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The Process method enters data source values in a template's data markers, and creates the output file (the new spreadsheet) in memory. The Save method can then save the output file to disk, stream it to the browser, or both.

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Public Overridable Sub Process()
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{remarks}Call {{Process}} after [SetDataSource|ExcelTemplate.SetDataSource] and before [Save|ExcelTemplate.Save].

You can call {{Process}} only once for each instance of [ExcelTemplate].
          
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Call Process after SetDataSource and before Save.

You can call Process only once for each instance of ExcelTemplate.

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          ExcelTemplate xlt = new ExcelTemplate();
          xlt.Open(Application["templatepath"] +
               @"\DataBinding\ArrayBindingTemplate2.xls");

          //--- Set a data source for the data marker "SimpleArray."
          string[] onedim = {"SoftArtisans", "OfficeWriter", "ExcelTemplate"};
          xlt.SetColumnDataSource(onedim, "SimpleArray");

          //--- Process the template to populate it with the data source data.
          xlt.Process();

          //--- Stream the processed document to the client.
          xlt.Save(Page.Response, "ArrayBinding.xls", false);
       
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          Dim xlt As New ExcelTemplate()
          xlt.Open(Application("templatepath") & _
               "\DataBinding\ArrayBindingTemplate2.xls")

          '--- Set a data source for the data marker "SimpleArray."
          Dim onedim As String() = {"SoftArtisans", "OfficeWriter", "ExcelTemplate"}
          xlt.SetColumnDataSource(onedim, "SimpleArray")

          '--- Process the template to populate it with the data source data.
          xlt.Process()

          '--- Stream the processed document to the client.
          xlt.Save(Page.Response, "ArrayBinding.xls", False)
        
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