OpenExcel(Stream) Method

Opens an Excel Compound Document File and loads it into Spread.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function OpenExcel( _
   ByVal stream As Stream _
) As Boolean

'Usage
 
Dim instance As FpSpread
Dim stream As Stream
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.OpenExcel(stream)

public bool OpenExcel( 
   Stream stream
)

Parameters

stream: Stream that contains an Excel Compound Document File

Return Value

Boolean: true if successful; false otherwise

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentNullException	No stream specified or specified stream is null
System.ArgumentException	No stream specified or specified stream is empty

Example

This example opens an excel file.

string f;

f = "D:\\pic.xls";

System.IO.FileStream s = new System.IO.FileStream(f, IO.FileMode.Open, IO.FileAccess.ReadWrite);

try 

{ 
     
fpSpread1.OpenExcel(s); 

} 

catch (Exception ex) 

{ 
     
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message); 

}

Visual Basic

Dim f As String

f = "D:\savetostream.xls"

Dim s As New System.IO.FileStream(f, IO.FileMode.Open, IO.FileAccess.ReadWrite)

Try
     
FpSpread1.OpenExcel(s)
     
Catch ex As Exception
     
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)

End Try

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

Reference

FpSpread Class
FpSpread Members
Overload List