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Comment renommer une feuille Excel en C#

Renaming Excel files programmatically is a common task in various applications. Whether you're organizing files, automating tasks, or managing data, having the ability to rename Excel files through code can be highly beneficial. In this article, we'll explore how to rename Excel files using IronXL library from Iron Software.

How to Rename Excel WorkSheet in C#

  1. Create a Visual Studio Project to rename Excel sheets.
  2. Install IronXL library from Iron Software.
  3. Rename Excel sheets using IronXL.

IronXL library from Iron Software

IronXL is a powerful C# Excel library developed by Iron Software. It allows you to work with Excel documents in your .NET projects without the need for Microsoft Office or Excel Interop.

Key Features of IronXL

  1. Read, Edit, and Create Excel Files: IronXL enables you to read, generate, and edit Excel spreadsheet files (including XLSX, XLS, XLSM, XLTX, CSV, and TSV formats) directly from your C# or VB.NET code.
  2. No Office Interop Required: You won’t need to install Microsoft Office or deal with the complexities of Office Interop. IronXL provides a hassle-free experience.
  3. Cross-Platform Support: IronXL is designed for .NET 8, 7, 6, Core, Framework, and Azure. Whether you’re building console applications, web apps, or desktop software, IronXL has you covered.
  4. User-Friendly API: The intuitive API allows you to perform tasks like reading cell values, calculating aggregate values, working with formulas, creating charts, and more. Let’s briefly examine an example:

    using IronXL;
    
    namespace RenameExcelSheets
    {
        public class Program
        {
            public static void Main()
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Rename Excel Sheets Using IronXL");
    
                // Load an existing Excel file into a WorkBook object
                WorkBook workBook = WorkBook.Load("sample.xlsx"); // sample excel file
    
                // Select the specified worksheet (first sheet)
                WorkSheet workSheet = workBook.WorkSheets[0];
    
                // Read a cell value from the workbook
                int cellValue = workSheet["A2"].IntValue;
    
                // Iterate through a range of cells and print their values
                foreach (var cell in workSheet["A2:A10"])
                {
                    Console.WriteLine($"Cell {cell.AddressString} has value '{cell.Text}'");
                }
    
                // Calculate aggregate values
                decimal sum = workSheet["A2:A10"].Sum();
                decimal max = workSheet["A2:A10"].Max(c => c.DecimalValue);
    
                // Save as a new workbook
                workBook.SaveAs("sampleResult.xlsx");
            }
        }
    }
    using IronXL;
    
    namespace RenameExcelSheets
    {
        public class Program
        {
            public static void Main()
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Rename Excel Sheets Using IronXL");
    
                // Load an existing Excel file into a WorkBook object
                WorkBook workBook = WorkBook.Load("sample.xlsx"); // sample excel file
    
                // Select the specified worksheet (first sheet)
                WorkSheet workSheet = workBook.WorkSheets[0];
    
                // Read a cell value from the workbook
                int cellValue = workSheet["A2"].IntValue;
    
                // Iterate through a range of cells and print their values
                foreach (var cell in workSheet["A2:A10"])
                {
                    Console.WriteLine($"Cell {cell.AddressString} has value '{cell.Text}'");
                }
    
                // Calculate aggregate values
                decimal sum = workSheet["A2:A10"].Sum();
                decimal max = workSheet["A2:A10"].Max(c => c.DecimalValue);
    
                // Save as a new workbook
                workBook.SaveAs("sampleResult.xlsx");
            }
        }
    }
    Imports IronXL
    
    Namespace RenameExcelSheets
    	Public Class Program
    		Public Shared Sub Main()
    			Console.WriteLine("Rename Excel Sheets Using IronXL")
    
    			' Load an existing Excel file into a WorkBook object
    			Dim workBook As WorkBook = WorkBook.Load("sample.xlsx") ' sample excel file
    
    			' Select the specified worksheet (first sheet)
    			Dim workSheet As WorkSheet = workBook.WorkSheets(0)
    
