Convert Excel to JSON array

Shiji Pan

1 year ago

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Value kind	in EXCEL	in JSON Array
Int	`1234 (a real numeric cell)`	`1234 (number)`
Bigint	`9007199254740993 (exact only while the cell stays text)`	`9007199254740993`
Decimal	`1234.56 (numeric cell, format controls the displayed decimals)`	`1234.56 (number)`
Float	`1.234E+10 (numeric cell)`	`1.234e10 (number)`
Text	`text cell; leading zeros survive only if the column is text`	`"text" (string)`
Long text	`text cell; wraps inside the cell rather than the row`	`"multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string)`
Date	`a serial number plus a date cell format`	`"2026-09-18" (string)`
Datetime	`a serial number plus a date-time cell format`	`"2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string)`
Binary	`not representable as data`	`"base64:..." (string)`
Boolean	`TRUE / FALSE (a real boolean cell)`	`true / false (boolean)`
JSON	`a text cell; the quotes are part of the value`	`nested object or array, kept as structure`

Both EXCEL and JSON Array are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.

Property	in EXCEL	in JSON Array
identifiers	`Not applicable; a cell holds exactly one value`	`Double quotes; backslash escapes`
dates	`Stored as a serial number; only the cell format makes it lo...`	`No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p...`
binary	`Only as text or an embedded object, not as a data column`	`Not supported natively - base64 inside a string`
separator	`Cells, not delimiters`	`Braces and commas`
encoding	`UTF-8 internally, declared in the package`	`UTF-8 by definition`
typing	`Real cell types: text, number, date, boolean, error`	`string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type`
shape	`Multiple sheets, each a flat grid`	`Nested objects and arrays`
ceiling	`1,048,576 rows x 16,384 columns per sheet; 255 sheets per w...`	`Whole document is usually parsed into memory`

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