Convert Excel to XML in Node.js

Convert Excel to XML in Node.js

Do you have Excel files with large data sets and need to convert them to XML programmatically? Converting XLSX/XLS to XML now requires only a few lines of code. We’ll use this JavaScript Excel library to convert Excel to XML in Node.js, provide step‑by‑step instructions, and share the code snippet. Ensure Node.js is installed on your machine.

The following points will be covered in this article:

JavaScript Excel library installation

Installing the library is straightforward. You can refer to the installation guide if needed. There are two ways to add the API to 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 offers powerful, 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 explores key features of the 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

In summary, we demonstrated how to convert Excel to XML in Node.js using the JavaScript Excel library and covered advanced conversion options. For more methods, see the documentation. This API provides a reliable Excel to XML converter for business applications. Visit conholdate.com for more blog posts and stay tuned for 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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