Spread Windows Forms 6.0 Product Documentation
OpenExcel(String,String) Method
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FarPoint.Win.Spread Assembly > FarPoint.Win.Spread Namespace > SheetView Class > OpenExcel Method : OpenExcel(String,String) Method


fileName
Path and name of the file to open
excelSheetName
Name of the sheet to load from the file

Glossary Item Box

Opens an Excel file and loads the specified sheet (by name) from that file into this sheet.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Overloads Function OpenExcel( _
   ByVal fileName As String, _
   ByVal excelSheetName As String _
) As Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As SheetView
Dim fileName As String
Dim excelSheetName As String
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.OpenExcel(fileName, excelSheetName)
C# 
public bool OpenExcel( 
   string fileName,
   string excelSheetName
)

Parameters

fileName
Path and name of the file to open
excelSheetName
Name of the sheet to load from the file

Return Value

Boolean: true if successful; false otherwise

Example

This example open an Excel file and loads it in the active sheet.
C#Copy Code
OpenFileDialog ofd = new OpenFileDialog();
string s;
ofd.Filter = "Excel files (*.xls)|*.xls";
ofd.FilterIndex = 2;
ofd.InitialDirectory = Application.StartupPath;
ofd.RestoreDirectory = true;
if (ofd.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) 
{
    s = ofd.FileName;
    fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.OpenExcel(s, "Sheet1");
}
Visual BasicCopy Code
Dim s As String
Dim ofd As New OpenFileDialog()
ofd.Filter = "Excel files (*.xls)|*.xls"
ofd.FilterIndex = 2
ofd.InitialDirectory = Application.StartupPath
ofd.RestoreDirectory = True
If ofd.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then
    s = ofd.FileName
    FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.OpenExcel(s, "Sheet1")
End If

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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