The native data format for Spreadsheet is JSON. When you open an excel file, it needs to be read and converted to client side Spreadsheet model. The converted client side Spreadsheet model is sent as JSON which is used to render Spreadsheet. Similarly, when you save the Spreadsheet, the client Spreadsheet model is sent to the server as JSON for processing and saved as Excel file formats. Server configuration is used for this process.
The Spreadsheet control opens an Excel document with its data, style, format, and more. To enable this feature, set allowOpen as true and assign service url to the openUrl property.
User Interface:
In user interface you can open an Excel document by clicking File > Open menu item in ribbon.
The following sample shows the Open option by using the openUrl property in the Spreadsheet control. You can also use the beforeOpen event to trigger before opening an Excel file.
// Initialize the Spreadsheet component.
var spreadsheet = new ej.spreadsheet.Spreadsheet({
allowOpen: true,
openUrl: 'https://ej2services.syncfusion.com/production/web-services/api/spreadsheet/open',
});
// Render initialized Spreadsheet.
spreadsheet.appendTo('#spreadsheet');<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
<title>EJ2 SpreadSheet</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="resources/favicon.ico">
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-grids/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-spreadsheet/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/core-js/2.4.1/shim.min.js"></script>
<script src="system.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<!--Element which is going to render-->
<div id="container">
<div id="spreadsheet"></div>
</div>
<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}
</script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>Please find the below table for the beforeOpen event arguments.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| file | FileList or string or File | To get the file stream. FileList - contains length and item index. File - specifies the file lastModified and file name. |
| cancel | boolean | To prevent the open operation. |
| requestData | object | To provide the Form data. |
You can achieve to access the remote excel file by using the created event. In this event you can fetch the excel file and convert it to a blob. Convert this blob to a file and open this file by using Spreadsheet component open method.
//Initialize Spreadsheet component.
var spreadsheet = new ej.spreadsheet.Spreadsheet({
openUrl: 'https://ej2services.syncfusion.com/production/web-services/api/spreadsheet/open',
saveUrl: 'https://ej2services.syncfusion.com/production/web-services/api/spreadsheet/save',
created: function () {
fetch("https://js.syncfusion.com/demos/ejservices/data/Spreadsheet/LargeData.xlsx") // fetch the remote url
.then((response) => {
response.blob().then((fileBlob) => { // convert the excel file to blob
var file = new File([fileBlob], "Sample.xlsx"); //convert the blob into file
spreadsheet.open({ file: file }); // open the file into Spreadsheet
})
})
}
});
//Render initialized Spreadsheet component.
spreadsheet.appendTo('#spreadsheet');<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
<title>EJ2 SpreadSheet</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="resources/favicon.ico">
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-grids/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-spreadsheet/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/core-js/2.4.1/shim.min.js"></script>
<script src="system.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<!--Element which is going to render-->
<div id="container">
<div id="spreadsheet"></div>
</div>
<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}
</script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>The Spreadsheet control saves its data, style, format, and more as Excel file document. To enable this feature, set allowSave as true and assign service url to the saveUrl property.
User Interface:
In user interface, you can save Spreadsheet data as Excel document by clicking File > Save As menu item in ribbon.
The following sample shows the Save option by using the saveUrl property in the Spreadsheet control. You can also use the beforeSave event to trigger before saving the Spreadsheet as an Excel file.
// Initialize the Spreadsheet component.
var sheet = [{
rows: [{
index: 0,
cells: [
{ index: 0, value: 'Order ID', style: { fontWeight: 'bold' }},
{ value: 'Customer ID', style: { fontWeight: 'bold' }},
{ value: 'Employee ID', style: { fontWeight: 'bold' }},
{ value: 'Ship Name', style: { fontWeight: 'bold' }},
{ value: 'Ship City', style: { fontWeight: 'bold' }},
{ value: 'Ship Address', style: { fontWeight: 'bold' }}
]
},
{
cells: [
{ value: '10248' },
{ value: 'VINET' },
{ value: '5' },
{ value: 'Vins et alcools Chevalier' },
{ value: 'Reims' },
{ value: '59 rue de lAbbaye' }
]
},
{
cells: [
{ value: '10249' },
{ value: 'TOMSP' },
{ value: '6' },
{ value: 'Toms Spezialitäten' },
{ value: 'Münster' },
{ value: 'Luisenstr. 48' }
]
},
{
cells: [
{ value: '10250' },
{ value: 'HANAR' },
{ value: '4' },
{ value: 'Hanari Carnes' },
{ value: 'Rio de Janeiro' },
{ value: 'Rua do Paço, 67' }
]
},
{
cells: [
{ value: '10251' },
{ value: 'VICTE' },
{ value: '3' },
{ value: 'Victuailles en stock' },
{ value: 'Lyon' },
{ value: '2, rue du Commerce' }
]
}],
columns: [
{ width: 80 }, { width: 80 }, { width: 82 },
{ width: 160 }, { width: 110 }, { width: 130 }
]
}];
var spreadsheet = new ej.spreadsheet.Spreadsheet({
allowSave: true,
sheets: sheet,
saveUrl: 'https://ej2services.syncfusion.com/development/web-services/api/spreadsheet/save'});
// Render initialized Spreadsheet.
