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Create a javascript spreadsheet from a CSV file

The example below helps you to create a javascript spreadsheet table based on a remote CSV file, including the headers.

NOTE: A download can be performed by CTRL+S or by the option save available in the context menu.

<html>
<script src="https://jspreadsheet.com/v7/jspreadsheet.js"></script>
<script src="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jspreadsheet.com/v7/jspreadsheet.css" type="text/css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.css" type="text/css" />

<div id="spreadsheet"></div>

<p><button id="exportbtn">Export my spreadsheet as CSV</button></p>

<script>
let mySpreadsheet = jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
    csv: '/jspreadsheet/arts.csv',
    tableOverflow: true,
    columns: [
        { type: 'text', width: '300px' },
        { type: 'text', width: '80px' },
        { type: 'dropdown', width: '120px', source: ['England','Wales','Northern Ireland','Scotland'] },
        { type: 'text', width: '120px' },
        { type: 'text', width: '120px'},
     ],
     license: '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',
});
document.getElementById("exportbtn").onclick = () => mySpreadsheet.download();
</script>
</html>

Other properties related

Property Description
csvFileName Default filename when the user download the table content. Default: 'jspreadsheet.csv'
csvHeaders Consider the first line in the CSV as the header names. Default: true
csvDelimiter Consider the first line in the CSV as the header names. Default: ,
allowExport Allow the user to export by CTRL+S or by the contextMenu. Default: true