/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Tutorial 37
|
| This tutorial shows how to read an Excel XLS file in C++.NET (the
| XLS file generated by Tutorial 28 as base template), modify
| some data and save it to another XLS file (Tutorial37 - read XLS file.xls).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/using namespace System;
using namespace EasyXLS;
using namespace System::Data;
using namespace System::IO;
int main()
{
Console::WriteLine("Tutorial 37\n----------\n");
// Create an instance of the class that reads Excel files
ExcelDocument ^workbook = gcnew ExcelDocument();
// Read XLS file
Console::WriteLine("Reading file C:\\Samples\\Tutorial28.xls.\n");
if (workbook->easy_LoadXLSFile("C:\\Samples\\Tutorial28.xls"))
{
// Get the table of data for the second worksheet
ExcelWorksheet ^xlsSecondTab = safe_cast<ExcelWorksheet^>(workbook->easy_getSheetAt(1));
ExcelTable ^xlsSecondTable = xlsSecondTab->easy_getExcelTable();
// Write some data to the second sheet
xlsSecondTable->easy_getCell("A1")->setValue("Data added by Tutorial37");
for (int column=0; column<5; column++)
{
xlsSecondTable->easy_getCell(1, column)->setValue(String::Concat("Data ", (column + 1).ToString()));
}
// Export the new XLS file
Console::WriteLine("Writing file C:\\Samples\\Tutorial37 - read XLS file.xls.");
workbook->easy_WriteXLSFile("C:\\Samples\\Tutorial37 - read XLS file.xls");
// Confirm export of Excel file
String ^sError = workbook->easy_getError();
if (sError->Equals(""))
Console::Write("\nFile successfully created. Press Enter to Exit...");
else
Console::Write(String::Concat("\nError encountered: ", sError, "\nPress Enter to Exit..."));
}
else
{
Console::WriteLine(String::Concat("\nError reading file C:\\Samples\\Tutorial28.xls \n",
workbook->easy_getError(), "\nPress Enter to Exit..."));
}
// Dispose memory
delete workbook;
Console::ReadLine();
return 0;
}
C++ without .NET Framework This tutorial is valid for C++ applications that can use .NET Framework. For applications that does not have .NET Framework integrated, a similar code sample is available.