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title: Sheets with AlaSQL
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sidebar_label: AlaSQL
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---
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<head>
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<script src="/alasql/alasql.js"></script>
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</head>
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import current from '/version.js';
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import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
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import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';
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import CodeBlock from '@theme/CodeBlock';
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2023-08-20 20:39:35 +00:00
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[AlaSQL](https://alasql.org/) is a pure JavaScript in-memory SQL database. It
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has built-in support for SheetJS through the `XLSX` target operator.
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[SheetJS](https://sheetjs.com) is a JavaScript library for reading and writing
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data from spreadsheets.
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This demo covers basic concepts pertaining to data import and export. The
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official documentation includes advanced examples and deployment tips as well as
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strategies for general data processing in AlaSQL expressions.
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2023-11-28 07:05:59 +00:00
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:::note Tested Deployments
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This demo was tested in the following environments:
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| Chromium 135 | 3.1.0 | 2025-04-23 |
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| Konqueror 22 | 3.1.0 | 2025-04-23 |
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| NodeJS | 3.1.0 | 2025-04-23 |
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| BunJS | 3.1.0 | 2025-04-23 |
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:::
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## Live Demo
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2024-04-26 04:16:13 +00:00
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This demo fetches https://docs.sheetjs.com/pres.numbers, performs a `SELECT`
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query using the built-in AlaSQL + SheetJS integration, then displays the result.
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Using the result as a data source, the demo will write to a new spreadsheet.
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<details>
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<summary><b>Demo AlaSQL Queries</b> (click to show)</summary>
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```sql title="AlaSQL Query for reading data from a workbook"
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SELECT `Index`, -- "Index" field is the "Index" column of the sheet
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UPPER(`Name`) AS `Nom` -- "Nom" field will be uppercase of "Name" column
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FROM XLSX(?, { -- Parse the workbook bytes passed to alasql.promise
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autoExt: false -- This option is required in the browser
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})
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```
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```sql title="AlaSQL Query for writing data to a workbook"
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SELECT * -- use every field from every row in dataset
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INTO XLSX( -- export data to file
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"SheetJSAlaSQL.xlsx" -- filename for export
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) FROM ?
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```
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</details>
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:::caution pass
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If the live demo shows a message
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```
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alasql undefined
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```
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please refresh the page. This is a known bug in the documentation generator.
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:::
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```jsx live
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function SheetJSAlaSQL() {
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const q1 = "SELECT `Index`, UPPER(`Name`) AS `Nom` FROM XLSX(?,{autoExt:false})";
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const q2 = `SELECT * INTO XLSX("SheetJSAlaSQL.xlsx") FROM ?`;
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const url = "https://docs.sheetjs.com/pres.numbers";
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const [rows, setRows] = React.useState([]);
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const loadURL = React.useCallback(async() => {
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if(typeof alasql=="undefined") return setRows([{Nom:"alasql undefined"}]);
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const blob = await (await fetch(url)).blob();
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const data = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
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const res = await alasql.promise(q1,[data]);
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setRows(res);
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await alasql.promise(q2, [res]);
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}, []);
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return ( <>
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<pre><b>URL: </b>{url}<br/><b>Import: </b>{q1}<br/><b>Export: </b>{q2}</pre>
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<table><tr><th>Index</th><th>Nom</th></tr>
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{rows.map(({Nom, Index}) => <tr><td>{Index}</td><td>{Nom}</td></tr>)}
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</table>
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<button onClick={loadURL}>Click to start</button>
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</> );
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}
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```
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## Browser
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#### Standalone Scripts
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2023-09-22 06:32:55 +00:00
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The [SheetJS Standalone scripts](/docs/getting-started/installation/standalone)
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should be loaded before the `alasql` script:
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<CodeBlock language="html">{`\
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<script src="https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/package/dist/shim.min.js"></script>
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<script src="https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/package/dist/xlsx.full.min.js"></script>
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<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/alasql"></script>`}
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</CodeBlock>
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#### Frameworks and Bundlers
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`alasql` uses an older version of the library. It can be overridden through a
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`package.json` override. The lines should be added *before* installing `alasql`:
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<CodeBlock language="json">{`\
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{
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/* add this part before "name" */
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/* highlight-start */
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"overrides": {
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"xlsx": "https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/xlsx-${current}.tgz"
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},
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/* highlight-end */
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"name": "my-project",
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/* ... more fields ... */
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`}
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</CodeBlock>
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After adding the override, AlaSQL can be installed through `npm`:
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```bash
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npm i --save alasql
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```
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In imports, the SheetJS library must be passed to AlaSQL as shown below:
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```js
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import * as alasql from 'alasql';
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import * as XLSX from 'xlsx';
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alasql.utils.isBrowserify = false;
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alasql.utils.global.XLSX = XLSX;
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```
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### Reading Files
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The `XLSX` "from" target expects a filename. In the browser, AlaSQL uses object
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URLs which can be created from `Blob` or `File` objects.
