Convert XLS to TXT in PHP
High-speed PHP library for converting XLS to TXT. This is a professional software solution to import and export XLS, TXT, and many other formats using PHP.
Aspose.Cells for PHP
Overview
Convert XLS to TXT Using PHP
How do I convert XLS to TXT? With Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java library, you can easily convert XLS to TXT programmatically with a few lines of code. Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java is capable of building cross-platform applications with the ability to generate, modify, convert, render and print all Excel files. PHP 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.Save XLS to TXT in PHP
The following example demonstrates how to convert XLS to TXT in PHP.
Follow the easy steps to convert XLS to TXT. Upload your XLS file, then simply save it as TXT file. For both XLS reading and TXT writing you can use fully qualified filenames. The output TXT content and formatting will be identical to the original XLS document.
require_once("Java.inc");
require_once("lib/aspose.cells.php");
use aspose\cells;
use aspose\cells\Workbook;
$workbook = new Workbook("Input.xlsx");
$workbook->save("Output.pdf");
How to Convert XLS to TXT via PHP
Need to convert XLS files to TXT programmatically? PHP developers can easily load & convert XLS to TXT in just a few lines of code.
- Install ‘Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java’.
- Add a library reference (import the library) to your PHP project.
- Load XLS file with an instance of Workbook.
- Convert XLS to TXT by calling save method of Workbook.
- Get the conversion result of XLS to TXT.
PHP library to convert XLS to TXT
There are three options to install “Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java” onto your system. Please choose one that resembles your needs and follow the step-by-step instructions:
- Install Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java in Windows. See Documentation
- Install Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java in Linux. See Documentation
- Install Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java in macOS. See Documentation
System Requirements
Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java is platform independent API and can be used on any platform (Windows, Linux, MacOS etc.) where PHP 7 or greater versions is installed. The machine must have Oracle JDK 7 or greater versions before setting up the installation.
XLS 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 MoreTXT What is TXT File Format?
A file with .TXT extension represents a text document that contains plain text in the form of lines. Paragraphs in a text document are recognized by carriage returns and are used for better arrangement of file contents. A standard text document can be opened in any text editor or word processing application on different operating systems. All the text contained in such a file is in human-readable format and represented by sequence of characters.
Read MoreOther Supported Conversions
You can also convert XLS to many other file formats including few listed below.