Description
Opens an existing Excel spreadsheet.
C#
vb.net
Parameters
fileName
The path and name of the file to open. The path can be relative or absolute. The file must be a BIFF8 format (Excel 97 or later) .xls file.decryptPassword
The password used to encrypt the spreadsheet. Standard "Office 97/2000 Compatible" encryption is used to encrypt the spreadsheet. This is the default encryption used by Excel 97 and later versions.Returns
A Workbook object representing the file opened.Exceptions
System.Exception
If the file cannot be found or opened, or if the file is not a BIFF8 format (Excel 97 or later) .xls file.Remarks
ExcelWriter supports Excel's BIFF8 (Excel 97 or later) format only. Do not use this method to open BIFF7 (Excel 95) files.Examples
C#
vb.net