OpenExcel(Stream,ExcelOpenFlags) Method

Opens an Excel stream into the Spread component including the specified parts of the spreadsheet.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

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

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

public bool OpenExcel( 
   Stream stream,
   ExcelOpenFlags excelOpenFlags
)

Parameters

stream: Stream that contains an Excel Compound Storage file
excelOpenFlags: Which parts of the spreadsheet to load

Return Value

Boolean: true if successful; false otherwise

Example

This example loads an Excel-formatted file.

string f;  
f = "C:\\savedinexcel.xls";  
System.IO.FileStream s = new System.IO.FileStream(f, IO.FileMode.Open, IO.FileAccess.Read);
FpSpread1.OpenExcel(s, FarPoint.Excel.ExcelOpenFlags.DataOnly);

Visual Basic

Dim f As String
f = "C:\savedinexcel.xls"
Dim s As New System.IO.FileStream(f, IO.FileMode.Open,IO.FileAccess.Read)
FpSpread1.OpenExcel(s, FarPoint.Excel.ExcelOpenFlags.DataOnly)

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows XP Professional

Reference

FpSpread Class
FpSpread Members
Overload List