    			' Read a cell value from the workbook
    			Dim cellValue As Integer = workSheet("A2").IntValue
    
    			' Iterate through a range of cells and print their values
    			For Each cell In workSheet("A2:A10")
    				Console.WriteLine($"Cell {cell.AddressString} has value '{cell.Text}'")
    			Next cell
    
    			' Calculate aggregate values
    			Dim sum As Decimal = workSheet("A2:A10").Sum()
    			Dim max As Decimal = workSheet("A2:A10").Max(Function(c) c.DecimalValue)
    
    			' Save as a new workbook
    			workBook.SaveAs("sampleResult.xlsx")
    		End Sub
    	End Class
    End Namespace
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  5. Excel Functionality Without the Hassle: IronXL allows you to create, load, save, and manipulate spreadsheets effortlessly. Whether you’re dealing with metadata, permissions, formulas, or styling, IronXL simplifies the process.

Remember, IronXL is trusted by millions of engineers worldwide for its accuracy, ease of use, and speed. If you’re working with Excel files in C# or VB.NET, IronXL is your go-to library!

Setting Up the Environment

Before diving into the coding part, make sure you have the necessary tools installed:

  1. Visual Studio: Install Visual Studio or any other preferred C# IDE.
  2. Microsoft Excel: Make sure Microsoft Excel is installed on your system.

To demonstrate a real-world example of renaming an Excel file, let us write a program to take a folder containing all the files to rename and use IronXL to rename all the files, then store them in the output folder.

Step 1: Create Visual Studio Project to rename Excel sheets.

Open Visual Studio and create a new project for the demo. Select Console app from the below template.

How to Rename Excel WorkSheet in C#: Figure 1 - Creating a Console app

Provide names to the Project and path to store the files.

How to Rename Excel WorkSheet in C#: Figure 2 - Name the project

Select the required .NET version.

How to Rename Excel WorkSheet in C#: Figure 3 - Select the required .NET version

Step 2: Install IronXL library from Iron Software.

IronXL library can be installed from Visual Studio Package manager as below.

How to Rename Excel WorkSheet in C#: Figure 4 - Searching for IronXL using NuGet Package Manager

Or can be installed from NuGet Package Manager with command.

dotnet add package IronXL.Excel --version 2024.4.4

How to Rename Excel WorkSheet in C#: Figure 5 - IronXL homepage

Once installed the project is ready to start coding for renaming Excel worksheets.

Step 3: Rename Excel sheets using IronXL

Below is the program to rename all the files and worksheets in a directory for business applications.

Input:

How to Rename Excel WorkSheet in C#: Figure 6 - Example Excel worksheet input for renaming

using System;
using System.IO;
using IronXL;

namespace RenameExcelSheets
{
    public class Program
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Demo Rename Excel Sheets Using IronXL");
            Console.WriteLine("Enter Folder where Excel Files are present to rename to FinancialReport2024");

            // Getting input folder path from user
            var folderPath = Console.ReadLine();

            // Check if the provided path is not empty
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(folderPath))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("Path is empty");
            }

            // Check if the given folder path exists
            if (!Directory.Exists(folderPath))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("Path is Wrong");
            }

            // Get all files in the directory
            var files = Directory.GetFiles(folderPath);

            // Define output directory for renamed files
            var outputPath = Path.Combine(folderPath, "output");
            Directory.CreateDirectory(outputPath); // Ensures the output directory exists

            var index = 0;
            foreach (var file in files)
            {
                // Load an existing Excel file
                WorkBook workBook = WorkBook.Load(file);

                // Select the first worksheet (index 0)
                WorkSheet workSheet = workBook.WorkSheets[0];

                // Rename the worksheet
                workSheet.Name = "FinancialReport2024"; // change the name property

                // Save the modified workbook with a new name in the output folder
                workBook.SaveAs(Path.Combine(outputPath, $"FinancialReport2024_{index++}.xlsx"));
            }
        }
    }
}
using System;
using System.IO;
using IronXL;

namespace RenameExcelSheets
{
    public class Program
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Demo Rename Excel Sheets Using IronXL");
            Console.WriteLine("Enter Folder where Excel Files are present to rename to FinancialReport2024");

