How to import an external URL excel file while initial load the Spreadsheet component?

Description

This knowledge base explains to import an excel file initially from an external URL to the JavaScript Spreadsheet component.

You can achieve to access the remote excel file by using the created event. In this event you can fetch the excel file and convert it to a blob. Convert this blob to a file and open this file by using Spreadsheet component open method.

[HTML]

<div id="spreadsheet"></div>        

[TS]

//Initialize Spreadsheet component.
        let spreadsheet: Spreadsheet = new Spreadsheet({
            openUrl: 'https://ej2services.syncfusion.com/production/web-services/api/spreadsheet/open',
            saveUrl: 'https://ej2services.syncfusion.com/production/web-services/api/spreadsheet/save',
            created: (): void => {
                fetch("https://js.syncfusion.com/demos/ejservices/data/Spreadsheet/LargeData.xlsx") // fetch the remote url
 
                    .then((response) => {
 
                        response.blob().then((fileBlob) => { // convert the excel file to blob
 
                            let file = new File([fileBlob], "Sample.xlsx"); //convert the blob into file
 
                            spreadsheet.open({ file: file }); // open the file into Spreadsheet
 
                        })
 
                    })
            }
        });
 
        //Render initialized Spreadsheet component.
        spreadsheet.appendTo('#spreadsheet');

Demo Sample: https://stackblitz.com/edit/bkampd-d3xeuf?file=index.ts 

 Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning about how to import an external URL excel file while initial load the spreadsheet component.

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