OpenExcel(String,ExcelWarningList) Method

Opens an Excel-compatible file and loads it into Spread with a list of warnings.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

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

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

public bool OpenExcel( 
   string fileName,
   ExcelWarningList warningList
)

Parameters

fileName: Path and name of file to open
warningList: Warning messages

Return Value

Boolean: true if successful; false otherwise

Exceptions

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)

Example

This example opens an Excel-formatted file, and provides a list of warnings.

FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread fpSpread1 = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread();
FarPoint.Win.Spread.SheetView shv = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.SheetView();
FarPoint.Excel.ExcelWarningList wList = new FarPoint.Excel.ExcelWarningList();
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, wList);
}
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()
Dim wList As New FarPoint.Excel.ExcelWarningList()
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, wList)
Catch ex As Exception
     ListBox1.Items.Add(ex.ToString())
End Try

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10

Reference

FpSpread Class
FpSpread Members
Overload List