            // Getting input folder path from user
            var folderPath = Console.ReadLine();

            // Check if the provided path is not empty
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(folderPath))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("Path is empty");
            }

            // Check if the given folder path exists
            if (!Directory.Exists(folderPath))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("Path is Wrong");
            }

            // Get all files in the directory
            var files = Directory.GetFiles(folderPath);

            // Define output directory for renamed files
            var outputPath = Path.Combine(folderPath, "output");
            Directory.CreateDirectory(outputPath); // Ensures the output directory exists

            var index = 0;
            foreach (var file in files)
            {
                // Load an existing Excel file
                WorkBook workBook = WorkBook.Load(file);

                // Select the first worksheet (index 0)
                WorkSheet workSheet = workBook.WorkSheets[0];

                // Rename the worksheet
                workSheet.Name = "FinancialReport2024"; // change the name property

                // Save the modified workbook with a new name in the output folder
                workBook.SaveAs(Path.Combine(outputPath, $"FinancialReport2024_{index++}.xlsx"));
            }
        }
    }
}
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports IronXL

Namespace RenameExcelSheets
	Public Class Program
		Public Shared Sub Main()
			Console.WriteLine("Demo Rename Excel Sheets Using IronXL")
			Console.WriteLine("Enter Folder where Excel Files are present to rename to FinancialReport2024")

			' Getting input folder path from user
			Dim folderPath = Console.ReadLine()

			' Check if the provided path is not empty
			If String.IsNullOrEmpty(folderPath) Then
				Throw New ArgumentException("Path is empty")
			End If

			' Check if the given folder path exists
			If Not Directory.Exists(folderPath) Then
				Throw New ArgumentException("Path is Wrong")
			End If

			' Get all files in the directory
			Dim files = Directory.GetFiles(folderPath)

			' Define output directory for renamed files
			Dim outputPath = Path.Combine(folderPath, "output")
			Directory.CreateDirectory(outputPath) ' Ensures the output directory exists

			Dim index = 0
			For Each file In files
				' Load an existing Excel file
				Dim workBook As WorkBook = WorkBook.Load(file)

				' Select the first worksheet (index 0)
				Dim workSheet As WorkSheet = workBook.WorkSheets(0)

				' Rename the worksheet
				workSheet.Name = "FinancialReport2024" ' change the name property

				' Save the modified workbook with a new name in the output folder
'INSTANT VB WARNING: An assignment within expression was extracted from the following statement:
'ORIGINAL LINE: workBook.SaveAs(Path.Combine(outputPath, string.Format("FinancialReport2024_{0}.xlsx", index++)));
				workBook.SaveAs(Path.Combine(outputPath, $"FinancialReport2024_{index}.xlsx"))
				index += 1
			Next file
		End Sub
	End Class
End Namespace
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Code Explanation

  1. The program prompts the user to enter a folder path where Excel files are located.
  2. It checks if the folder path is an empty string and if the folder actually exists.
  3. It retrieves all the files from the specified folder.
  4. It iterates through these files, loading each one into a WorkBook object from the IronXL library.
  5. For each workbook, it renames the first worksheet.
  6. It saves each modified workbook in an "output" folder within the original folder.

Output

In the below output, you can see all the 3 files are renamed and the Excel sheet inside them is also renamed to FinancialReport2024.

How to Rename Excel WorkSheet in C#: Figure 7 - Example output showcasing all the Excel worksheets being renamed using IronXL

Advantages of renaming Excel sheets programmatically include

  • Efficiency: Automation reduces manual effort and human errors associated with manual renaming, saving time and resources.
  • Consistency: Automated renaming ensures uniformity and adherence to naming conventions across sheets, enhancing data organization and readability.
  • Scalability: Programmatically renaming sheets allows for bulk renaming and scalability, making it suitable for handling large datasets or repetitive tasks.
  • Integration: Integration with existing workflows or applications enables seamless data processing and enhances overall productivity.
  • Customization: Automation provides flexibility to customize renaming logic based on specific business requirements or criteria.

