Class WorkBook

Class that stands for a whole Excel file. This is the first object most users will construct whether they are reading or writing a workbook. It is also the top level (home-base) object for creating new sheets and most other Excel programming operations.

Inheritance

System.Object

WorkBook

Namespace: IronXL

Assembly: IronXL.dll

Syntax

public class WorkBook : Object

Constructors

WorkBook(ExcelFileFormat)

Initializes a new instance of the WorkBook class as a new empty spreadsheet in XLS or XLSX format.

Declaration

public WorkBook(ExcelFileFormat fileFormat)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ExcelFileFormat	fileFormat	The excel file format. XLS (legacy) or XLSX (preferred).

See Also

Create()

WorkBook(Byte[])

Loads a new instance of the WorkBook by loading a CSV, TSV, XLS or XLSX from a Byte Array (byte[]).

Declaration

public WorkBook(byte[] spreadSheetBytes)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	spreadSheetBytes	The spread sheet data to load into IronXL.

WorkBook(Stream)

Loads a new instance of the WorkBook by loading a CSV, TSV, XLS or XLSX from a System.IO.Stream.

Declaration

public WorkBook(Stream spreadSheetStream)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	spreadSheetStream	The spread sheet stream to load into IronXL.

WorkBook(String)

Loads a new instance of the WorkBook by loading a CSV, TSV, XLS or XLSX file.

Declaration

public WorkBook(string spreadSheetFilePath)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	spreadSheetFilePath	The spread sheet file path to load into IronXL.

Properties

DefaultWorkSheet

Gets the default (first) work sheet in the workbook.

Declaration

public WorkSheet DefaultWorkSheet { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
WorkSheet	The default work sheet or creates a new sheet.

FilePath

The full file path to this Excel or CSV document.

returns null if this WorkBook has no location on disk. Use SaveAs(String) to set a path.

Declaration

public string FilePath { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String	A fully qualified file path;

IsEncrypted

Checks if workbook should be encrypted when saved

Declaration

public bool IsEncrypted { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Metadata

Gets the metadata of the document.

Declaration

public IMetadata Metadata { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IMetadata

Password

Password with which the workbook will be encrypted when saved. Workbook will not be encrypted if this property is null;

Declaration

public string Password { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

WorkSheets

Collection of worksheets within current workbook

Declaration

public WorksheetsCollection WorkSheets { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
WorksheetsCollection	The work sheets as a list. Can be accessed as WorkBook.WorkSheets[0].

Methods

Close()

Closes the workbook object.

Once this has been called, no further operations, updates or reads should be performed on the Workbook.

Declaration

public void Close()

Create()

Create new XLSX Excel WorkBook.

Declaration

public static WorkBook Create()

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	A new WorkBook

Create(ExcelFileFormat)

Create new workbook with the specified format.

Declaration

public static WorkBook Create(ExcelFileFormat fileFormat)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ExcelFileFormat	fileFormat	The excel file format. XLSX or XLS

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	A new WorkBook

Create(CreatingOptions)

Create new workbook with the specified options.

Declaration

public static WorkBook Create(CreatingOptions options)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
CreatingOptions	options	Advanced workbook creation options object.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	A new WorkBook

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.Exception

CreateWorkSheet(String)

Create new worksheet with the specified name

Declaration

public WorkSheet CreateWorkSheet(string name)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	name	The name of the new worksheet.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkSheet	A new WorkSheet within this WorkBook.

Decrypt(Stream, String)

Decrypts a stream using provided password

Declaration

public static MemoryStream Decrypt(Stream stream, string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream	A stream to decrypt
System.String	password	A password

Returns

Type	Description
System.IO.MemoryStream	Decrypted System.IO.MemoryStream

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.InvalidOperationException

Encrypt(String)

Encrypts a workbook with a password provided as argument or

• if password is not provided - with a password stored in Password property.

Declaration

public MemoryStream Encrypt(string password = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	password	Password to use for encryption

Returns

Type	Description
System.IO.MemoryStream	Encryped System.IO.MemoryStream

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.ArgumentNullException	Thrown if no password provided as argument and no password is stored in Password property

EvaluateAll()

Loops over all cells in all sheets of the associated workbook. For cells that contain formulas, their formulas are evaluated, and the results are saved. These cells remain as formula cells. For cells that do not contain formulas, no changes are made.

