[Home](./index.md) > [mr-excel](./mr-excel.md) > [generateCSV](./mr-excel.generatecsv.md) ## generateCSV() function Generates a CSV file from an Excel table Object. **Signature:** ```typescript export declare function generateCSV(excelTable: ExcelTable, asZip?: boolean): Promise; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
excelTable	ExcelTable<T>	The Excel table. See .
asZip	boolean	_(Optional)_ Whether to generate the CSV as a ZIP file.

**Returns:** Promise<string\[\] \| "done"> {Promise<string\[\] \| "done" \| undefined>} The generated CSV file.