How to read and show xslx file in javascript

Question

I'm trying to read a xlsx file in html using javaScript but it seems my code is not so right as it should be.

I'm using this code:

    <script>
    function openRead(){
    var excel = activeXObject("Excel.Application");
            excel.visible = false;
            var file = exel.workbooks.open("C:\Users\Utilizador\Desktop\teste.xlsx").activeSheet.cell(1,1).value;

var div = document.getElementById("div1").text;
div = file;
}
</script>

Getting the following error

activeXObject is not defined

I hope you guys can point me to the right direction!

any errors when running? – sk8terboi87 ツ Jul 07 '17 at 09:58 — sk8terboi87 ツ, Jul 07 '17 at 09:58
Yes, it says that activeXObject is not defined – Eclair1 Jul 07 '17 at 09:59 — Eclair1, Jul 07 '17 at 09:59

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 07 '17 at 10:00

ActiveXObject is available only on IE browser. So every other useragent will throw an error

https://stackoverflow.com/a/11101655/1172872

You can try existing libraries... (or see how they implemented it)

How to read and show xslx file in javascript

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