Declaration

public WorkBook EvaluateAll()

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook

ExportToHtml(String)

Export workbook to the HTML file with the specified name.

Declaration

public WorkBook ExportToHtml(string filename)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The filename

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	This WorkBook, allowing for a fluent, in-line coding style.

ExportToHtml(String, HtmlExportOptions)

Export workbook to the HTML file with the specified name.

Declaration

public WorkBook ExportToHtml(string filename, HtmlExportOptions options)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	Filename to save with
HtmlExportOptions	options	Options to customize result file view.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	This WorkBook, allowing for a fluent, in-line coding style.

ExportToHtml(String, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean)

Exports workbook to the HTML file with the specified name and HTMLExportOptions.

Declaration

public WorkBook ExportToHtml(string filename, bool outputColumnHeaders = true, bool outputHiddenColumns = false, bool outputHiddenRows = true, bool outputLeadingSpacesAsNonBreaking = true, bool outputRowNumbers = true)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The filename.
System.Boolean	outputColumnHeaders	Property that indicates whether to show column header in result file.
System.Boolean	outputHiddenColumns	Property that indicates whether to show hidden columns in result file..
System.Boolean	outputHiddenRows	Property that indicates whether to show hidden rows in result file.
System.Boolean	outputLeadingSpacesAsNonBreaking	Property that indicates whether to show leading spaces as non-breaking in result file.
System.Boolean	outputRowNumbers	Property that indicates whether to show row numbers in result file.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	This WorkBook, allowing for a fluent, in-line coding style.

ExportToHtmlString(HtmlExportOptions)

Export workbook to HTML file with the specified options.

Declaration

public string ExportToHtmlString(HtmlExportOptions options)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
HtmlExportOptions	options	Options to customize result file view.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	An HTML String

ExportToHtmlString(Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean)

Exports workbook to HTML with the specified HTMLExportOptions.

Declaration

public string ExportToHtmlString(bool outputColumnHeaders = true, bool outputHiddenColumns = false, bool outputHiddenRows = true, bool outputLeadingSpacesAsNonBreaking = true, bool outputRowNumbers = true)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Boolean	outputColumnHeaders	Property that indicates whether to show column header in result file.
System.Boolean	outputHiddenColumns	Property that indicates whether to show hidden columns in result file..
System.Boolean	outputHiddenRows	Property that indicates whether to show hidden rows in result file.
System.Boolean	outputLeadingSpacesAsNonBreaking	Property that indicates whether to show leading spaces as non-breaking in result file.
System.Boolean	outputRowNumbers	Property that indicates whether to show row numbers in result file.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	A formatted HTML String.

FromByteArray(Byte[])

Creates a new workbook from its binary data in memory (byte[])

Declaration

public static WorkBook FromByteArray(byte[] data)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	data	A byte array of an XLS, XLSX or CSV file

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	The imported spreadsheet data as a WorkBook object

FromByteArray(Byte[], String)

Creates a new workbook from its binary data in memory (byte[]) using provided password.

Declaration

public static WorkBook FromByteArray(byte[] data, string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	data	A byte array of an XLS, XLSX or CSV file
System.String	password	Password (cannot be null)

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	The imported spreadsheet data as a WorkBook object

FromStream(Stream)

Creates a new workbook from its a System.IO.Stream

Declaration

public static WorkBook FromStream(Stream stream)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream	A Stream of an XLS, XLSX or CSV file

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	The imported spreadsheet stream as a WorkBook object

FromStream(Stream, String)

Creates a new workbook from its System.IO.Stream using provided password.

Declaration

public static WorkBook FromStream(Stream stream, string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream	A Stream of an XLS, XLSX or CSV file
System.String	password	Password (cannot be null)

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	The imported spreadsheet stream as a WorkBook object

GetWorkSheet(String)

Returns a WorkSheet within this WorkBook; identified by its name.

Returns null if the named worksheet would not be found.

Declaration

public WorkSheet GetWorkSheet(string workSheetName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	workSheetName	Name of the work sheet to select.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkSheet	The specified WorkSheet. Returns null if the named worksheet would not be found.

