OpenExcel(String,String,ExcelOpenFlags) Method

Opens an Excel file and loads the specified Excel sheet into this sheet.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function OpenExcel( _
   ByVal fileName As String, _
   ByVal sheetName As String, _
   ByVal excelOpenFlags As ExcelOpenFlags _
) As Boolean

'Usage
 
Dim instance As SheetView
Dim fileName As String
Dim sheetName As String
Dim excelOpenFlags As ExcelOpenFlags
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.OpenExcel(fileName, sheetName, excelOpenFlags)

public bool OpenExcel( 
   string fileName,
   string sheetName,
   ExcelOpenFlags excelOpenFlags
)

Parameters

fileName: Name of the file to open
sheetName: Name of the sheet in the Excel file to load
excelOpenFlags: Flags to specify file open options

Return Value

Boolean: true if successful; false otherwise

Example

This example uses the OpenExcel method.

//FpSpread1.Sheets[0].OpenExcel("c:\\controls\\book1.xlsx", "Sheet1", FarPoint.Excel.ExcelOpenFlags.DataOnly);
//FpSpread1.Sheets[0].OpenExcel("c:\\controls\\book1.xlsx", "Sheet1", FarPoint.Excel.ExcelOpenFlags.DataOnly, "123*");
//FpSpread1.Sheets[0].OpenExcel("c:\\controls\\book1.xlsx", 0, FarPoint.Excel.ExcelOpenFlags.DataOnly);
FpSpread1.Sheets[0].OpenExcel("c:\\controls\\book1.xlsx", 0, FarPoint.Excel.ExcelOpenFlags.DataOnly, "123*");

VB.NET

'FpSpread1.Sheets(0).OpenExcel("c:\controls\book1.xlsx", "Sheet1", FarPoint.Excel.ExcelOpenFlags.DataOnly)
'FpSpread1.Sheets(0).OpenExcel("c:\controls\book1.xlsx", "Sheet1", FarPoint.Excel.ExcelOpenFlags.DataOnly, "123*")
'FpSpread1.Sheets(0).OpenExcel("c:\controls\book1.xlsx", 0, FarPoint.Excel.ExcelOpenFlags.DataOnly)
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).OpenExcel("c:\controls\book1.xlsx", 0, FarPoint.Excel.ExcelOpenFlags.DataOnly, "123*")

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, SP6, Windows NT 4.0 Server, SP6

Reference

SheetView Class
SheetView Members
Overload List