document-processing-docs/knowledge-base/import-export-save-load-workbook.md

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Import/Load and Export/Save RadSpreadProcessing Workbook	Examples of Import/Load and Export/Save RadSpreadProcessing Workbook to facilitate working with text, Excel and PDF documents	how-to	Import/Load and Export/Save RadSpreadProcessing Workbook	import-export-save-load-workbook			kb

Product Version	Product	Author
2021.2.615	[RadSpreadProcessing]({%slug radspreadprocessing-overview%})	Peter Milchev

Description

The UI-independent cross-platform Telerik Document Processing Libraries allows you to create, import, modify and export documents without relying on external dependencies like Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Office.

The [RadSpreadProcessing]({%slug radspreadprocessing-overview%}) library uses various [FormatProviders]({%slug radspreadprocessing-formats-and-conversion-general-information%}) to support working with different file types such as .xslx/.xls/.csv, .txt, .pdf. An extensive list of links for each format and its provider can be found here:

• [Getting Started Resources by Library - Spreadsheet processing]({%slug getting-started%}#spreadsheet-processing)
• [RadSpreadProcessing - Required assemblies]({%slug radspreadprocessing-getting-started%}#assembly-references)

Solution

All FormatProviders implement the IWorkbookFormatProvider and IBinaryWorkbookFormatProvider interface so they all have the same Import/Export methods that work with Stream and byte[] array.

This article shows examples of the most common scenarios where the Workbook could be used. The Table of Contents in the Examples section below contains the full list of covered examples for easy and quick navigation.

Note that the code snippets in the Examples section use the XLSX format provider for demo purposes. It can be replaced with any format provider implementing the IWorkbookFormatProvider or IBinaryWorkbookFormatProvider interface depending on if you are working with a Stream or a byte[] array. The [Format Providers Manager]({%slug radspreadprocessing-formats-and-conversion-format-providers-manager%}) can help with choosing the best provider based on a file extension.

note The Telerik Document Processing Libraries are UI-independent cross-platform libraries so some of the examples might be applicable only in desktop applications or ASP.NET projects.

Examples

Table of Contents

• File as Byte[] array
  • Load workbook from Byte[] array
  • Save workbook as Byte[] array
• FileStream or MemoryStream
  • Load Workbook from file as FileStream or MemoryStream
  • Save Workbook to FileStream or MemoryStream
• Save Workbook as PDF
• Uploaded file
  • Load Workbook from an Uploaded File
• DataBase
  • Load Workbook from SQL DataBase
  • Save Workbook to SQL DataBase
• Web service
  • Load Workbook from the Web
• Base64 string
  • Load Workbook from Base64 string
  • Save Workbook to Base64 string
• DataTable
  • Load Workbook from DataTable
  • Save Workbook to DataTable
• Download
• OpenFileDialog
• SaveFileDialog
• Related resources

File as Byte[] array

Load workbook from Byte[] array

Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.Model.Workbook workbook;
// the XLSX format provider is used for demo purposes and can be replaced with any format provider implementing the IBinaryWorkbookFormatProvider interface
IBinaryWorkbookFormatProvider formatProvider = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.FormatProviders.OpenXml.Xlsx.XlsxFormatProvider();

var path = "MyWorkbook.xlsx";
// var path = Server.MapPath("~/Resources/FromWorkbook.pdf"); // applicable only for ASP.NET project

//https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.io.file.readallbytes?view=net-5.0
byte[] fileAsByteArray = File.ReadAllBytes(path);
workbook = formatProvider.Import(fileAsByteArray);

Save workbook as Byte[] array

// the XLSX format provider is used for demo purposes and can be replaced with any format provider implementing the IBinaryWorkbookFormatProvider interface
IBinaryWorkbookFormatProvider formatProvider = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.FormatProviders.OpenXml.Xlsx.XlsxFormatProvider();

// use your own Workbook instance here 
byte[] bytesFromWorkbook = formatProvider.Export(workbook);

// save the file on the local system or use the byte array to download or save in DB
var path = "MyWorkbook.xlsx";
// var path = Server.MapPath("~/Resources/FromWorkbook.pdf"); // applicable only for ASP.NET project

File.WriteAllBytes(path, bytesFromWorkbook);

FileStream or MemoryStream

Load Workbook from file as FileStream or MemoryStream

Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.Model.Workbook workbook;
// the XLSX format provider is used for demo purposes and can be replaced with any format provider implementing the IWorkbookFormatProvider interface
IWorkbookFormatProvider formatProvider = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.FormatProviders.OpenXml.Xlsx.XlsxFormatProvider();

using (Stream input = new MemoryStream(fileAsByteArray))
//using (Stream input = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open))
{
    workbook = formatProvider.Import(input);
}

Save Workbook to FileStream or MemoryStream

// the XLSX format provider is used for demo purposes and can be replaced with any format provider implementing the IWorkbookFormatProvider interface
IWorkbookFormatProvider formatProvider = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.FormatProviders.OpenXml.Xlsx.XlsxFormatProvider();
var path = "MyWorkbook.pdf";
// var path = Server.MapPath("~/MyWorkbook.pdf"); // applicable only for ASP.NET project

using (MemoryStream output = new MemoryStream())
//using (Stream output = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Create))
{
    // use your own Workbook instance here
    formatProvider.Export(workbook, output);
}

Save Workbook as PDF

var pdfFormatProvider = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.FormatProviders.Pdf.PdfFormatProvider();
// var path = Server.MapPath("~/Resources/FromWorkbook.pdf"); // applicable only for ASP.NET project
var path = "MyWorkbook.pdf";

// Option 1: Using FileStream

using (Stream output = File.OpenWrite(path))
{
    // use your own Workbook instance here
    pdfFormatProvider.Export(workbook, output);
}

