SaveExcel(String) Method

Saves the content of the Spread component to the specified Excel-compatible file.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

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

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

public bool SaveExcel( 
   string fileName
)

Parameters

fileName: Path and name of the Excel file to which to save the contents

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 saves the Spread component to an Excel-formatted file.

FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread fpSpread1 = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread();
FarPoint.Win.Spread.SheetView shv = new FarPoint.Win.Spread.SheetView();
DialogResult dlg;
fpSpread1.Location = new Point(10, 10);
fpSpread1.Height = 200;
fpSpread1.Width = 400;
Controls.Add(fpSpread1);
fpSpread1.Sheets.Add(shv);
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.ColumnCount = 4;
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.RowCount = 4;
string fileName;
fileName = "..\\..\\bin\\savespreadstream.xls";
dlg = MessageBox.Show("Do you want to save to an Excel-formatted file??", "SaveExcel", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo);
if (dlg == DialogResult.Yes)
{
     fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SetValue(0, 0, 20);
     fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SetValue(1, 0, 30);
     fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SetFormula(2, 2, "Sum(A1,A2)");
     fpSpread1.SaveExcel(fileName);
}

Visual Basic

Dim fpSpread1 As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread()
Dim shv As New FarPoint.Win.Spread.SheetView()
Dim dlg As DialogResult
fpSpread1.Location = New Point(10, 10)
fpSpread1.Height = 200
fpSpread1.Width = 400
Controls.Add(fpSpread1)
fpSpread1.Sheets.Add(shv)
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.ColumnCount = 4
fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.RowCount = 4
Dim fileName As String
fileName = "..\bin\savespreadexcel.xls"
dlg = MessageBox.Show("Do you want to save to an Excel-formatted file??", "SaveExcel", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo)
If dlg = DialogResult.Yes Then
     fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SetValue(0, 0, 20)
     fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SetValue(1, 0, 30)
     fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SetFormula(2, 2, "Sum(A1,A2)")
     fpSpread1.SaveExcel(fileName)
End If

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