Import(String, ExcelFileFormat)

Imports and creates a new workbook from specified CSV, TSV, JSON or XML file.

Declaration

public static WorkBook Import(string filename, ExcelFileFormat fileFormat)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The path of the file to import.
ExcelFileFormat	fileFormat	The excel file format to generate with the imported data. XLS or XLSX. XLSX is preferred and default.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	The loaded spreadsheet as a WorkBook.

Load(Byte[])

Load workbook from a ByteArray (byte[]).

Shortcut synonym for LoadExcel(Byte[])

Declaration

public static WorkBook Load(byte[] data)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	data	The binary data of the file to load.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	A new WorkBook

Load(Byte[], String)

Load workbook from a ByteArray (byte[]) using provided password.

Shortcut synonym for LoadExcel(Byte[])

Declaration

public static WorkBook Load(byte[] data, string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	data	The binary data of the file to load.
System.String	password	Password (cannot be null)

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	A new WorkBook

Load(DataSet, CreatingOptions)

Load workbook from specified System.Data.DataSet

Declaration

public static WorkBook Load(DataSet dataset, CreatingOptions options = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Data.DataSet	dataset	The dataset to load from.
CreatingOptions	options	Advanced options when importing non Excel formats.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	A new WorkBook

Load(Stream)

Load workbook from a System.IO.Stream.

Shortcut synonym for LoadExcel(Stream)

Declaration

public static WorkBook Load(Stream stream)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream	The stream of the file to load.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	A new WorkBook

Load(Stream, String)

Load workbook from a System.IO.Stream using provided password.

Shortcut synonym for LoadExcel(Stream)

Declaration

public static WorkBook Load(Stream stream, string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream	The stream of the file to load.
System.String	password	Password (cannot be null)

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	A new WorkBook

Load(String)

Load workbook from specified file.

Shortcut synonym for LoadExcel(String)

Declaration

public static WorkBook Load(string filename)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The path of the file to load.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	A new WorkBook

Load(String, LoadingOptions)

Load workbook from a specified file.

Supported formats are: XLS, XLSX, CSV, TSV, JSON, XML.

Declaration

public static WorkBook Load(string filename, LoadingOptions options)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The path of the file to load.
LoadingOptions	options	Advanced options when importing non Excel formats.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	An Excel WorkBook object.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.Exception	A general exception with a detailed developer message.
System.FormatException	Unsupported file extension. Supported formats are: XLS, XLSX, CSV, TSV.

Load(String, String)

Load workbook from a specified file using provided password.

Declaration

public static WorkBook Load(string filename, string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The path of the file to load.
System.String	password	Password

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	An Excel WorkBook object.

Load(String, String, ExcelFileFormat)

Loads workbook from specified file.

Declaration

public static WorkBook Load(string filename, string listDelimiter = null, ExcelFileFormat fileFormat)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The path of the file to load.
System.String	listDelimiter	The list delimiter.
ExcelFileFormat	fileFormat	The file format.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	This WorkBook, allowing for a fluent, in-line coding style.

LoadCSV(String, ExcelFileFormat, String, Boolean)

Imports and creates a new workbook from specified CSV or TSV file.

Declaration

public static WorkBook LoadCSV(string filename, ExcelFileFormat fileFormat, string listDelimiter = null, bool convertFieldValues = true)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The path of the file to import.
ExcelFileFormat	fileFormat	The excel file format to generate with the imported data. XLS or XLSX. XLSX is preferred and default.
System.String	listDelimiter	The column list delimiter. Default (null) will refer to the system default settings.
System.Boolean	convertFieldValues	Converts field values when loading CSV/TSV files. Default value is TRUE.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	The imported spreadsheet as a WorkBook object

LoadExcel(Byte[])

Load workbook from specified Byte Array.

Declaration

public static WorkBook LoadExcel(byte[] data)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	data	The Byte Array of the file to load.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	A new WorkBook

LoadExcel(Byte[], String)

Load workbook from specified Byte Array using provided password.

Declaration

public static WorkBook LoadExcel(byte[] data, string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	data	The Byte Array of the file to load.
System.String	password	Password (cannot be null)

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	A new WorkBook

LoadExcel(Stream)

Load workbook from specified Stream.

