OpenExcel(String) Method

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function OpenExcel( _
   ByVal fileName As String _
) As Boolean

'Usage
 
Dim instance As FpSpread
Dim fileName As String
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.OpenExcel(fileName)

public bool OpenExcel( 
   string fileName
)

Parameters

fileName: Path and name of file to open

Return Value

Boolean: true if successful; false otherwise

Exception	Description
System.IO.FileNotFoundException	Specified file is not found
System.ArgumentNullException	No file name is specified (or specified file name is null)
System.ArgumentException	No file name is specified (or specified file name is empty)

This example opens the specified file and determines if it meets the minimal requirements to be considered a structured storage file containing an Excel workbook.

C#

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\\Book1.xls";
try
{
     fpSpread1.OpenExcel(fileName);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
     listBox1.Items.Add(ex.ToString());
}

Visual Basic

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\Book1.xls"
Try
     fpSpread1.OpenExcel(fileName)
Catch ex As Exception
     ListBox1.Items.Add(ex.ToString())
End Try

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