LoadExcelSheetNames(C1FlexGridBase,String) Method

Gets a list with the names of the worksheets in a Microsoft Excel (.XLS) file.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function LoadExcelSheetNames( _
   ByVal grid As C1FlexGridBase, _
   ByVal fileName As String _
) As String()

public static string[] LoadExcelSheetNames( 
   C1FlexGridBase grid,
   string fileName
)

Parameters

grid: C1FlexGridBase instance to which a file will be loaded.
fileName: Name of the Excel file, including the path.

Return Value

An array containing the names of the worksheets defined in the file.

Remarks

This method is used to obtain a list of sheet names that can later be used to load and save specific sheets using the LoadExcel(C1FlexGridBase,String,String,FileFlags) and SaveExcel(C1FlexGridBase,String,String,FileFlags,PrinterSettings) methods.

Example

The code below loads all sheets in an Excel workbook into a collection of grids in a TabControl:

// clear tabControl
tabControl.TabPages.Clear();
            
// load sheet names
string fileName = "c:\book1.xls";
string[] sheets = _flexGrid.LoadExcelSheetNames(fileName);
            
// load each sheet
foreach (string sheetName in sheets)
{
  // create a new grid for this sheet
  C1FlexGrid flex = new C1FlexGrid();
  flex.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
  
  // load sheet into new grid
  flex.LoadExcel(fileName, sheetName);
  
  // add grid to the tabControl
  TabPage page = new TabPage();
  page.Controls.Add(flex);
  page.Text = sheetName;
  tabControl.TabPages.Add(page);
}

Reference

Extensions Class
Extensions Members
Overload List