methods exposed by this JavaScript Excel library. Moreover, you can visit the documentation to know other methods. This API will surely help you if you are looking to equip your business application with a robust Excel to XML converter. In fact, conholdate.com is writing new blog posts on other exciting topics. Therefore, please stay in touch for the latest updates.

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FAQs

How do I get Excel data into XML?

Install this JavaScript Excel library to convert Excel to XML in Node.js programmatically. You can visit the documentation for complete API details.

How do I convert XLSX to XML?

You can check this XmlSaveOptions class to convert XLSX files to XML files programmatically. Further, you can see the list of methods here.

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