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Convert EXCEL to CSV in C++

High performance EXCEL to CSV conversion using C++ library without the need of Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice or Adobe Acrobat installation.

Convert EXCEL to CSV Using C++

How do I convert EXCEL to CSV? With Aspose.Cells for C++ library, you can easily convert EXCEL to CSV programmatically with a few lines of code. Aspose.Cells for C++ is capable of building cross-platform applications with the ability to generate, modify, convert, render and print all Excel files. C++ Excel API not only convert between spreadsheet formats, it can also render Excel files as images, PDF, HTML, ODS, CSV, SVG, JSON, WORD, PPT and more, thus making it a perfect choice to exchange documents in industry-standard formats. You can download its latest version directly, just open NuGet package manager, search for Aspose.Cells.Cpp and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.

Command


PM> Install-Package Aspose.Cells.Cpp

Save EXCEL to CSV in C++

The following example demonstrates how to convert EXCEL to CSV in C++.

Follow the easy steps to convert EXCEL to CSV. Upload your EXCEL file, then simply save it as CSV file. For both EXCEL reading and CSV writing you can use fully qualified filenames. The output CSV content and formatting will be identical to the original EXCEL document.

Sample Code to Convert EXCEL to CSV
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  Aspose::Cells::Startup();
  
  Workbook wkb(u"Input.xlsx"));
  wkb.Save(u"Output.pdf");

  Aspose::Cells::Cleanup();
	 
                
            

How to Convert EXCEL to CSV via C++

Need to convert EXCEL files to CSV programmatically? C++ developers can easily convert EXCEL to CSV in just a few lines of code.

  1. Install ‘Aspose.Cells for C++’.
  2. Add a library reference (import the library) to your C++ project.
  3. Load EXCEL file using Workbook.
  4. Convert EXCEL to CSV by calling Save() method.
  5. Get the conversion result of EXCEL to CSV.

C++ library to convert EXCEL to CSV

There are three options to install “Aspose.Cells for C++” onto your system. Please choose one that resembles your needs and follow the step-by-step instructions:

  1. Install a NuGet Package . See Documentation
  2. Install the library using Include and lib Folders. See Documentation
  3. Install Aspose.Cells for C++ in Linux. See Documentation

System Requirements

Before running the C++ conversion sample code, make sure that you have the following prerequisites.

  • Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with C++ Runtime Environment for Windows 32 bit, Windows 64 bit and Linux 64 bit.
  • Add reference to the Aspose.Cells for C++ DLL in your project.

EXCEL What is EXCEL File Format?

XLSX is well-known format for Microsoft Excel documents that was introduced by Microsoft with the release of Microsoft Office 2007. Based on structure organized according to the Open Packaging Conventions as outlined in Part 2 of the OOXML standard ECMA-376, the new format is a zip package that contains a number of XML files. The underlying structure and files can be examined by simply unzipping the .xlsx file.

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CSV What is CSV File Format?

Files with .csv (Comma Separated Values) extension represent plain text files that contain records of data with comma separated values. Each line in a CSV file is a new record from the set of records contained in the file. Such files are generated when data transfer is intended from one storage system to another. Since all applications can recognize records separated by comma, import of such data files to database is done very conveniently. Almost all spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice Calc can import CSV without much effort. Data imported from such files is arranged in cells of a spreadsheet for representation to user.

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Other Supported Conversions

You can also convert EXCEL to many other file formats including few listed below.

EXCEL TO BMP (Bitmap Image)
EXCEL TO EMF (Enhanced Metafile Format)
EXCEL TO GIF (Graphical Interchange Format)
EXCEL TO HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)
EXCEL TO MD (Markdown Language)
EXCEL TO MHTML (Web Page Archive Format)
EXCEL TO ODS (OpenDocument Spreadsheet File)
EXCEL TO PDF (Portable Document Format)
EXCEL TO PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
EXCEL TO SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
EXCEL TO TSV (Tab-Separated Values)
EXCEL TO TXT (Text Document)
EXCEL TO XLS (Excel Binary Format)
EXCEL TO XLSB (Binary Excel Workbook File)
EXCEL TO XLSM (Spreadsheet File)
EXCEL TO XLSX (OOXML Excel File)
EXCEL TO XLT (Microsoft Excel Template)
EXCEL TO XLTM (Excel Macro-enabled Template)
EXCEL TO XLTX (Office OpenXML Excel Template)
EXCEL TO XML (Extensible Markup Language)
EXCEL TO XPS (XML Paper Specifications)
EXCEL TO JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)
EXCEL TO JPEG (JPEG Image)