To download the trial version of EasyXLS Excel Library, press the below button:
If you already own a license key, you may login and download EasyXLS from your account.
Install the downloaded EasyXLS installer for v8.6 or earlier.
Step 2: License file setup
Step required for EasyXLS v9.0 or later.
If you are using a trial, generate a trial license file from EasyXLS trials page. The trial license is valid for 30-days.
If you own a license key, you may login to the account that purchased the license and generate the license file from: https://www.easyxls.com/my-orders
Setup the license file into your project using these guidelines.
Step 3: Create a C# project
If don't have a project, create one as ASP.NET web application, windows forms app, console application, class library or service.
Step 4: Include EasyXLS library into project
EasyXLS.dll must be added as reference to your project. EasyXLS.dll can be found: - Inside the downloaded archive at Step 1 for EasyXLS v9.0 or later - Under installation path for EasyXLS v8.6 or earlier, in "Dot NET version" folder.
Step 5: Run C# code that groups data in Excel sheet
Execute the following C# code that groups data on the first sheet of an Excel file on two outline levels.
/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Tutorial 17
*
* This tutorial shows how to create an Excel file with groups on rows in C#.
* The Excel file has two worksheets. The first one is full with data and
* contains the data groups.
* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */using System;
using EasyXLS;
using EasyXLS.Constants;
public class Tutorial17
{
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine("Tutorial 17\n----------\n");
// Create an instance of the class that exports Excel files having two sheets
ExcelDocument workbook = new ExcelDocument(2);
// Set the sheet names
workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0).setSheetName("First tab");
workbook.easy_getSheetAt(1).setSheetName("Second tab");
// Get the table of data for the first worksheet
ExcelTable xlsFirstTable = ((ExcelWorksheet)workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0)).easy_getExcelTable();
// Add data in cells for report headerfor (int column=0; column<5; column++)
{
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0,column).setValue("Column " + (column + 1));
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0,column).setDataType(DataType.STRING);
}
xlsFirstTable.easy_getRowAt(0).setHeight(30);
// Add data in cells for report valuesfor (int row=0; row<25; row++)
{
for (int column=0; column<5; column++)
{
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(row+1,column).setValue("Data " + (row + 1) + ", " + (column + 1));
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(row+1,column).setDataType(DataType.STRING);
}
}
// Set column widths
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth(0, 70);
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth(1, 100);
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth(2, 70);
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth(3, 100);
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth(4, 70);
// Group rows and format A1:E26 cell range
ExcelDataGroup xlsFirstDataGroup = new ExcelDataGroup("A1:E26", DataGroup.GROUP_BY_ROWS, false);
xlsFirstDataGroup .setAutoFormat(new ExcelAutoFormat(EasyXLS.Constants.Styles.AUTOFORMAT_EASYXLS1));
((ExcelWorksheet)workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0)).easy_addDataGroup(xlsFirstDataGroup );
// Group rows and format A2:E10 cell range, outline level two, inside previous group
ExcelDataGroup xlsSecondDataGroup = new ExcelDataGroup("A2:E10", DataGroup.GROUP_BY_ROWS, false);
xlsSecondDataGroup.setAutoFormat(new ExcelAutoFormat(EasyXLS.Constants.Styles.AUTOFORMAT_EASYXLS2));
((ExcelWorksheet)workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0)).easy_addDataGroup(xlsSecondDataGroup);
// Export Excel file
Console.WriteLine("Writing file C:\\Samples\\Tutorial17 - group data in Excel.xlsx.");
workbook.easy_WriteXLSXFile("C:\\Samples\\Tutorial17 - group data in Excel.xlsx");
// 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("\nError encountered: " + sError + "\nPress Enter to Exit...");
// Dispose memory
workbook.Dispose();
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
