H - Export

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Overview

In a final step, save the tables in data formats needed, e.g. Excel, CSV, HTML, JSON and text files.

  • table save() saves tables in text formats, CSV, HTML, JSON tables, etc.
  • table save multiple() to save multiple tables in legacy Excel format (Excel XML 2003) into one file.
  • variable save() saves a B4P variable tree in a JSON file.
  • table save excel file() save one or multiple tables in contemporary Excel format (.xlsx, .xlsm).



Wikipedia Example (continued from step 7)

Save as Excel file

  • Apply a theme "Zebra"
  • Autowidth, but at least 12 Excel width units wide
  • Set autofilter on header row and freeze it

Simple Example
All done.
    Saved table(s) to EXCEL file 'Images/Countries.xlsx' containing 1 sheets.

Try it yourself: Open GUI_Features_Save_and_Export.b4p in B4P_Examples.zip. Decompress before use.

Viewing the Results:

Test Click on the file name open the file with Excel (.xlsx) : Countries.xlsx (Excel .xlsx format).