Java/ Convert Excel to XPS

XPS (XML Paper Specification) is a fixed-layout document format designed for sharing and publishing purposes. The format was originally created as an attempt to take the place of PDF file format, but it failed for a number of reasons. This article will introduce how to convert a Excel files to XPS files using Free Spire.XLS for Java.

Install Free API
Method 1: Download the Free Spire.XLS for Java and unzip it, then add the Spire.Xls.jar file to your project as dependency.

Method 2: You can also add the jar dependency to maven project by adding the following configurations to the pom.xml.

<repositories>
    <repository>
        <id>com.e-iceblue</id>
        <name>e-iceblue</name>
        <url>http://repo.e-iceblue.com/nexus/content/groups/public/</url>
    </repository>
</repositories>
<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>e-iceblue</groupId>
        <artifactId>spire.xls.free</artifactId>
        <version>3.9.1</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

Sample Code

The Workbook.saveToFile() method offered by Spire.XLS for Java enables you to easily convert Excel files to XPS with just a few lines of code. The detailed steps are as follows.

• Create a Workbook instance.
• Load a sample Excel document using Workbook.loadFromFile() method.
• Save the document to XPS file format using Workbook.saveToFile() method.

import com.spire.xls.*;

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

        //Load an Excel document
        workbook.loadFromFile("Data.xlsx");

        //Convert Excel to XPS
        workbook.saveToFile("ToXPS.xps", FileFormat.XPS);
    }
}