Usage question

[fridzema]

Hello,

When i trying to use your package, i always get null also there is no file placed in the filesystem.

      $pma_forms = PmaForm::all();
      $export = (new FastExcel($pma_forms))->export('pma_form_'.$pma_form_id.'.xlsx');
      dd($export);

Also return $export does nothing but a blank page.

Am i missing something here?

I am running Laravel Framework 5.6.20, PHP 7.2.5, on osx 10.13.4.

[rap2hpoutre]

Thank you for your contribution!

Also return $export does nothing but a blank page.

Ok, I've just fixed it (thanks to your issue) and added a unit test. In v0.2.0, export returns the full path of the created file. Please update to v0.2.0.

there is no file placed in the filesystem.

The file is placed in the current dir. If you want to store it in storage path, you could call the storage_path function:

$pma_forms = PmaForm::all();

$filename = storage_path('/pma_form_'.$pma_form_id.'.xlsx');
$export = (new FastExcel($pma_forms))->export($filename);

dd($export);  // It should now display the file name.

Does this fix your issue? Let me know if it does not work!

[fridzema]

@rap2hpoutre Thanks for your quick answer!

I have managed to get it to work while looking in the source code and find the download function(maybe you should add in readme/docs).
I was trying to save to storage and after that generate a download myself, but no need for that anymore with the download function.

[rap2hpoutre]

maybe you should add in readme/docs

Done, thank you! I just updated the readme: e25a70a