Creating multiple sheets in CSV file

Question

I am using superCSV to write data in csv format in my code. Its working absolutely fine and very efficiently , but now my requirement changed . I need to write multiple sheets in single xls file which is very time consuming task. So is there is any way in supercsv by which i can write multiple sheet data in single csv file and will send it to client, so that when client open this csv file in MS-Excel, he can see multiple sheets rather than me generating the excel file with with multiple sheets and sending it to client.

Thanks

Answer 1

CSV is a very simple format, and does not have the concept of a "sheet". So, no, it's not possible directly. The only thing that I can suggest is to send multiple csv files to the client, perhaps as a .zip file, and have the client unizp it and import one sheet at a time into Excel.

If you need it to open directly in the browser, you'll need to go with an xls file.