Returns a newly created workbook.
            
            
            
            
Syntax
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Function Add() As IWorkbook  | 
 
            
            
            Return Value
The newly created workbook.
 
            
            
            
            
            
Example
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class Program 
{ 
   static void Main() 
   { 
       // Create a new empty workbook set. 
       SpreadsheetGear.IWorkbookSet workbookSet = SpreadsheetGear.Factory.GetWorkbookSet(); 
       // Create a new empty workbook in the workbook set. 
       SpreadsheetGear.IWorkbook workbook = workbookSet.Workbooks.Add(); 
       // Set Sheet1!A1 to "Hello World!". 
       workbook.Worksheets["Sheet1"].Cells["A1"].Value = "Hello World!"; 
       // Save to memory as an Excel file. 
       byte[] buffer =
workbook.SaveToMemory(SpreadsheetGear.FileFormat.XLS97); 
       // Close the workbook, removing it from the workbook set. 
       workbook.Close(); 
       // Open the saved workbook from memory. 
       workbook = workbookSet.Workbooks.OpenFromMemory(buffer); 
       // Output Sheet1!A1. 
       System.Console.WriteLine(workbook.Worksheets["Sheet1"].Cells["A1"].Value.ToString()); 
   } 
} 
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Class Program 
    Shared Sub Main() 
         
        Dim workbookSet As SpreadsheetGear.IWorkbookSet = SpreadsheetGear.Factory.GetWorkbookSet() 
         
        Dim workbook As SpreadsheetGear.IWorkbook = workbookSet.Workbooks.Add() 
         
        workbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Cells("A1").Value = "Hello World!" 
         
        Dim buffer As Byte() = workbook.SaveToMemory(SpreadsheetGear.FileFormat.XLS97) 
         
        workbook.Close() 
         
        workbook = workbookSet.Workbooks.OpenFromMemory(buffer) 
         
        System.Console.WriteLine(workbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Cells("A1").Value.ToString()) 
    End Sub  
End Class  
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            Remarks
            Requirements
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. SpreadsheetGear 2008 requires the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and supports .NET 3.0 and .NET 3.5.
            
            
See Also