Ever wanted to convert your HTML table or recordset to the most common file formats with the press of a button? It’s all possible with the Universal Data Exporter PHP.
Choose from Comma Separated (CSV), XML, Excel or PDF file formats and get a direct download! It's all done on the fly without the need for coding or server components!
Note: This is PHP version of the extension. There is also an ASP version available
Overview
Features highlights:
- Export to Multiple Formats
- Export any HTML table
- Export your recordsets
- Advanced Dreamweaver Integration
- Image and link support in PDF
Universal Data Exporter PHP Exports Ajax DataGrid in Different Formats
In this movie we will show you can export the contents of your Ajax DataGrid with Universal Data Exporter PHP in different file formats without using a Dreamweaver Recordset.
Demo
This demo shows how the Ajax DataGrid
can be exported to a PDF. You can customize the table appearance(sort,
move columns, etc) and export to a PDF and other formats, as well as
preserve the images and links.
Features
Features in Detail
- Export to Multiple Formats
Export your online tables to CSV, PDF, XML or Excel with the press of a button.




- Export any HTML Table
Convert your data from HTML tables to CSV, PDF, XML or Excel and offer it for download.
Original Table:

Output:

- Export your Recordsets
Display data from recordsets in CSV, PDF, XML or Excel format and offer it for download.
Recordset:

Output:

- Advanced Dreamweaver Integration
Full Dreamweaver integration and preview.

- No Server Components Needed
You don't need to write any additional code or install server components; only PHP 4+ is required on your server.
Showcases
Demo
This demo shows an editable table where you can add
contacts, setting their information, delete contacts, and export your
data in 4 different formats. The demo is created with Universal Data Exporter PHP with the assistance of Advanced Tooltips, DMXzone Calendar, and Advanced HTML Editor 2.
Demo
This
demo shows how you can export a table to a Comma Separated,
Excel, XML or PDF file for download! Click on the image below and
select the format that you want to export to by pressing the icons next
to the export to text.
Export Table Showcase
This showcase shows how you can export a table to a Comma Separated, Excel, XML or PDF file for download! Click on the image below and select the format that you want to export to by pressing the icons next to the export to text.
Videos
Videos
Universal Data Exporter Basic video
With this video
we will show you how easy it is to export any of your HTML tables in
various formats with the DMXzone Universal Data Exporter.
Downloading Ajax DataGrid data with Universal Data Exporter
In this video we are going to show you an example contact list presented in DMXzone
Ajax Datagrid that can be easily made to offer its data for download in
various formats with the DMXzone Universal Data Exporter.
Requirements
History
Version1.1.4
- Added UTF-8 (Unicode) Support for the PDF generator
- Improved depended files copy mechanism
- Fixed Windows 7 Excel generation problem
- Various small improvements
Version 1.1.3
- Fully rewritten Excel export module - Now supporting Excel binary
format as native! So generated Excel files can be opened directly in
Microsoft Excel (also Office 2007), as well in Open Office, without any
warnings.
- Added automatic file updating and synchronizing
Version 1.1.2
- Improved PHP 5.3 compatibility
- Improved XML support
Version 1.1.1
- Image and Link support in PDF - now you can have table columns containing images and/or links that will be included in the PDF; full support for 24bit PNG, GIF and JPG images
- Vertical alignment of cell content in PDF
- Improved Ajax DataGrid support - now the same header and column order is used for generating PDFs or other export files
- Save copy of file to server option
- PDF headers on all pages option
- Now, you can specify different background colors for odd and even rows
Version 1.0.1
- Improved PHP4 compatibility
- Autoreplace of spaces for XML root and row tags
- Improved handling of large font sizes
- Added optional HTML tag removal
- Minor bug fixes
Update Procedure
Here are five easy steps to update all your pages;
- Install the latest version of Universal Data Exporter PHP
- Open your Universal Data Exporter PHP page
- Select the existing Universal Data Exporter PHP (server) Behaviour from the (server) behaviors palette
- Click on the ok button to re-apply the (server) behaviour
- An alert will be shown to notify you that your files are replaces, make sure you upload the files to your server



George Petrov is a renowned software writer and developer whose extensive skills brought numerous extensions, articles and knowledge to the DMXzone- the online community for professional Adobe Dreamweaver users. His expertise in countless languages and technologies gives inspiration and teach valuable lessons on his website – DMXzone.com, which is visited daily by more than 30.000 people and is most popular for its over high-quality Dreamweaver extensions and templates.
















