Convert Template To XLS - VB.NET
Spreadsheet SDK sample in VB.NET demonstrating ‘Convert Template To XLS’
Program.vb
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.IO
Imports Bytescout.Spreadsheet
Class Program
Friend Shared Sub Main(args As String())
' Open spreadsheet from file
Dim document As New Spreadsheet()
document.LoadFromFile("template.xls")
' Get first worksheet
Dim worksheet As Worksheet = document.Workbook.Worksheets(0)
' Find macros and replace them with values
Replace(worksheet, "<PRODUCT_NAME1>", "Product 1", Nothing)
Replace(worksheet, "<PRODUCT_NAME2>", "Product 2", Nothing)
Replace(worksheet, "<PRICE1>", 24.99F, "0.00")
Replace(worksheet, "<PRICE2>", 29.99F, "0.00")
Replace(worksheet, "<QANTITY1>", 5, Nothing)
Replace(worksheet, "<QANTITY2>", 10, Nothing)
' Delete output file if exists
If File.Exists("output.xls") Then
File.Delete("output.xls")
End If
' Save document
document.SaveAs("output.xls")
' Close spreadsheet
document.Close()
' Open generated XLS document in default application
Process.Start("output.xls")
End Sub
Private Shared Sub Replace(worksheet As Worksheet, macro As String, value As Object, format As String)
Dim cell As Cell = worksheet.Find(macro, True, False, False)
While cell IsNot Nothing
cell.Value = value
If Not [String].IsNullOrEmpty(format) Then
cell.NumberFormatString = format
End If
cell = worksheet.FindNext()
End While
End Sub
End Class