This step-by-step guide explains the process of how to remove formula but keep data in Excel using Node.js. It has details about the environment settings, a list of steps depicting the program logic, and a runnable sample code demonstrating how to delete formula in Excel without deleting data using Node.js. This code does not require MS Excel or any other third-party tool or software to be installed.

Steps to Remove Formula from Excel but Keep Data using Node.js

1. Set the IDE to use Aspose.Cells for Node.js via Java to remove formulas
2. Load the workbook and access the cell with the formula
3. Store the value from the target cell in a temporary variable
4. Set the formula to an empty string
5. Reset the cell value using the temporary variable
6. Save the output

These steps summarize the process of how to remove formula in Excel but keep data using Node.js. The process is initiated by loading the workbook and accessing the target cell having the formula. The result of the formula is stored in a temporary variable, the formula string is removed, and the original data is set back to the cell to fulfill the program requirements.

Code to Remove Formula but Keep the Data in Excel using Node.js

This code demonstrates how to remove formula in Excel without deleting data using Node.js. It uses the setFormula() method from the Cell class to replace the actual formula with an empty string and uses setValue() method to save the temporary data back to the cell. You may iterate through all the sheets and cells to remove all the formulas from the Excel file while keeping the data as it is.

This article has guided us to remove formula but keep data in Excel using Node.js. If you want to learn the process to delete a column from an Excel file, refer to the article on how to delete a column in Excel using Node.js.