dataTables Export to Excel button is not showing

Question

I have a problem in jquery dataTables. The "Export to Excel" is not showing in iPad and mobile devices. It is showing in desktop. Other buttons like copy, csv and pdf are showing in iPad and desktop. Here is my code :

$('#productDatatable').DataTable({
    dom: 'Bfrtip',
    buttons: [
        'copy', 'excel', 'pdf', 'csv'
    ]
} );

Answer 1

Try loading required JS libraries in the following order, if anyone still having issues in showing the DataTable export buttons.

<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.datatables.net/buttons/1.3.1/js/dataTables.buttons.min.js"></script> 
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jszip/3.1.3/jszip.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.datatables.net/buttons/1.3.1/js/buttons.html5.min.js"></script>

Cheers!

Answer 2

Just add these references before your data table script. It works for me.

For generating Datatable use this -

<link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdn.datatables.net/1.10.16/css/jquery.dataTables.min.css">
<script src="//cdn.datatables.net/1.10.16/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>

And for data table button use these references -

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/buttons/1.4.1/css/buttons.dataTables.min.css">
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="https://cdn.datatables.net/buttons/1.4.1/js/dataTables.buttons.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="https://cdn.datatables.net/buttons/1.4.1/js/buttons.flash.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="https://cdn.datatables.net/buttons/1.4.1/js/buttons.html5.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="https://cdn.datatables.net/buttons/1.4.1/js/buttons.print.min.js"></script>

Answer 3

You should refer to the ★html5 versions

$('#productDatatable').DataTable({
  dom: 'Bfrtip',
  buttons: [
    'copyHtml5', 'excelHtml5', 'pdfHtml5', 'csvHtml5'
  ]
} );

Reason: When using copy, excel etc, you are in fact in risk of referring to the flash implementation, which really should be considered as a fallback only. Flash is removed / disabled from iPads and most smartphones, thats why the Excel button not is working. If you still have problems, ensure you have included these library files

jszip.min.js
pdfmake.min.js
vfs_fonts.js
buttons.html5.min.js