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ExportToXML Method


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Applies To

fpSpread control

Description

Exports the sheet to an XML file.

Syntax

C++

BOOL CSpreadSheet::ExportToXML(LPCTSTR FileName, LPCTSTR Root, LPCTSTR Collection, long Flags, LPCTSTR LogFile);

Visual Basic

fpSpread1.ExportToXML(ByVal FileName As String, ByVal Root As String, ByVal Collection As String, ByVal Flags As ExportToXMLConstants, ByVal LogFile As String) As Boolean

Parameters

The following parameters are available:

Parameter Description
FileName Path and file name of the XML file to create
Root Root element to use in the XML file
Do not use spaces in this string.
Collection Collection element to use in the XML file
Do not use spaces in this string.
Flags Whether to export formatted or unformatted data
Use one of the following values:
Constant Value Description
ExportToXMLFormattedData 0 To export data as formatted data
ExportToXMLUnFormattedData 1 To export data as unformatted data
LogFile Path and file name of log file to create
If you do not provide a file name, the export will not create a log file. If you do not want to create a log file, set this parameter to "".

Remarks

Use this method to export a sheet to an XML file. The export creates an XML file that provides the sheet data as a set of tagged XML elements. The XML file created conforms to XML 1.0 guidelines.

This method is called for the current sheet setting unless you first set the Sheet property to specify the sheet with which you want to work.

Use the Root and Collection parameters to specify the root node necessary for a valid XML file. The export uses the column headers in the sheet as the child elements within each collection element. If you provide custom text for the column headers, do not use spaces in the text; XML tags cannot contain spaces. If the sheet does not contain text in the column headers, the child element tags in the XML file default to <A>, <B>, <C>, and so forth. The export ignores any row headers.

Use the Flags parameter to specify whether formatted or unformatted data is saved to the XML file. For more information about formatted and unformatted data, see Formatted and Unformatted Data.

If you want to export a range of cells instead of the entire sheet, use the ExportRangeToXML method instead.

By default, XML files created using the fpSpread control or the Spread Designer have the extension .XML. However, you may use any extension.

Tip: You might want to save to a Spread (.SS8) file in addition to saving it as XML so that you can open the Spread (.SS8) file for future modifications.

The following table summarizes the formats to which you can save data from a workbook or sheet:

To Save To . . . Use Method
Binary file (proprietary format) SaveToFile
Tab-delimited file SaveTabFile or SaveTabFileU
Delimited file (offers user-defined delimiters) ExportToTextFile or ExportRangeToTextFile
or ExportToTextFileU or ExportRangeToTextFileU
Excel-formatted file ExportExcelBook or ExportToExcel
HTML file ExportToHTML or ExportRangeToHTML
XML file ExportToXML or ExportRangeToXML
XML buffer ExportToXMLBuffer or ExportRangeToXMLBuffer
An array GetArray

For instructions and more information about exporting XML files, see Exporting to an XML File and XML File Export (online PDF manual). XML File Export lists and describes the method in which Spread property settings are interpreted in the XML file created.

Return Type

True if successful; otherwise, False.

See Also

Exporting to an XML File
XML File Export (online PDF manual)

Sheet property

ExportRangeToXML, ExportRangeToXMLBuffer, ExportToXMLBuffer methods

DLL Correspondence

SSExportToXML function

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