Read Excel values using Javascript

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hi i was trying to read an excel file in JavaScript, using 'for' and 'do-while' loop.

My requirement is to read an excel file and show values in web browser using Javascript, until "null" appears.
I want my program to read values row by row.
I have designed a code but it is reading only one cell of excel.

JavaScript

function my_function()
{
   var Excel;
	Excel = new ActiveXObject("Excel.Application");	
	Excel.Visible = false;
	a=Excel.Workbooks.Open("C:/desktop/TEST.xls").ActiveSheet.Cells(l,i).Value;
	//Excel.Quit()
	return a;
}		

//where l is number of rows and i are columns...
var i=1;
var l=1;
do
{
a=my_function()
document.write("value is " +a+"\t");i++;
if (a=="");
{l++;
i=1;
document.write("\n");
}
}
while(a=="");

when i specified the number of rows and columns in same program,it worked.

Please help me why it is not working?

Posted 3-Jun-10 20:18pm

hadi n

Updated 1-Feb-19 7:56am

Sandeep Mewara

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I am trying to export one cell at a time and was not able to tweak your code to work.

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Posted 1-Feb-19 7:57am

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Dave Kreskowiak 1-Feb-19 14:20pm

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Rajitha Wimalasooriya · Accepted Answer · 2010-06-03T23:30:00

There are lot of logical as well as syntax errors in the code you have provided. I have tried to correct those with minimum changes to your original code.

The below code should work,