title: How to read an xlsx file with javascript
body: <p>So I have been googling and googling and googling this for the past few hours and every thing I have tried dose not work.</p>
  
  <p>all I want to do is read the values in the cells (using the field name and index number) of an excel spreadsheet using javascript and then display the data that is in the cells as strings on an webpage.</p>
  
  <p>evey time i google this it eyther sends me to here
  <a href="http://codetheory.in/parse-read-excel-files-xls-xlsx-javascript" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://codetheory.in/parse-read-excel-files-xls-xlsx-javascript</a>
  which I can't get to work and I do not think it is what I want anyway as it looks like its just creating other files to use.</p>
  
  <p>or it takes me to other posts here on stack overflow that either do not answer my question (for example they have converters where you drag and drop an xlsx file in to an converter to convert it to CSV or JSON which will not work because it has to be automated) or they have links that link to other posts that lead me to something that was irreverent.</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT-----</strong>
  To make it clear I am only to build a webpage that displays the content that is in the xslx. The xslx file will be replaced every day.</p>
  
  <p>I have no control over what goes on the server other then what is in the folder that holds the webpage and xslx file.</p>
  
  <p>the process has to be compleatley automated (with the exception of uploading the xslx file that just a copy and paste thing)</p>