# Export dataset to XLS filetype from Time Series Chart **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [August 4, 2021, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-dataset-to-xls-filetype-from-time-series-chart/49539 "2021-08-04T09:22:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-dataset-to-xls-filetype-from-time-series-chart/49539/2 "2021-08-04T11:50:54Z")
This thread may be of use. > [@Copying an Excel file to a table's dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copying-a-excel-file-to-a-tables-dataset/34942/7): > > The [Apache POI](https://poi.apache.org/apidocs/4.1/index.html) libraries are included with Ignition. At the time I was only needing to read files, so xlrd was all that was necessary. I'm just starting to dig into POI, myself, but here's a start: EDIT 2021-08-23: Updated to allow JsonDataSets. Changed to allow for a ByteArray output instead of writing to a file. EDIT 2023-01-20: Added option for date formats. Default is 'yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss'. EDIT 2023-05-12: Added options for first row and column, if needed to offset from A1 def datasetT… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-dataset-to-xls-filetype-from-time-series-chart/49539)._