With F12 debug, the JQuery codes is able to skip hidden column cell, only exort cells not hidden, but the >last statement, window.open NOT able to bring it up on the 2010 EXCEL page. The following code has been simplied to focus the problem, not able to export HTML table to 2010 Execel
<body>
<table id="myGrid">
<tr><th style="display:">First Column</th>
<th style="display:">Second Column</th>
<th style="display:">Third Column</th>
<th style="display: none">Forth Column</th>
</tr>
<tr><td> 2</td><td> two</td><td> deux</td><td style="display: none"> zwei</td></tr>
<tr><td> 3</td><td> three</td><td> trois</td><td style="display: none"> drei</td></tr>
<tr><td> 4</td><td> four</td><td>quattre</td><td style="display: none"> vier</td></tr>
<tr><td> 5</td><td> five</td><td> cinq</td><td style="display: none">fünf</td></tr>
<tr><td> 6</td><td> six</td><td> six</td><td style="display: none"> sechs</td></tr>
</table>
<br />
Test: <input id="ExportExcel" type='submit' value='Export Excel'>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function () {
$('#ExportExcel').click(function () {
var html;
var numofRows;
var gTable = document.getElementById('myGrid');
numofRows = gTable.rows.length - 1;
var numofCells;
var trhtml = "";
numofCells = gTable.rows[0].cells.length - 1;
for (r = 0; r <= numofRows; r++) {
var c = 0;
var tdhtml = "";
for (c = 0; c <= numofCells; c++) {
if (!(gTable.rows[r].cells[c].currentStyle.display == "none")) {
var tempstr = gTable.rows[r].cells[c].innerText;
tdhtml = tdhtml + "<td>" + gTable.rows[r].cells[c].innerText + "</td>";
}
}
trhtml = trhtml + "<tr>" + tdhtml + "</tr>";
}
html = "<table border='1'>" + trhtml + "</table>";
// MS OFFICE 2003 : data:application/vnd.ms-excel
// MS OFFICE 2007 : application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
window.open('application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet,' + encodeURIComponent(html));
});
});
</script>
</body>