Below are some practical using examples of the excel tags.
1 Ejemplo 1
Example
In this example it is showed how to generate an EXCEL document taking the data from the database demo_foodmart using a SELECT.
It also shows how to send this document by email.
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<xsql-script>
<body>
<!-- Create the workbook -->
<set name='wb'>
<excel.Workbook />
</set>
<!-- Create the workbook sheet with name Hoja_1 -->
<set name="sheet">
<excel.Workbook.createSheet name="Hoja_1">
<wb/>
</excel.Workbook.createSheet>
</set>
<!-- SELECT the first 30 rows of employee table and load them in a workbook -->
<excel.Sheet.fromResultSet >
<sheet/>
<sql.toResultSet>
<select first='30'>
<columns>
employee.employee_id Identidicador,
employee.first_name Nombre,
employee.last_name Apellido,
employee.gender Genero,
employee.education_level Estudios,
employee.position_title Cargo,
employee.department_id Departamento
</columns>
<from table='employee'>
</from>
<order>employee_id</order>
</select>
</sql.toResultSet>
</excel.Sheet.fromResultSet>
<!-- Select cell 1:0 to workbook sheet Hoja_1 -->
<set name='my_cell'>
<excel.Row.getCell col='0'>
<excel.Sheet.getRow row='1'>
<excel.Workbook.getSheet name='Hoja_1'>
<wb />
</excel.Workbook.getSheet>
</excel.Sheet.getRow>
</excel.Row.getCell>
</set>
<!-- Check if the cell is null in case the SELECT does not return rows. -->
<if>
<expr><isnull><my_cell/></isnull></expr>
<then>
<exception>Cell at row 1 col 0 not found.</exception>
</then>
</if>
<!-- Set color red for the cell at 1:0 -->
<excel.Cell.setCellStyle css="font-color: red;">
<wb/>
<my_cell />
</excel.Cell.setCellStyle>
<!-- Creating a temporary EXCEL file with the workbook data -->
<excel.Workbook.write>
<wb/>
<file name="test.xls" type="temp"/>
</excel.Workbook.write>
<println>
<!-- Return the font color to cell indicated -->
Font color row='1' col='0':
<excel.Cell.getFontColor>
<wb/>
<my_cell />
</excel.Cell.getFontColor>
<!-- Return the sheet Name to workbook index indicated -->
Name to first workbook sheet:
<excel.Workbook.getSheetName index='0'>
<wb />
</excel.Workbook.getSheetName>
</println>
<!-- Prints the ResultSet -->
<println>
<!-- Load workbook into ResultSet -->
<excel.Workbook.toResultSet start-header-row='1' start-column='A'>
<wb/>
</excel.Workbook.toResultSet>
</println>
<!-- Send e-mail with the excel.-->
<mail
smtphost='localhost'
from='no-reply@deister.es'
to='mymail@mydomain.com'
subject='Excel test'>
<content>
Attached file
</content>
<attachs>
<mail.attach type='file/xls'>
<file type='temp' name='test.xls' />
</mail.attach>
</attachs>
</mail>
</body>
</xsql-script>
Font color row='1' col='0': #ff0000
Name to first workbook sheet: Hoja_1
+-------------+----------+---------+------+------------------+----------------------+------------+
|identificator|name |surname |gender|studies |position |departament |
+-------------+----------+---------+------+------------------+----------------------+------------+
| 1|Sheri |Nowmer |F |Graduate Degree |President | 1|
| 2|Derrick |Whelply |M |Graduate Degree |VP Country Manager | 1|
| 4|Michael |Spence |M |Graduate Degree |VP Country Manager | 1|
| 5|Maya |Gutierrez|F |Bachelors Degree |VP Country Manager | 1|
| 6|Roberta |Damstra |F |Bachelors Degree |VP Information Systems| 2|
| 7|Rebecca |Kanagaki |F |Bachelors Degree |VP Human Resources | 3|
| 8|Kim |Brunner |F |Bachelors Degree |Store Manager | 11|
| 9|Brenda |Blumberg |F |Graduate Degree |Store Manager | 11|
| 10|Darren |Stanz |M |Partial College |VP Finance | 5|
| 11|Jonathan |Murraiin |M |Graduate Degree |Store Manager | 11|
| 12|Jewel |Creek |F |Graduate Degree |Store Manager | 11|
| 13|Peggy |Medina |F |Bachelors Degree |Store Manager | 11|
| 14|Bryan |Rutledge |M |Bachelors Degree |Store Manager | 11|
| 15|Walter |Cavestany|M |Bachelors Degree |Store Manager | 11|
| 16|Peggy |Planck |F |Bachelors Degree |Store Manager | 11|
| 17|Brenda |Marshall |F |Partial College |Store Manager | 11|
| 18|Daniel |Wolter |M |Partial College |Store Manager | 11|
| 19|Dianne |Collins |F |Bachelors Degree |Store Manager | 11|
| 20|Beverly |Baker |F |Bachelors Degree |VP Country Manager | 1|
| 21|Pedro |Castillo |M |Bachelors Degree |VP Country Manager | 1|
| 22|Laurie |Borges |F |Bachelors Degree |VP Country Manager | 1|
| 23|Shauna |Wyro |F |Bachelors Degree |Store Manager | 11|
| 24|Jacqueline|Wyllie |F |Partial College |Store Manager | 11|
| 25|Lin |Conley |F |Graduate Degree |Store Manager | 11|
| 26|Jose |Bernard |M |High School Degree|Store Manager | 11|
| 27|Charles |Macaluso |M |Bachelors Degree |Store Manager | 11|
| 28|Lois |Wood |F |Partial College |Store Manager | 11|
| 29|Kevin |Armstrong|M |Graduate Degree |Store Manager | 11|
| 30|Cody |Goldey |M |Partial College |Store Manager | 11|
| 31|Paula |Nickell |F |Partial College |Store Manager | 11|
+-------------+----------+---------+------+------------------+----------------------+------------+
2 Ejemplo 2
Example
In this example it is showed how to generate an EXCEL document from a virtual table to which the data will be inserted with the function matrix.
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<xsql-script>
<body>
<!-- Create virtual table with matrix data-->
<vtable name='v_music'>
<column name='artist' type='string' />
<column name='title_album' type='string' />
<column name='tracks' type='integer' />
<column name='genre' type='string' />
</vtable>
<vtable.insert name='v_music'>
<matrix>
{ "ACDC" , "TNT" , "9" , "Hard rock" },
{ "Accept" , "Balls to the Wall" , "10", "Heavy metal" },
{ "Aerosmith" , "Big Ones" , "16", "Hard rock" },
{ "Alice in Chains" , "Facelift" , "12", "Grunge" },
{ "Apocalyptica" , "Plays Metallica By Four Cellos" , "8" , "Cello rock" },
{ "Black Label Society" , "Sonic Brew" , "15", "Hard rock" },
{ "Black Sabbath" , "Black Sabbath" , "7" , "Heavy metal" },
{ "Led Zeppelin" , "Led Zeppelin II" , "9" , "Hard rock" },
{ "Queen" , "A Kind of Magic" , "9" , "Hard rock" },
{ "Motörhead" , "Motorizer" , "11", "Heavy metal" },
</matrix>
</vtable.insert>
<!-- Create the workbook -->
<set name='wb'>
<excel.Workbook />
</set>
<!-- Create the workbook sheet with name Hoja_1 -->
<set name="sheet">
<excel.Workbook.createSheet name="Hoja_1">
<wb/>
</excel.Workbook.createSheet>
</set>
<!-- Create a workbook sheet from ResultSet -->
<excel.Sheet.fromResultSet >
<sheet/>
<!-- ResultSet to virtual table -->
<vtable.toResultSet>
<v_music />
</vtable.toResultSet>
</excel.Sheet.fromResultSet>
<!-- Select cell 1:0 to workbook sheet Hoja_1 -->
<set name='my_cell'>
<excel.Row.getCell col='0'>
<excel.Sheet.getRow row='1'>
<excel.Workbook.getSheet name='Hoja_1'>
<wb />
</excel.Workbook.getSheet>
</excel.Sheet.getRow>
</excel.Row.getCell>
</set>
<!-- Check if the cell is null in case the SELECT does not return rows. -->
<if>
<expr><isnull><my_cell/></isnull></expr>
<then>
<exception>Cell at row 1 col 0 not found.</exception>
</then>
</if>
<!-- Set color red for the cell at 1:0 -->
<excel.Cell.setCellStyle css="font-color: red;">
<wb/>
<my_cell />
</excel.Cell.setCellStyle>
<!-- Creating a temporary EXCEL file with the workbook data -->
<excel.Workbook.write>
<wb/>
<file name="test.xls" type="temp"/>
</excel.Workbook.write>
<println>
<!-- Return the font color to cell indicated -->
Font color row='1' col='0':
<excel.Cell.getFontColor>
<wb/>
<my_cell />
</excel.Cell.getFontColor>
<!-- Return the sheet Name to workbook index indicated -->
Name to first workbook sheet:
<excel.Workbook.getSheetName index='0'>
<wb />
</excel.Workbook.getSheetName>
</println>
<!-- Prints the ResultSet -->
<println>
<!-- Load workbook into ResultSet -->
<excel.Workbook.toResultSet start-header-row='1' start-column='A'>
<wb/>
</excel.Workbook.toResultSet>
</println>
<!-- Send e-mail with the excel.-->
<mail
smtphost='localhost'
from='no-reply@deister.es'
to='mymail@mydomain.com'
subject='Excel test'>
<content>
Informe adjunto
</content>
<attachs>
<mail.attach type='file/xls'>
<file type='temp' name='test.xls' />
</mail.attach>
</attachs>
</mail>
</body>
</xsql-script>
Font color row='1' col='0': #ff0000
Name to first workbook sheet: Hoja_1
+-------------------+------------------------------+------+-----------+
|artist |title_album |tracks|genre |
+-------------------+------------------------------+------+-----------+
|ACDC |TNT | 9 |Hard rock |
|Accept |Balls to the Wall | 10 |Heavy metal|
|Aerosmith |Big Ones | 16 |Hard rock |
|Alice in Chains |Facelift | 12 |Grunge |
|Apocalyptica |Plays Metallica By Four Cellos| 8 |Cello rock |
|Black Label Society|Sonic Brew | 15 |Hard rock |
|Black Sabbath |Black Sabbath | 7 |Heavy metal|
|Led Zeppelin |Led Zeppelin II | 9 |Hard rock |
|Queen |A Kind of Magic | 9 |Hard rock |
|Motörhead |Motorizer | 11 |Heavy metal|
+-------------------+------------------------------+------+-----------+
3 Ejemplo 3
Example
In this example it is showed how to generate a EXCEL document using a virtual table.
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<xsql-script>
<body>
<!-- Create empty virtual table -->
<vtable name='v_random'>
<column name='random_1' type='integer' />
<column name='random_2' type='integer' />
<column name='random_3' type='integer' />
</vtable>
<!-- Insert data into vtable -->
<for name='m_degrees' start='0' end='30' >
<do>
<!-- Calculate random numbers -->
<set name='random_1' type='decimal'>
<math.trunc><mul><math.random/>100</mul></math.trunc>
</set>
<set name='random_2' type='decimal'>
<math.trunc><mul><math.random/>1000</mul></math.trunc>
</set>
<set name='random_3' type='decimal'>
<math.trunc><mul><math.random/>25</mul></math.trunc>
</set>
<vtable.insert name='v_random'>
<number><random_1 /></number>
<number><random_2 /></number>
<number><random_3 /></number>
</vtable.insert>
</do>
</for>
<!-- Create the workbook -->
<set name='wb'>
<excel.Workbook />
</set>
<!-- Create the workbook sheet with name Hoja_1 -->
<set name="sheet">
<excel.Workbook.createSheet name="Hoja_1">
<wb/>
</excel.Workbook.createSheet>
</set>
<!-- Create a workbook sheet from ResultSet -->
<excel.Sheet.fromResultSet >
<sheet/>
<!-- ResultSet to virtual table -->
<vtable.toResultSet>
<v_random />
</vtable.toResultSet>
</excel.Sheet.fromResultSet>
<!-- Creating a temporary EXCEL file with the workbook data -->
<excel.Workbook.write>
<wb/>
<file name="test.xls" type="temp"/>
</excel.Workbook.write>
<!-- Prints the ResultSet -->
<println>
<!-- Load workbook into ResultSet -->
<excel.Workbook.toResultSet start-header-row='1' start-column='A'>
<wb/>
</excel.Workbook.toResultSet>
</println>
</body>
</xsql-script>
+--------+--------+--------+
|random_1|random_2|random_3|
+--------+--------+--------+
| 49 | 403 | 5 |
| 1 | 169 | 12 |
| 33 | 943 | 24 |
| 38 | 961 | 19 |
| 41 | 25 | 24 |
| 60 | 512 | 16 |
| 54 | 893 | 12 |
| 77 | 670 | 3 |
| 59 | 30 | 7 |
| 75 | 222 | 17 |
| 68 | 29 | 15 |
| 83 | 400 | 16 |
| 30 | 87 | 22 |
| 77 | 133 | 13 |
| 47 | 668 | 20 |
| 12 | 604 | 6 |
| 79 | 525 | 10 |
| 45 | 91 | 12 |
| 64 | 502 | 0 |
| 17 | 923 | 17 |
| 38 | 225 | 4 |
| 90 | 322 | 21 |
| 23 | 216 | 6 |
| 63 | 140 | 21 |
| 54 | 585 | 8 |
| 96 | 576 | 2 |
| 94 | 697 | 3 |
| 44 | 422 | 24 |
| 17 | 28 | 14 |
| 6 | 604 | 22 |
| 50 | 445 | 5 |
+--------+--------+--------+