Converting Excel files to text files has several benefits. For example, it reduces file size, making data easier to store and share. In addition, text files are usually simple in structure, and converting Excel to text can make the document more straightforward for certain tasks. This article will demonstrate how to programmatically convert Excel to TXT format using Spire.XLS for Java.

Install Spire.XLS for Java

First of all, you're required to add the Spire.Xls.jar file as a dependency in your Java program. The JAR file can be downloaded from this link. If you use Maven, you can easily import the JAR file in your application by adding the following code to your project's pom.xml file.

<repositories>
    <repository>
        <id>com.e-iceblue</id>
        <name>e-iceblue</name>
        <url>https://repo.e-iceblue.com/nexus/content/groups/public/</url>
    </repository>
</repositories>
<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>e-iceblue</groupId>
        <artifactId>spire.xls</artifactId>
        <version>14.11.0</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>
    

Create Excel to TXT in Java

Spire.XLS for Java offers the Worksheet.saveToFile(String fileName, String separator, java.nio.charset.Charset encoding) method to convert a specified worksheet to a txt file. The following are the detailed steps.

• Create a Workbook instance.
• Load a sample Excel file using Workbook.loadFromFile() method.
• Get a specified worksheet by its index using Workbook.getWorksheets().get() method.
• Convert the Excel worksheet to a TXT file using Worksheet.saveToFile() method.

import com.spire.xls.*;

import java.nio.charset.Charset;

public class toText {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        //Create a Workbook object
        Workbook workbook = new Workbook();

        //Load a sample Excel file
        workbook.loadFromFile("sample.xlsx");

        //Get the first worksheet
        Worksheet worksheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(0);

        //Save the worksheet as a txt file
        Charset charset = Charset.forName("utf8");
        worksheet.saveToFile("ExceltoTxt.txt", " ", charset);

    }
}

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