How to read xlsx file with ExcelJS?

Question

How does the code should look like to get cell A1 value from the file "C:\1.xlsx"? I tried numbers of examples but still didn't managed to get it work.

var Excel = require('exceljs');

var workbook = new Excel.Workbook();

workbook.xlsx.readFile("C:\1.xlsx")
    .then(function() {
        var worksheet = workbook.getWorksheet('Sheet1');
        var cell = worksheet.getCell('A1').value;
        console.log(cell);
    });

I see no errors, but it doesn't work.

Answer 1

You have to access the worksheet first and then the cell. Like this:

var Excel = require('exceljs');
var workbook = new Excel.Workbook();
workbook.xlsx.readFile("C:/1.xlsx")
    .then(function() {
        ws = workbook.getWorksheet("Sheet1")
        cell = ws.getCell('A1').value
        console.log(cell)
    });

Replace "Sheet1" with the real sheet's name. You can also access the worksheet by id.

ws = workbook.getWorksheet(1)

Answer 2

I guess you need to use getCell().value, like:

var cell = worksheet.getCell('C3').value;