Spread Windows Forms 6.0 Product Documentation
Open(Stream) Method
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FarPoint.Win.Spread Assembly > FarPoint.Win.Spread Namespace > FpSpread Class > Open Method : Open(Stream) Method


stream
Stream from which to load the data

Glossary Item Box

Opens saved XML from a stream.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Overloads Function Open( _
   ByVal stream As Stream _
) As Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As FpSpread
Dim stream As Stream
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.Open(stream)
C# 
public bool Open( 
   Stream stream
)

Parameters

stream
Stream from which to load the data

Return Value

Boolean: true if successful; false otherwise

Exceptions

ExceptionDescription
System.ArgumentNullException No stream specified or specified stream is null

Remarks

This method opens a stream, which means replacing anything in the spreadsheet and overwriting it with the contents of the stream. If you want to load only the data into the existing spreadsheet without overwriting anything else, use the SheetView's LoadTextFile method.

Example

This example opens a file.
C#Copy Code
FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread fpSpread1 = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread();
FarPoint.Win.Spread.SheetView shv = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.SheetView();
fpSpread1.Location = new Point(10, 10);
fpSpread1.Height = 200;
fpSpread1.Width = 400;
Controls.Add(fpSpread1);
fpSpread1.Sheets.Add(shv);
string fileName;
fileName = "..\\..\\bin\\testsaveopen.xml";
System.IO.Stream stream; 
stream = System.IO.File.Open(fileName, System.IO.FileMode.Open);
fpSpread1.Open(stream);
Visual BasicCopy Code
Dim fpSpread1 As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread()
Dim shv As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.SheetView()
fpSpread1.Location = New Point(10, 10)
fpSpread1.Height = 200
fpSpread1.Width = 400
Controls.Add(fpSpread1)
fpSpread1.Sheets.Add(shv)
Dim fileName As String
fileName = "..\bin\testsaveopen.xml"
Dim stream As System.IO.Stream
stream = System.IO.File.Open(fileName, System.IO.FileMode.Open)
fpSpread1.Open(stream)

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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