Convert XLSX to XLS in Java
High-speed Java library for converting XLSX to XLS. This is a professional software solution to import and export XLSX, XLS, and many other formats using Java.
Aspose.Cells for Java
Overview
Convert XLSX to XLS Using Java
How do I convert XLSX to XLS? With Aspose.Cells for Java library, you can easily convert XLSX to XLS programmatically with a few lines of code. Aspose.Cells for Java is capable of building cross-platform applications with the ability to generate, modify, convert, render and print all Excel files. Java 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 from Maven and install it within your Maven-based project by adding the following configurations to the pom.xml.
Repository
<repository>
<id>AsposeJavaAPI</id>
<name>Aspose Java API</name>
<url>https://repository.aspose.com/repo/</url>
</repository>
Dependency
<dependency>
<groupId>com.aspose</groupId>
<artifactId>aspose-cells</artifactId>
<version>version of aspose-cells API</version>
<classifier>jdk17</classifier>
</dependency>
Save XLSX to XLS in Java
The following example demonstrates how to convert XLSX to XLS in Java.
Follow the easy steps to convert XLSX to XLS. Upload your XLSX file, then simply save it as XLS file. For both XLSX reading and XLS writing you can use fully qualified filenames. The output XLS content and formatting will be identical to the original XLSX document.
import com.aspose.cells.Workbook;
Workbook workbook = new Workbook("Input.xlsx");
workbook.save("Output.pdf");
How to Convert XLSX to XLS via Java
Need to convert XLSX files to XLS programmatically? Java developers can easily convert XLSX to XLS in just a few lines of code.
- Install ‘Aspose.Cells for Java’.
- Add a library reference (import the library) to your Java project.
- Load XLSX file with an instance of Workbook class.
- Convert XLSX to XLS by calling Workbook.save method.
- Get the conversion result of XLSX to XLS.
Java library to convert XLSX to XLS
We host our Java packages in Maven repositories. ‘Aspose.Cells for Java’ is a common JAR file containing byte-code. Please follow the step-by-step instructions on how to install it to your Java developer environment.
System Requirements
Before running the Java conversion source code, make sure that you have the following prerequisites.
- Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with Java Runtime Environment for JSP/JSF Application and Desktop Applications.
- Get latest version of Aspose.Cells for Java directly from Maven.
XLSX What is XLSX 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.
Read MoreXLS What is XLS File Format?
Files with XLS extension represent Excel Binary File Format. Such files can be created by Microsoft Excel as well as other similar spreadsheet programs such as OpenOffice Calc or Apple Numbers. File saved by Excel is known as Workbook where each workbook can have one or more worksheets. Data is stored and displayed to users in table format in worksheet and can span numeric values, text data, formulas, external data connections, images, and charts. Applications like Microsoft Excel lets you export workbook data to several different formats including PDF, CSV, XLSX, TXT, HTML, XPS, and several others. The XLS file format was replaced with a more open and structured format, XLSX, with the release of Microsoft Excel 2007. The latest versions still provide support for creating and reading XLS files, though XLSX is the first choice of use now.
Read MoreOther Supported Conversions
You can also convert XLSX to many other file formats including few listed below.