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Add Method
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SpreadsheetGear Namespace > IWorkbooks Interface : Add Method

Returns a newly created workbook.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function Add() As IWorkbook
C# 
IWorkbook Add()

Return Value

The newly created workbook.

Example

C#Copy Code
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());
   }
}
    
Visual BasicCopy Code
Class Program
    Shared Sub Main()
        ' Create a new empty workbook set.
        Dim workbookSet As SpreadsheetGear.IWorkbookSet = SpreadsheetGear.Factory.GetWorkbookSet()
        ' Create a new empty workbook in the workbook set.
        Dim workbook As SpreadsheetGear.IWorkbook = workbookSet.Workbooks.Add()
        ' Set Sheet1!A1 to "Hello World!".
        workbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Cells("A1").Value = "Hello World!"
        ' Save to memory as an Excel file.
        Dim buffer As Byte() = 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())
    End Sub 'Main
End Class 'Program

Remarks

The number of worksheets in the new workbook is specified by IWorkbookSet.SheetsInNewWorkbook.

Requirements

Platforms: x86 and x64 versions of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 (including R2) and Windows Server 2008 (including R2). SpreadsheetGear 2009 requires the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and supports .NET 3.0 and .NET 3.5.

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