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 VB.NET 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 VB.NET code that exports DataSet to Excel with formatting
Execute the following VB.NET code that exports DataSet to Excel with formatting.
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Tutorial 02
'
' This code sample shows how to export DataSet to Excel file in VB.NET.
' The DataSet contains data from a SQL database, but it also can contain
' data from other sources like GridView, DataGridView, DataGrid or other.
' The cells are formatted using a user-defined format.
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------Imports EasyXLS
Imports EasyXLS.Constants
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Drawing
Module Tutorial02
Sub Main()
Console.WriteLine("Tutorial 02" & vbCrLf & "----------" & vbCrLf)
' Create an instance of the class that exports Excel files Dim workbook As New ExcelDocument
' Create the database connectionDim sConnectionString As String = _
"Initial Catalog=Northwind;Data Source=localhost;Integrated Security=SSPI;"Dim sqlConnection As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection = _
New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection(sConnectionString)
sqlConnection.Open()
' Create the adapter used to fill the datasetDim sQueryString As String = "SELECT TOP 100 CAST(Month(ord.OrderDate) AS varchar) + "
sQueryString += "'/' + CAST(Day(ord.OrderDate) AS varchar) + "
sQueryString += "'/' + CAST(year(ord.OrderDate) AS varchar) AS 'Order Date', "
sQueryString += "P.ProductName AS 'Product Name', O.UnitPrice AS Price, O.Quantity, "
sQueryString += "O.UnitPrice * O. Quantity AS Value "
sQueryString += "FROM Orders AS ord, [Order Details] AS O, Products AS P "
sQueryString += "WHERE O.ProductID = P.ProductID AND O.OrderID = ord.OrderID"Dim adp As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter = _
New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter(sQueryString, sqlConnection)
' Populate the datasetDim dataset As DataSet = New DataSet
adp.Fill(dataset)
' Create an instance of the class used to format the cells in the reportDim xlsAutoFormat As ExcelAutoFormat = New ExcelAutoFormat
' Set the formatting style of the headerDim xlsHeaderStyle As ExcelStyle = New ExcelStyle(Color.LightGreen)
xlsHeaderStyle.setFontSize(12)
xlsAutoFormat.setHeaderRowStyle(xlsHeaderStyle)
' Set the formatting style of the cells (alternating style)Dim xlsEvenRowStripesStyle As ExcelStyle = New ExcelStyle(Color.FloralWhite)
xlsEvenRowStripesStyle.setFormat("$0.00")
xlsEvenRowStripesStyle.setHorizontalAlignment(Alignment.ALIGNMENT_LEFT)
xlsAutoFormat.setEvenRowStripesStyle(xlsEvenRowStripesStyle)
Dim xlsOddRowStripesStyle As ExcelStyle = New ExcelStyle(Color.FromArgb(240, 247, 239))
xlsOddRowStripesStyle.setFormat("$0.00")
xlsOddRowStripesStyle.setHorizontalAlignment(Alignment.ALIGNMENT_LEFT)
xlsAutoFormat.setOddRowStripesStyle(xlsOddRowStripesStyle)
Dim xlsLeftColumnStyle As ExcelStyle = New ExcelStyle(Color.FloralWhite)
xlsLeftColumnStyle.setFormat("mm/dd/yyyy")
xlsLeftColumnStyle.setHorizontalAlignment(Alignment.ALIGNMENT_LEFT)
xlsAutoFormat.setLeftColumnStyle(xlsLeftColumnStyle)
' Export the Excel file
Console.WriteLine("Writing file C:\Samples\Tutorial02 - export DataSet to Excel with formatting.xlsx.")
workbook.easy_WriteXLSXFile_FromDataSet( _
"c:\Samples\Tutorial02 - export DataSet to Excel with formatting.xlsx", dataset, xlsAutoFormat, "Sheet1")
' Confirm export of Excel fileDim sError As String = workbook.easy_getError()
If (sError.Equals("")) Then
Console.Write("File successfully created. Press Enter to Exit...")
Else
Console.Write("Error encountered: " + sError + "Press Enter to Exit...")
End If' Close the database connection
sqlConnection.Close()
' Dispose memory
workbook.Dispose()
dataset.Dispose()
sqlConnection.Dispose()
adp.Dispose()
Console.ReadLine()
End SubEnd Module