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The following snippet fetches data and passes to AlaSQL:
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```js
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const blob = await (await fetch("https://docs.sheetjs.com/pres.numbers")).blob();
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const data = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
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const res = await alasql.promise("SELECT * FROM XLSX(?, {autoExt: false}", [data]);
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```
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By default, the `XLSX` "from" target automatically adds a `.xlsx` extension. To
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read URLs, the `autoExt: false` option should be passed as the second argument:
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```sql
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SELECT `Name`, `Index` FROM XLSX(
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? --<< this will be the URL passed into `alasql.promise`
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// highlight-start
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, { --<< options are supplied as the second argument to XLSX operator
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autoExt: false --<< do not automatically add ".xlsx" extension!
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}
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// highlight-end
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) WHERE `Index` < 45
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```
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By default the workbook is parsed and `sheet_to_json` is used to pull data:
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```js
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(async() => {
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const blob = await (await fetch("https://docs.sheetjs.com/pres.numbers")).blob();
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const data = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
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const aoo = await alasql.promise("SELECT * FROM XLSX(?, {autoExt: false}", [data]);
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console.log(aoo); // [ { Name: "Bill Clinton", Index: 42 }, ...]
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})();
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```
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### Writing Files
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The `XLSX` "into" target calls `XLSX.writeFile` under the hood:
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```js
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(async() => {
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const data = [
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{ Name: "Bill Clinton", Index: 42 },
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{ Name: "SheetJS Dev", Index: 47 }
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];
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await alasql.promise(`SELECT * INTO XLSX("PresMod5.xlsx") FROM ?`, [data]);
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/* PresMod5.xlsx will be created */
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})();
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```
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## NodeJS
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:::caution pass
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`alasql` uses an older version of the library. It can be overridden through a
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`package.json` override in the latest versions of NodeJS:
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<CodeBlock language="json">{`\
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{
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"overrides": {
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"xlsx": "https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/xlsx-${current}.tgz"
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}
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}`}
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</CodeBlock>
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### Reading Files
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By default, the `XLSX` "from" target automatically adds a `.xlsx` extension. To
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read files with an arbitrary filename, the `autoExt: false` option should be
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passed as the second argument:
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```sql
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SELECT `Name`, `Index` FROM XLSX(
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"pres.numbers" --<< filename is "pres.numbers"
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// highlight-start
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, { --<< options are supplied as the second argument to XLSX operator
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autoExt: false --<< do not automatically add ".xlsx" extension!
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}
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// highlight-end
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) WHERE `Index` < 45
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```
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By default the workbook is parsed and `sheet_to_json` is used to pull data:
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```js
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const { promise: alasql } = require("alasql");
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(async() => {
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const aoo = await alasql(`SELECT * from XLSX("pres.xlsx", {autoExt: false})`);
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console.log(aoo); // [ { Name: "Bill Clinton", Index: 42 }, ...]
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})();
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```
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### Writing Files
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The `XLSX` "into" target calls `XLSX.writeFile` under the hood:
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```js
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const { promise: alasql } = require("alasql");
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(async() => {
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const data = [
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{ Name: "Bill Clinton", Index: 42 },
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{ Name: "SheetJS Dev", Index: 47 }
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];
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await alasql(`SELECT * INTO XLSX("PresMod5.xlsx") FROM ?`, [data]);
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/* PresMod5.xlsx will be created */
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})();
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```
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### NodeJS Example
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1) Create an empty folder for the project:
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```bash
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mkdir sheetjs-alasql
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cd sheetjs-alasql
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```
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2) In the folder, create a stub `package.json` with the `xlsx` override:
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<CodeBlock language="json" title="package.json">{`\
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{
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"overrides": {
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"xlsx": "https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/xlsx-${current}.tgz"
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}
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}`}
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</CodeBlock>
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3) Install SheetJS and AlaSQL:
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<TabItem value="nodejs" label="NodeJS">
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bun i --save alasql@3.1.0 https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/xlsx-${current}.tgz`}
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```bash
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curl -LO https://docs.sheetjs.com/pres.numbers
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```
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5) Save the following test script to `SheetJSAlaSQL.js`:
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```js title="SheetJSAlaSQL.js"
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const { promise: alasql } = require("alasql");
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(async() => {
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/* read data from spreadsheet to JS */
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const data = await alasql(`
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SELECT \`Name\`, \`Index\`
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FROM XLSX("pres.numbers", {autoExt:false})
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WHERE \`Index\` < 45
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`);
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console.log(data);
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/* write data from JS to spreadsheet */
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data.push({ Name: "SheetJS Dev", Index: 47 });
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await alasql(`SELECT * INTO XLSX("SheetJSAlaSQL1.xlsx") FROM ?`, [data]);
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})();
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```
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6) Run the test script
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<Tabs groupId="ssplat">
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<TabItem value="nodejs" label="NodeJS">
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```bash
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node SheetJSAlaSQL.js
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```
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem value="bun" label="Bun">
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```bash
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bun run SheetJSAlaSQL.js
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```
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</TabItem>
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</Tabs>
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The script will print the following array of objects:
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```js
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[
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{ Name: 'Bill Clinton', Index: 42 },
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{ Name: 'GeorgeW Bush', Index: 43 },
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{ Name: 'Barack Obama', Index: 44 }
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]
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```
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The script will generate `SheetJSAlaSQL1.xlsx` with an additional row:
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```csv
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Name,Index
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Bill Clinton,42
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GeorgeW Bush,43
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Barack Obama,44
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SheetJS Dev,47
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```
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