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Export a <table> to Excel - http://bl.ocks.org/insin/1031969
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>tableToExcel Demo</title>
<script src="tableToExcel.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>tableToExcel Demo</h1>
<p>Exporting the W3C Example Table</p>
<input type="button" onclick="tableToExcel('testTable', 'W3C Example Table')" value="Export to Excel">
<table id="testTable" summary="Code page support in different versions of MS Windows." rules="groups" frame="hsides" border="2"><caption>CODE-PAGE SUPPORT IN MICROSOFT WINDOWS</caption><colgroup align="center"></colgroup><colgroup align="left"></colgroup><colgroup span="2" align="center"></colgroup><colgroup span="3" align="center"></colgroup><thead valign="top"><tr><th>Code-Page<br>ID</th><th>Name</th><th>ACP</th><th>OEMCP</th><th>Windows<br>NT 3.1</th><th>Windows<br>NT 3.51</th><th>Windows<br>95</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1200</td><td style="background-color: #00f; color: #fff">Unicode (BMP of ISO/IEC-10646)</td><td></td><td></td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>*</td></tr><tr><td>1250</td><td style="font-weight: bold">Windows 3.1 Eastern European</td><td>X</td><td></td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td></tr><tr><td>1251</td><td>Windows 3.1 Cyrillic</td><td>X</td><td></td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td></tr><tr><td>1252</td><td>Windows 3.1 US (ANSI)</td><td>X</td><td></td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td></tr><tr><td>1253</td><td>Windows 3.1 Greek</td><td>X</td><td></td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td></tr><tr><td>1254</td><td>Windows 3.1 Turkish</td><td>X</td><td></td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td></tr><tr><td>1255</td><td>Hebrew</td><td>X</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>X</td></tr><tr><td>1256</td><td>Arabic</td><td>X</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>X</td></tr><tr><td>1257</td><td>Baltic</td><td>X</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>X</td></tr><tr><td>1361</td><td>Korean (Johab)</td><td>X</td><td></td><td></td><td>**</td><td>X</td></tr></tbody><tbody><tr><td>437</td><td>MS-DOS United States</td><td></td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td></tr><tr><td>708</td><td>Arabic (ASMO 708)</td><td></td><td>X</td><td></td><td></td><td>X</td></tr><tr><td>709</td><td>Arabic (ASMO 449+, BCON V4)</td><td></td><td>X</td><td></td><td></td><td>X</td></tr><tr><td>710</td><td>Arabic (Transparent Arabic)</td><td></td><td>X</td><td></td><td></td><td>X</td></tr><tr><td>720</td><td>Arabic (Transparent ASMO)</td><td></td><td>X</td><td></td><td></td><td>X</td></tr></tbody></table>
</body>
</html>
var tableToExcel = (function() {
var uri = 'data:application/vnd.ms-excel;base64,'
, template = '<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><x:ExcelWorkbook><x:ExcelWorksheets><x:ExcelWorksheet><x:Name>{worksheet}</x:Name><x:WorksheetOptions><x:DisplayGridlines/></x:WorksheetOptions></x:ExcelWorksheet></x:ExcelWorksheets></x:ExcelWorkbook></xml><![endif]--></head><body><table>{table}</table></body></html>'
, base64 = function(s) { return window.btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(s))) }
, format = function(s, c) { return s.replace(/{(\w+)}/g, function(m, p) { return c[p]; }) }
return function(table, name) {
if (!table.nodeType) table = document.getElementById(table)
var ctx = {worksheet: name || 'Worksheet', table: table.innerHTML}
window.location.href = uri + base64(format(template, ctx))
}
})()
@iespino00
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Someone knows how to save the file with a default name?

@Bill-VA
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Bill-VA commented Nov 21, 2017

This works well as long as there's not a lot of data. I'm trying to export a table with a couple thousand rows and it causes the browser to bomb and display the dreaded about:blank page. Bummer, now I have to find another way to export my table.

@tamarfi
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tamarfi commented Dec 25, 2017

I want to export the excel from right to left
How can i do it?
I add dir="rtl" it didn't help

@tamarfi
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tamarfi commented Dec 26, 2017

I found the result how to export the excel from right to left:
add this-<x:DisplayRightToLeft/> in the <x:WorksheetOptions> tag like this

@tamarfi
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tamarfi commented Dec 26, 2017

When i want to save the excel i get this message:
2017-12-26_1415

Someone can help me to solve it?

@vnaikregcorp
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var tableToExcel = (function() {
var uri = 'data:application/vnd.ms-excel;base64,'
, template = '

{table}
'
, base64 = function(s) { return window.btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(s))) }
, format = function(s, c) { return s.replace(/{(\w+)}/g, function(m, p) { return c[p]; }) }
return function(table, name) {
if (!table.nodeType) table = document.getElementById(table)
var ctx = {worksheet: name || 'Worksheet', table: table.innerHTML}
window.location.href = uri + base64(format(template, ctx))
}
})()

Above function works fine for me. I have hyperlinks in my table. How do I remove those hyperlinks ?

