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

Panek

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.

Dorothi

Answer 2

Take a look at the api here.

http://supercsv.sourceforge.net/apidocs/index.html

I'm not familiar SuperCsv please don't beat me up too bad if I'm wrong... Can't you just set CsvPreference to EXCEL

Sligo

The preference just sets how the quotes and delimiters are set up. It doesn't (and can't) introduce the concept of a "sheet" into the csv format. – Dorothi

Oh, I get that. Thank you for taking the time to give me some better insight. – Sligo