Load workbook from file

The following example shows you how to load an existing Excel workbook from a file and iterate over its sheets and cells.

C# example

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Independentsoft.Office.Spreadsheet;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Workbook book = new Workbook("c:\\test\\input.xlsx");

            foreach (Sheet sheet in book.Sheets)
            {
                if (sheet is Worksheet)
                {
                    Worksheet ws = (Worksheet)sheet;
                    Console.WriteLine("Sheet: " + ws.Name);

                    IList<Cell> cells = ws.GetCells();
                    for (int i = 0; i < cells.Count; i++)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine(cells[i].Reference + " = " + cells[i].Value);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Spreadsheet

Module Module1
    Sub Main(ByVal args As String())

        Dim book As New Workbook("c:\test\input.xlsx")

        For Each sheet As Sheet In book.Sheets
            If TypeOf sheet Is Worksheet Then
                Dim ws As Worksheet = DirectCast(sheet, Worksheet)
                Console.WriteLine("Sheet: " & ws.Name)

                Dim cells As IList(Of Cell) = ws.GetCells()
                For i As Integer = 0 To cells.Count - 1
                    Console.WriteLine(cells(i).Reference & " = " & cells(i).Value)
                Next
            End If
        Next

    End Sub
End Module

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