@Harsha-0202
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Above function works fine for me. table include input tags how to hide the input tags

@crafcre
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crafcre commented Sep 27, 2018

How do I export to OpenOffice?

@http-droguett
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Could someone change the name when doing the download?

@yuvigaur
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yuvigaur commented Apr 9, 2019

how to save file with my given name , how to change name while save
var tableToExcel = (function() {
var uri = 'data:application/vnd.ms-excel;base64,'
, template = '

{table}
'+sessionStorage.getItem("sellerInfo")+'
GSTIN : '+sessionStorage.getItem("GSTNumber")+'State Code : '+sessionStorage.getItem("stateCodeNumber")+'
Invoice NoInvoice DateBuyer NameBuyer GSTBuyer StateInvoice AmountTax
'
, base64 = function(s) { return window.btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(s))) }
, format = function(s, c) { return s.replace(/{(\w+)}/g, function(m, p) { return c[p]; }) }
return function(table, name) {
if (!table.nodeType) table = document.getElementById(table)
var ctx = {worksheet: "test" || 'Worksheet', table: table.innerHTML}
window.location.href = uri + base64(format(template, ctx))
/// please change name while save
}
})()

@phanchanra
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I export on ubuntu It do not know extension

@shizukura06
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It works great on Excel in Windows, but when exporting it in Mac Excel, the gridlines won't show up

@vijayintelli72
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integer value shows as scientific number, how to slove that?

@valentincognito
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valentincognito commented Apr 10, 2020

For encoding problems, add the following in the template string:

<meta charset="utf-8"></meta>

Like this:

let uri = 'data:application/vnd.ms-excel;charset=utf-8;base64,'
    , template = '<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta charset="utf-8"></meta><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><x:ExcelWorkbook><x:ExcelWorksheets><x:ExcelWorksheet><x:Name>{worksheet}</x:Name><x:WorksheetOptions><x:DisplayGridlines/></x:WorksheetOptions></x:ExcelWorksheet></x:ExcelWorksheets></x:ExcelWorkbook></xml><![endif]--></head><body><table>{table}</table></body></html>'
    , base64 = function(s) { return window.btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(s))) }
    , format = function(s, c) { return s.replace(/{(\w+)}/g, function(m, p) { return c[p]; }) }

@JeanPadVill
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Can anyone tell me how can i give the default name to the files when i download?

@DinosMpo
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DinosMpo commented Apr 8, 2021

For encoding problems, add the following in the template string:

<meta charset="utf-8"></meta>

Like this:

let uri = 'data:application/vnd.ms-excel;charset=utf-8;base64,'
    , template = '<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta charset="utf-8"></meta><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><x:ExcelWorkbook><x:ExcelWorksheets><x:ExcelWorksheet><x:Name>{worksheet}</x:Name><x:WorksheetOptions><x:DisplayGridlines/></x:WorksheetOptions></x:ExcelWorksheet></x:ExcelWorksheets></x:ExcelWorkbook></xml><![endif]--></head><body><table>{table}</table></body></html>'
    , base64 = function(s) { return window.btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(s))) }
    , format = function(s, c) { return s.replace(/{(\w+)}/g, function(m, p) { return c[p]; }) }

Thank you

@Zengry10
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Zengry10 commented Feb 8, 2024

to change the default value of the download file :

var tableToExcel = (function() {
  var uri = 'data:application/vnd.ms-excel;base64,';
  var template = '<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><x:ExcelWorkbook><x:ExcelWorksheets><x:ExcelWorksheet><x:Name>{worksheet}</x:Name><x:WorksheetOptions><x:DisplayGridlines/></x:WorksheetOptions></x:ExcelWorksheet></x:ExcelWorksheets></x:ExcelWorkbook></xml><![endif]--></head><body><table>{table}</table></body></html>';
  var base64 = function(s) { return window.btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(s))); };
  var format = function(s, c) { return s.replace(/{(\w+)}/g, function(m, p) { return c[p]; }); };
  
  return function(table, filename, name) {
    if (!table.nodeType) table = document.getElementById(table);
    if (!table) {
      console.error("Table element with provided ID not found.");
      return;
    }
    var ctx = {worksheet: name || 'Worksheet', table: table.innerHTML};
    var downloadLink = document.createElement("a");
    downloadLink.href = uri + base64(format(template, ctx));
    downloadLink.download = filename || 'export.xls';
    downloadLink.click();
  };
})();

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