Licensing

IronXL is an enterprise library that works with a license agreement. More on license can be found here. The license key needs to be placed in the appsettings.json file here.

{
  "IronXL.License.LicenseKey" : "IRONXL-MYLICENSE-KEY-1EF01"
}

Conclusion

Renaming Excel files using C# is a straightforward process. By leveraging the IronXL library from Iron Software, you can easily rename Excel files within your C# applications. This library is a handy tool for developers for all Excel sheet operations, be it reading, writing, or managing.

Now that you've learned how to rename Excel files programmatically, you can incorporate this feature into your C# projects to streamline file management tasks and improve automation capabilities.

Questions Fréquemment Posées

Comment puis-je renommer une feuille de calcul Excel en C# sans utiliser Interop ?

Vous pouvez renommer une feuille de calcul Excel en C# sans utiliser Interop en utilisant la bibliothèque IronXL. Chargez votre fichier Excel dans un objet WorkBook, sélectionnez la feuille de calcul que vous souhaitez renommer, et définissez son nouveau nom via la propriété Name.

Quels sont les avantages d'utiliser IronXL pour la manipulation de fichiers Excel ?

IronXL offre des capacités puissantes pour la manipulation des fichiers Excel, telles que la lecture, l'édition et la création de fichiers Excel sans besoin de Microsoft Excel ou d'Interop. Il prend en charge divers formats comme XLSX et CSV, offre une API conviviale et permet l'automatisation et l'intégration dans les projets .NET.

Est-il possible d'automatiser les tâches Excel en C# ?

Oui, en utilisant la bibliothèque IronXL, vous pouvez automatiser diverses tâches Excel en C#, telles que renommer des feuilles de calcul, lire des valeurs de cellule, calculer des agrégats et plus encore, le tout sans besoin de Microsoft Excel.

Quelles sont les étapes pour configurer IronXL pour un projet C# ?

Pour configurer IronXL dans un projet C#, créez d'abord un projet Visual Studio, puis installez la bibliothèque IronXL en utilisant le gestionnaire de packages NuGet avec la commande : dotnet add package IronXL.Excel --version 2024.4.4. Vous pouvez ensuite commencer à utiliser ses fonctionnalités pour manipuler des fichiers Excel.

IronXL peut-il gérer plusieurs formats Excel ?

Oui, IronXL prend en charge plusieurs formats Excel, dont XLSX, XLS, XLSM, XLTX, CSV et TSV, ce qui permet des capacités de manipulation de fichiers diversifiées dans les applications .NET.

Ai-je besoin d'une licence pour utiliser IronXL dans mon projet ?

Oui, une licence est requise pour utiliser IronXL dans votre projet. Une fois que vous avez une clé de licence, elle doit être placée dans le fichier appsettings.json de votre projet pour activer la pleine fonctionnalité.

Comment puis-je résoudre les problèmes courants lors de l'utilisation d'IronXL ?

Les problèmes courants lors de l'utilisation d'IronXL peuvent souvent être résolus en vérifiant que la bibliothèque est correctement installée et configurée, en vérifiant les mises à jour, et en consultant la documentation officielle pour obtenir des conseils sur les fonctionnalités spécifiques.

Quels avantages offre le renommage programmatique des feuilles de calcul Excel ?

Le renommage programmatique des feuilles de calcul Excel améliore l'efficacité et la scalabilité, offre de la cohérence, s'intègre parfaitement aux flux de travail existants, et permet la personnalisation en fonction des besoins spécifiques de l'entreprise.

Jordi Bardia
Ingénieur logiciel
Jordi est le plus compétent en Python, C# et C++, et lorsqu'il ne met pas à profit ses compétences chez Iron Software, il programme des jeux. Partageant les responsabilités des tests de produit, du développement de produit et de la recherche, Jordi apporte une immense valeur à l'amé...
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