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ExcelTemplate vs. ExcelApplication
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ExcelTemplate is the main class for template-driven document generation. This object opens an ExcelWriter template file, populates it with data from a specified data source, and generates a new Excel workbook. An Excel file uploaded as an |
This tutorial opens an Excel file formatted as an ExcelTemplate origin file (i.e. it contains formatted data markers) using ExcelApplication object. This means that the file can be copied based upon the user's specification using the ExcelApplication CopySheet method. This method copies a worksheet (including its formatted data markers) to another location in the workbook. The method has three parameters:
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If you are following along and intend to use AdventureWorks2008R2, you will also want to make a reference to
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ExcelApplication xla = new ExcelApplication(); |
3. Open the ExcelApplication object with the ExcelApplication.Open() method and instantiate it as a Workbook object.
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4. Assuming that you taking the selections from a ASP.NEt NET ListBox, using use the following utility method , to create a string list of all the countries that were selected.
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protected List<string> GetListBoxSelections(){
//Get the ListBox selections and make the appropriate number of copies
List<string> countryNames = new List<string>();
foreach (int i in ListBox1.GetSelectedIndices())
{
countryNames.Add(ListBox1.Items[i].Text);
}
return countryNames;
} |
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wb.Worksheets[1].Select(); |
8. Instantiate a new ExcelTemplate object.
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ExcelTemplate xlt = new ExcelTemplate(); |
9. Open the ExcelApplication workbook using the ExcelTemplate.Open(ExcelApplication, Workbook) method.
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xlt.Open(xla, wb); |