Opens an Excel stream and loads it into the Spread component.
            
            
            
Syntax
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Public Overloads Function OpenExcel( _
   ByVal stream As Stream _
) As Boolean  | 
 
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Dim instance As FpSpread
Dim stream As Stream
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.OpenExcel(stream)  | 
 
            Parameters
- stream
 
- Stream containing an Excel Compound Storage file
 
            
            Return Value
Boolean: 
true if successful; 
false otherwise
 
            
						
            
            
            
            
Example
This example opens an Excel file from a file stream.
             
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string f;
f = "D:\\formula1.xls";
System.IO.FileStream s = new System.IO.FileStream(f, IO.FileMode.Open, IO.FileAccess.ReadWrite);
FpSpread1.OpenExcel(s);
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Dim f As String
f = "D:\formula1.xls"
Dim s As New System.IO.FileStream(f, IO.FileMode.Open, IO.FileAccess.ReadWrite)
FpSpread1.OpenExcel(s)   | 
 
 
            
            
Requirements
Target Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 family
 
            
            
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