Class ExcelFileFormat

Enum that represents the Excel file format which will be used for new workbook creation.

XLS or XLSX (preferred).

Inheritance

System.Object

ExcelFileFormat

Namespace: IronXL

Assembly: IronXL.dll

Syntax

public sealed class ExcelFileFormat : Enum

ExcelFileFormat selects the workbook format IronXL writes when a file is created, saved, or converted, passed to WorkBook.Create, WorkBook.Import, and WorkBook.ToStream. XLSX is the modern Open XML format and the usual choice for current spreadsheets, while XLS is the legacy binary format for older Excel versions and tools that still require it. The convert spreadsheet file types how-to walks through moving between formats.

WorkBook workBook = WorkBook.Create(ExcelFileFormat.XLSX);

Fields

value__

Declaration

public int value__

Field Value

Type	Description
System.Int32

XLS

Option stands for the old XLS Excel format (1997-2003)

Declaration

public const ExcelFileFormat XLS

Field Value

Type	Description
ExcelFileFormat

XLSX

Option stands for the new XLSX Excel format (2007+)

Declaration

public const ExcelFileFormat XLSX

Field Value

Type	Description
ExcelFileFormat