How to use `update file[0]` insert of `src file`

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1

I would like to use any package such as convert-excel-to-json.
But it use src file (not upload file[0])

const json = excelToJson({
        sourceFile: '/Workbook2.xlxs', // Would like to use upload file[0]
})

I tried pass with file[0], get error

TypeError: _fs.readFileSync is not a function

Please help me

2

It looks like convert-excel-to-json only supports reading files of the filesystem, so you would need to do that on the serverside

What is file[0]? Can you show us how that variable is defined?

3

thanks for your reply.
I base on Meteor + Vue

// Vue template
      <input
        ref="fileInput"
        type="file"
        accept=".xlsx, .csv, .png, .jpg"
        @change="filePicked"
      >
---
// Vue Method
    filePicked(event) {
      const files = event.target.files
      if (files[0]) {
         const json = excelToJson({
              sourceFile: files[0],
         })
      }
    },
4

Yeah, since your code is entirely on the client side, convert-excel-to-json won’t work

So you have two options:

  1. Find another package that does work on the client
  2. Upload it to the server side, save it to the file system, then pass it to excelToJson
5

Could you example, how to upload it to the server?

Meteor.call('method', file[0], (err, res)=>{
   // .....
})
6

The simplest is to send the base64 encoded string as a parameter to a meteor call, but that will cause issues for larger files

Proper file uploads are a bit more difficult, so I would recommend using a package like Meteor Files (ostrio:files)

7

Thanks again, I will try.
ostrio:files VS cfs:standard-packages