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{introducedin: 8.5.1}

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		Saves a specified Workbook object to a System.IO.Stream object and returns it.
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	{signature:C#}
		public virtual Stream SaveToStream(Workbook workbook)
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	{signature:vb.net}
		Public Overridable Function SaveToStream(ByVal workbook As Workbook) As System.IO.Stream
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{parameters}
	{param:workbook}
		A {{Workbook}} object representing the workbook to save.
	{param}

{returns}
	A {msdn:System.IO.Stream|System.IO.Stream} object representing the workbook.
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{exceptions}
	{exception:System.Exception}
		If there is a problem reading from the workbook object.
	{exception}

{example}
	{code:csharp|title=C#}
		//--- Creates a new Workbook object and saves it to a stream
		ExcelApplication xla = new ExcelApplication();
		Workbook wb = xla.Create();
		Stream stream = xla.SaveToStream(wb);
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	{code:vb.net|title=vb.net}
		'--- Creates a new workbook object and saves it to a stream
		Dim xla As New ExcelApplication()
		Dim wb As Workbook = xla.Create()
		Dim stream As System.IO.Stream() = xla.SaveToStream(wb)
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{example}