spreadsheet.appendTo('#spreadsheet');<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
<title>EJ2 SpreadSheet</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="resources/favicon.ico">
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-grids/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-spreadsheet/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/core-js/2.4.1/shim.min.js"></script>
<script src="system.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<!--Element which is going to render-->
<div id="container">
<div id="spreadsheet"></div>
</div>
<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}
</script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>Please find the below table for the beforeSave event arguments.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| url | string | Specifies the save url. |
| fileName | string | Specifies the file name. |
| saveType | SaveType | Specifies the saveType like Xlsx, Xls, Csv and Pdf. |
| customParams | object | Passing the custom parameters from client to server while performing save operation. |
| isFullPost | boolean | It sends the form data from client to server, when set to true. It fetches the data from client to server and returns the data from server to client, when set to false. |
| needBlobData | boolean | You can get the blob data if set to true. |
| cancel | boolean | To prevent the save operations. |
Passing the custom parameters from client to server by using beforeSave event.
// Initialize the Spreadsheet component.
var sheet = [{
rows: [{
index: 0,
cells: [
{ index: 0, value: 'Order ID', style: { fontWeight: 'bold' }},
{ value: 'Customer ID', style: { fontWeight: 'bold' }},
{ value: 'Employee ID', style: { fontWeight: 'bold' }},
{ value: 'Ship Name', style: { fontWeight: 'bold' }},
{ value: 'Ship City', style: { fontWeight: 'bold' }},
{ value: 'Ship Address', style: { fontWeight: 'bold' }}
]
},
{
cells: [
{ value: '10248' },
{ value: 'VINET' },
{ value: '5' },
{ value: 'Vins et alcools Chevalier' },
{ value: 'Reims' },
{ value: '59 rue de lAbbaye' }
]
},
{
cells: [
{ value: '10249' },
{ value: 'TOMSP' },
{ value: '6' },
{ value: 'Toms Spezialitäten' },
{ value: 'Münster' },
{ value: 'Luisenstr. 48' }
]
},
{
cells: [
{ value: '10250' },
{ value: 'HANAR' },
{ value: '4' },
{ value: 'Hanari Carnes' },
{ value: 'Rio de Janeiro' },
{ value: 'Rua do Paço, 67' }
]
},
{
cells: [
{ value: '10251' },
{ value: 'VICTE' },
{ value: '3' },
{ value: 'Victuailles en stock' },
{ value: 'Lyon' },
{ value: '2, rue du Commerce' }
]
}],
columns: [
{ width: 80 }, { width: 80 }, { width: 82 },
{ width: 160 }, { width: 110 }, { width: 130 }
]
}];
var spreadsheet = new ej.spreadsheet.Spreadsheet({
allowSave: true,
sheets: sheet,
saveUrl: 'https://ej2services.syncfusion.com/development/web-services/api/spreadsheet/save',
beforeSave: function () {
args.customParams = { customParams: 'you can pass custom params in server side'}; // you can pass the custom params
}
});
// Render initialized Spreadsheet.
spreadsheet.appendTo('#spreadsheet');<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
<title>EJ2 SpreadSheet</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="resources/favicon.ico">
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-grids/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-spreadsheet/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/core-js/2.4.1/shim.min.js"></script>
<script src="system.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<!--Element which is going to render-->
<div id="container">
<div id="spreadsheet"></div>
</div>
<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}
</script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>Server side code snippets:
public IActionResult Save(SaveSettings saveSettings, string customParams)
{
Console.WriteLine(customParams); // you can get the custom params in controller side
return Workbook.Save(saveSettings);
}To save the Spreadsheet document as an xlsx, xls, csv, or pdf file, by using save method should be called with the url, fileName and saveType as parameters. The following code example shows to save the spreadsheet file as an xlsx, xls, csv, or pdf in the button click event.
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
<title>EJ2 SpreadSheet</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="resources/favicon.ico">
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-spreadsheet/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/core-js/2.4.1/shim.min.js"></script>
<script src="system.config.js"></script>
<script src="es5-datasource.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<!--Element which is going to render-->
<button id="element">Save</button>
<div id="container">
<div id="spreadsheet"></div>
</div>
<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}
</script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>Import and export are processed in server-side using Spreadsheet server library. The following code snippets shows server configuration using WebAPI service,
[Route("api/[controller]")]
public class SpreadsheetController : Controller
{
//To open excel file
[AcceptVerbs("Post")]
[HttpPost]
[EnableCors("AllowAllOrigins")]
[Route("Open")]
public IActionResult Open(IFormCollection openRequest)
{
OpenRequest open = new OpenRequest();
open.File = openRequest.Files[0];
return Content(Workbook.Open(open));
}
//To save as excel file
[AcceptVerbs("Post")]
[HttpPost]
[EnableCors("AllowAllOrigins")]
[Route("Save")]
public IActionResult Save(SaveSettings saveSettings)
{
return Workbook.Save(saveSettings);
}
}Open and save helper functions are shipped in the Syncfusion.EJ2.Spreadsheet package, which is available in Essential Studio and nuget.org. Following list of dependencies required for Spreadsheet open and save operations.
The following list of Excel file formats are supported in Spreadsheet: