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8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions docs/grid/api/export/grid_xlsx_method.md
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Expand Up @@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ DHTMLX Grid uses the WebAssembly-based library [Json2Excel](https://github.com/d

@params:
- `config` - (optional) an object with export settings. You can specify the following settings for export to Excel:
- `url?: string` - (optional) the path to the **worker.js** file of the [Json2Excel](https://github.com/dhtmlx/json2excel) library (where export will be processed) set as `"../libs/json2excel/1.3/worker.js?vx"`, if the local export server is used. The path to the public export server is used by default
- `url?: string` - (optional) the path to the **worker.js** file of the [Json2Excel](https://github.com/dhtmlx/json2excel) library (where export will be processed). By default, `https://cdn.dhtmlx.com/libs/json2excel/next/worker.js?vx` is used.

For a local export server, set the path to the **worker.js** file relative to your server:
use `"../libs/json2excel/x.x/worker.js?vx"` for a specific version (replace `x.x` with the version deployed on your server).

- `name?: string` - (optional) "grid" by default. The name of a ready Excel file
- `tableName?: string` - (optional) "data" by default. The name of a sheet with grid data in the Excel file
- `dateFormatMask?: string` - (optional) "dd/mm/yy" by default. The mask used for [dates formatting in Excel](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/format-a-date-the-way-you-want-in-excel-8e10019e-d5d8-47a1-ba95-db95123d273e)
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// export with config settings
grid.export.xlsx({
url: "../libs/json2excel/1.3/worker.js?vx", // a local path to the `worker.js` file of the export module
url: "../libs/json2excel/x.x/worker.js?vx", // a local path to the `worker.js` file of the export module
name: "my_file", // the name of a ready Excel file
tableName: "grid", // the name of a sheet with grid data in the Excel file
dateFormatMask: "mm.dd.yy" // the date format mask for Excel
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11 changes: 5 additions & 6 deletions docs/grid/usage.md
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Expand Up @@ -477,18 +477,19 @@ You can easily export data of Grid into the Excel, CSV, PDF, or PNG format. Besi

#### Exporting data to Excel

Since v9.2 DHTMLX Grid uses the WebAssembly-based library [Json2Excel](https://github.com/dhtmlx/json2excel) to enable the export to Excel functionality and the [`xlsx()`](grid/api/export/grid_xlsx_method.md) method of the `Export` module to export data from Grid into an Excel file. You can use either the public export server or a local export server.
Since v9.2 DHTMLX Grid uses the WebAssembly-based library [**Json2Excel**](https://github.com/dhtmlx/json2excel) to enable the export to Excel functionality and the [`xlsx()`](grid/api/export/grid_xlsx_method.md) method of the `Export` module to export data from Grid into an Excel file. Export is processed at the **worker.js** file of the **Json2Excel** library (the default link is `https://cdn.dhtmlx.com/libs/json2excel/next/worker.js?vx`). You can use either the public export server or a local export server.

Thus, to have the possibility of exporting files you need to:

- call the [`xlsx()`](grid/api/export/grid_xlsx_method.md) method of the `Export` module. The method takes an [object with export settings](grid/api/export/grid_xlsx_method.md) as a parameter (all settings are optional) and returns a promise of data export.
- if you use the public export server, you don't need to specify the link to it, since it is used by default
- if you use your own export server, you need to:
- install the [Json2Excel](https://github.com/dhtmlx/json2excel) library
- provide a local path to the export module on your computer by setting the path to the **worker.js** file as `"../libs/json2excel/1.3/worker.js?vx"`, as a value of the `url` option in the configuration object of the [`xlsx()`](grid/api/export/grid_xlsx_method.md) method
- install the [**Json2Excel**](https://github.com/dhtmlx/json2excel) library
- provide a local path to the **worker.js** file as the `url` option:
use `"../libs/json2excel/x.x/worker.js?vx"` for a specific version (replace `x.x` with the version deployed on your server).
~~~jsx
grid.export.xlsx({
url: "../libs/json2excel/1.3/worker.js?vx", // a local path to the export module
url: "../libs/json2excel/x.x/worker.js?vx", // the path to the export module, if a local export server is used
name: "my_file", // the name of a ready Excel file, "grid" by default
tableName: "grid", // the name of a sheet with grid data in the Excel file, "data" by default
dateFormatMask: "mm.dd.yy" // the date format mask for Excel, "dd/mm/yy" by default
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.finally(() => console.log("finished"));
~~~

You can check the latest version of the Json2Excel library at the [github repository](https://github.com/dhtmlx/json2excel).

Read the details on dates formatting in Excel in the [related Excel documentation](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/format-a-date-the-way-you-want-in-excel-8e10019e-d5d8-47a1-ba95-db95123d273e).

**Related sample**: [Grid. Export to xlsx and csv](https://snippet.dhtmlx.com/58oqij47)
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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions docs/migration.md
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Expand Up @@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ Since v9.2 the Grid component uses the WebAssembly-based library [Json2Excel](ht

##### From v9.2

The link to the public export server is used by default, so you don't need to specify it. If you use your own export server, you need to install the **Json2Excel** library and provide the local path to the export module on your computer by setting the path to the **worker.js** file as `"../libs/json2excel/1.3/worker.js?vx"`:
The link to the public export server is used by default (`https://cdn.dhtmlx.com/libs/json2excel/next/worker.js?vx`), so you don't need to specify it.

If you use your own export server, you need to install the **Json2Excel** library and set the path to the **worker.js** file as the `url` option: use `"../libs/json2excel/x.x/worker.js?vx"` for a specific version (replace `x.x` with the version deployed on your server).

~~~jsx
grid.export.xlsx({
url: "../libs/json2excel/1.3/worker.js?vx", // the path to the export module, if a local export server is used
url: "../libs/json2excel/x.x/worker.js?vx", // the path to the export module, if a local export server is used
// more export settings
});
~~~
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