Opens an Excel file and loads the specified sheet (by name) from that file into this sheet.
            
            
            
Syntax
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Dim instance As SheetView
Dim fileName As String
Dim excelSheetName As String
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.OpenExcel(fileName, 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.
             
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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");
} | 
 
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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 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
 
            
            
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