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== Tools ==
== Tools ==
one step conversion: ex MySQL query -> XLS/XLSX file
=== one step conversion: ex MySQL query -> Excel file ===
ex MySQL query -> XLS/XLSX file
* [https://phpexcel.codeplex.com/ PHPExcel]
* [https://phpexcel.codeplex.com/ PHPExcel]
* other MySQL client softwares
* other MySQL client softwares


two steps conversion: ex: (1) MySQL query -> CSV/XLS file (2) CSV --> XLSX or XLS --> XLSX
=== two steps conversion ex: MySQL query -> CSV file -> Excel file===
* PHPExcel or MySQL client softwares + MS Excel
ex: (1) MySQL query -> CSV/XLS file (2) CSV --> XLSX or XLS --> XLSX.
* PHPExcel or MySQL client softwares + [https://zh-tw.libreoffice.org/discover/calc/ LibreOffice Calc]
for step (1) MySQL query -> CSV/XLS file
* PHPExcel or MySQL client softwares
* [http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysqldump-delimited-text.html MySQL :: MySQL 5.7 Reference Manual :: 8.4.3 Dumping Data in Delimited-Text Format with mysqldump]
 
for step (2) CSV --> XLSX or XLS --> XLSX.
* MS Excel
* [https://zh-tw.libreoffice.org/discover/calc/ LibreOffice Calc]


== Technical issues: If it costs too much time to convert to Excel file ==
== Technical issues: If it costs too much time to convert to Excel file ==

Revision as of 11:15, 12 April 2016

Export MySQL query to Excel file (XLS or XLSX file)

Tools

one step conversion: ex MySQL query -> Excel file

ex MySQL query -> XLS/XLSX file

two steps conversion ex: MySQL query -> CSV file -> Excel file

ex: (1) MySQL query -> CSV/XLS file (2) CSV --> XLSX or XLS --> XLSX. for step (1) MySQL query -> CSV/XLS file

for step (2) CSV --> XLSX or XLS --> XLSX.

Technical issues: If it costs too much time to convert to Excel file

The important steps before generating CSV file. These steps reduce the problems when the CSV file was converted to Excel file.

  • Add delimiter character between different column ex: comma symbol (,) or tab symbol
  • Add enclosure character ex: double quote symbol (") or single quote symbol (')
  • Add escape character escape the column value if contains the enclosure character
  • Remove return symbol[1]:
    SELECT REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(`my_column`, '\r\n', '   '), '\n', '   '), '\r', '   ') 

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