Declaration

public static WorkBook LoadExcel(Stream file)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	file	The Stream of the file to load.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	A new WorkBook

LoadExcel(Stream, String)

Load workbook from specified Stream using provided password.

Declaration

public static WorkBook LoadExcel(Stream file, string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	file	The Stream of the file to load.
System.String	password	Password (cannot be null)

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	A new WorkBook

LoadExcel(String)

Load workbook from specified file.

Declaration

public static WorkBook LoadExcel(string filename)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The path of the file to load.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	A new WorkBook

LoadExcel(String, String)

Load workbook from specified file using provided password.

Declaration

public static WorkBook LoadExcel(string filename, string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The path of the file to load.
System.String	password	Password (cannot be null)

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	A new WorkBook

LoadWorkSheet(DataTable)

Import System.Data.DataTable as a worksheet.

Useful when moving data between Excel and SQL.

Declaration

public WorkSheet LoadWorkSheet(DataTable table)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Data.DataTable	table	The DataTable to load from.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkSheet	Added WorkSheet

LoadWorkSheetsFromDataSet(DataSet, WorkBook)

Loads tables from specified System.Data.DataSet to specified WorkBook. Each table of the System.Data.DataSet will be represented as a separate WorkSheet.

Declaration

public static void LoadWorkSheetsFromDataSet(DataSet dataset, WorkBook workBook)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Data.DataSet	dataset	The dataset to load from.
WorkBook	workBook	WorkBook to load data to

RemoveWorkSheet(Int32)

Remove worksheet with the specified position within workbook.

Declaration

public void RemoveWorkSheet(int index)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int32	index	Worksheet 0-based index.

RemoveWorkSheet(String)

Remove worksheet with the specified name.

Declaration

public void RemoveWorkSheet(string name)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	name	Worksheet name.

Save()

Save workbook to the File Path from where it was loaded.

Declaration

public WorkBook Save()

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	This WorkBook, allowing for a fluent, in-line coding style.

See Also

FilePath

Save(SavingOptions)

Save workbook to the File Path from where it was loaded.

Declaration

public WorkBook Save(SavingOptions options)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
SavingOptions	options	Advanced file saving options.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	This WorkBook, allowing for a fluent, in-line coding style.

See Also

FilePath

SaveAs(String)

Save workbook with the specified filename.

Supported formats are: XLS, XLSX, CSV, TSV, JSON, XML

Declaration

public WorkBook SaveAs(string fileName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	A file path to save the spreadsheet to.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	This WorkBook, allowing for a fluent, in-line coding style.

SaveAs(String, SavingOptions)

Save workbook with the specified filename.

Supported formats are: XLS, XLSX, CSV, TSV, JSON, XML

Declaration

public WorkBook SaveAs(string fileName, SavingOptions options)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	A file path to save the spreadsheet to.
SavingOptions	options	Advanced file saving options.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	This WorkBook, allowing for a fluent, in-line coding style.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.FormatException	Unsupported file extension. Supported formats are: XLS, XLSX, CSV, TSV, JSON, XML

SaveAs(String, String)

Save workbook with the specified filename and encrypt it with a specified password

Currently encryption only supported for ".xlsx", ".xlsm" and ".xltx" formats

Declaration

public WorkBook SaveAs(string fileName, string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	A file path to save the spreadsheet to.
System.String	password	Password (cannot be null)

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	This WorkBook, allowing for a fluent, in-line coding style.

SaveAsCsv(String, String)

Exports the Excel file as CSV.

Declaration

public void SaveAsCsv(string filename, string delimiter = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The CSV file path.
System.String	delimiter	The CSV column delimiter. Leave this null to use the system default.

SaveAsJson(String)

Exports the Excel file as JSON.

Declaration

public void SaveAsJson(string filename)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The JSON file path.

SaveAsWithCustomDelimiter(String, String)

Save workbook with the specified filename.

Declaration

public WorkBook SaveAsWithCustomDelimiter(string fileName, string listDelimiter = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	Name of the file.
System.String	listDelimiter	The list delimiter.

Returns

Type	Description
WorkBook	This WorkBook, allowing for a fluent, in-line coding style.

SaveAsXml(String)

Exports the Excel file as XML.

Declaration

public void SaveAsXml(string filename)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The XML file path.

SetActiveTab(Int32)

Set index (zero-based) of the active tab

Declaration

public void SetActiveTab(int index)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int32	index	Index of the active tab.

SetSheetPosition(String, Int32)

Set new tab zero-indexed position within workbook for the specified worksheet.

Declaration

public void SetSheetPosition(string sheetName, int index)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	sheetName	Name of the sheet.
System.Int32	index	The index to insert at.

ToBinary()

Converts workbook to a binary representation.

Declaration

public byte[] ToBinary()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Byte[]	A byte array of the excel file contents

ToByteArray()

Synonym of ToBinary()

Declaration

public byte[] ToByteArray()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Byte[]	A byte array of the excel file contents

ToDataSet(Boolean)

Convert workbook to System.Data.DataSet where each worksheet represents System.Data.DataTable

Declaration

public DataSet ToDataSet(bool useFirstRowAsColumnNames = false)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Boolean	useFirstRowAsColumnNames	if set to true [use first row as column names].

Returns

Type	Description
System.Data.DataSet	A System.Data.DataSet containing the entire WorkBook.

ToStream()

Converts workbook to a memory stream.

Declaration

public MemoryStream ToStream()

Returns

Type	Description
System.IO.MemoryStream	A System.IO.MemoryStream of the excel file contents

TryLoad(String, out WorkBook)

Loads the specified workbook to its WorkBook instance and returns a value that indicates whether the load succeeded.

Declaration

public static bool TryLoad(string filename, out WorkBook workBook)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The path of the file to load.
WorkBook	workBook	When this method returns, contains the WorkBook instance loaded from the filename, if the load succeeded, or null if the load failed.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if workbook from the filename was loaded successfully; otherwise, false.

TryLoad(String, out WorkBook, LoadingOptions)

Loads the specified workbook to its WorkBook instance and returns a value that indicates whether the load succeeded.

Declaration

public static bool TryLoad(string filename, out WorkBook workBook, LoadingOptions options)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The path of the file to load.
WorkBook	workBook	When this method returns, contains the WorkBook instance loaded from the filename, if the load succeeded, or null if the load failed.
LoadingOptions	options	Advanced options when importing non Excel formats.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if workbook from the filename was loaded successfully; otherwise, false.

TryLoad(String, out WorkBook, String, ExcelFileFormat)

Loads the specified workbook to its WorkBook instance and returns a value that indicates whether the load succeeded.

Declaration

public static bool TryLoad(string filename, out WorkBook workBook, string listDelimiter = null, ExcelFileFormat fileFormat)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The path of the file to load.
WorkBook	workBook	When this method returns, contains the WorkBook instance loaded from the filename, if the load succeeded, or null if the load failed.
System.String	listDelimiter	The list delimiter.
ExcelFileFormat	fileFormat	The file format.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if workbook from the filename was loaded successfully; otherwise, false.

TryLoad(String, String, out WorkBook)

Loads the specified workbook using provided password to its WorkBook instance and returns a value that indicates whether the load succeeded.

Declaration

public static bool TryLoad(string filename, string password, out WorkBook workBook)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The path of the file to load.
System.String	password	Password (cannot be null)
WorkBook	workBook	When this method returns, contains the WorkBook instance loaded from the filename, if the load succeeded, or null if the load failed.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if workbook from the filename was loaded successfully; otherwise, false.

TryLoadExcel(String, out WorkBook)

Loads the specified workbook to its WorkBook instance and returns a value that indicates whether the load succeeded.

Declaration

public static bool TryLoadExcel(string filename, out WorkBook workBook)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The path of the file to load.
WorkBook	workBook	When this method returns, contains the WorkBook instance loaded from the filename, if the load succeeded, or null if the load failed.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if workbook from the filename was loaded successfully; otherwise, false.

TryLoadExcel(String, String, out WorkBook)

Loads the specified workbook using provided password to its WorkBook instance and returns a value that indicates whether the load succeeded.

Declaration

public static bool TryLoadExcel(string filename, string password, out WorkBook workBook)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	filename	The path of the file to load.
System.String	password	Password (cannot be null)
WorkBook	workBook	When this method returns, contains the WorkBook instance loaded from the filename, if the load succeeded, or null if the load failed.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if workbook from the filename was loaded successfully; otherwise, false.