// Option 2: Using Byte[] array
var path = "MyWorkbook.xlsx";
// var path = Server.MapPath("~/MyWorkbook.pdf"); // applicable only for ASP.NET project
byte[] pdfBytes = pdfFormatProvider.Export(workbook);
File.WriteAllBytes(path, pdfBytes);

Uploaded file

Load Workbook from an Uploaded File

* Web application specific example

//public Workbook LoadFromUploadedFile(HttpPostedFile uploadedFile) // General upload file type
public Workbook LoadFromUploadedFile(UploadedFile uploadedFile) // Telerik RadAsyncUpload for ASP.NET AJAX specific upload file type
{
    Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.Model.Workbook workbook;
    // the XLSX format provider is used for demo purposes and can be replaced with any format provider implementing the IWorkbookFormatProvider interface   
    IWorkbookFormatProvider formatProvider = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.FormatProviders.OpenXml.Xlsx.XlsxFormatProvider();
    
    workbook = formatProvider.Import(uploadedFile.InputStream);

    return workbook;
}

DataBase

Load Workbook from SQL DataBase

The SQL table used for the example below has the FileContent column as varbinary(MAX).

// the XLSX format provider is used for demo purposes and can be replaced with any format provider implementing the IBinaryWorkbookFormatProvider interfacе
IBinaryWorkbookFormatProvider formatProvider = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.FormatProviders.OpenXml.Xlsx.XlsxFormatProvider();

// ReadFileFromDatabaseAsByteArray is demo method declared in the code snippet below 
var fileAsByteArray = ReadFileFromDatabaseAsByteArray(id);

Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.Model.Workbook workbook;
workbook = formatProvider.Import(fileAsByteArray);

public static byte[] ReadFileFromDatabaseAsByteArray(string id)
{
    var connectionString = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["WorkbookTestsConnectionString"].ConnectionString;

    using (var cn = new SqlConnection() { ConnectionString = connectionString })
    {
        const string statement = "SELECT id, [FileContent], FileName FROM Attachments  WHERE id = @id;";

        using (var cmd = new SqlCommand() { Connection = cn, CommandText = statement })
        {
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@id", fileName);

            cn.Open();

            using (var reader = cmd.ExecuteReader())
            {
                if (reader.HasRows)
                {
                    reader.Read();

                    // the blob field
                    var fieldOrdinal = reader.GetOrdinal("FileContent");

                    var blob = new byte[(reader.GetBytes(
                        fieldOrdinal, 0,
                        null, 0,
                        int.MaxValue))];

                    reader.GetBytes(fieldOrdinal, 0, blob, 0, blob.Length);

                    return blob;
                }
            }

            return null;
        }
    }
}

Save Workbook to SQL DataBase

// the XLSX format provider is used for demo purposes and can be replaced with any format provider implementing the IBinaryWorkbookFormatProvider interface
IBinaryWorkbookFormatProvider formatProvider = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.FormatProviders.OpenXml.Xlsx.XlsxFormatProvider();

byte[] bytesFromWorkbookForSqlSave = formatProvider.Export(workbook);
// InsertFileAsByteArrayInDatabase is a demo method declared in the snippet below
bool isSuccessful = InsertFileAsByteArrayInDatabase(bytesFromWorkbookForSqlSave, "WorkbookForSqlSave.xlsx");

public bool InsertFileAsByteArrayInDatabase(byte[] fileBytes, string fileName)
{
    var connectionString = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["WorkbookTestsConnectionString"].ConnectionString;

    using (var cn = new SqlConnection() { ConnectionString = connectionString })
    {
        const string statement = "INSERT INTO Attachments (FileContent,FileName) VALUES (@FileContent,@FileName)";

        using (var cmd = new SqlCommand() { Connection = cn, CommandText = statement })
        {
            cmd.Parameters.Add("@FileContent",
                SqlDbType.VarBinary, fileBytes.Length).Value = fileBytes;

            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@FileName", fileName);

            cn.Open();
            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

            return true;
        }
    }
}

Web service

Load Workbook from the Web

public Workbook LoadFromWeb(string url)
{
    Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.Model.Workbook workbookFromWebService;
    // the XLSX format provider is used for demo purposes and can be replaced with any format provider implementing the IWorkbookFormatProvider interface
    IWorkbookFormatProvider formatProvider = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.FormatProviders.OpenXml.Xlsx.XlsxFormatProvider();
    WebClient webClient = new WebClient();

    using (Stream webFileStream = webClient.OpenRead(new Uri(url)))
    {
        workbookFromWebService = formatProvider.Import(webFileStream);
    }

    return workbookFromWebService;
}

Base64 string

Load Workbook from Base64 string

// the XLSX format provider is used for demo purposes and can be replaced with any format provider implementing the IBinaryWorkbookFormatProvider interface
IBinaryWorkbookFormatProvider formatProvider = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.FormatProviders.OpenXml.Xlsx.XlsxFormatProvider();

byte[] fileAsByteArray = Convert.FromBase64String(fileAsBase64String);

Workbook workbook = formatProvider.Import(fileAsByteArray);

Save Workbook to Base64 string

// the XLSX format provider is used for demo purposes and can be replaced with any format provider implementing the IBinaryWorkbookFormatProvider interface
IBinaryWorkbookFormatProvider formatProvider = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.FormatProviders.OpenXml.Xlsx.XlsxFormatProvider();
string base64FromByteArray;

// use your own Workbook instance here
byte[] bytesFromWorkbook = formatProvider.Export(workbook);
string base64FromByteArray = Convert.ToBase64String(bytesFromWorkbook);

DataTable

Load Workbook from DataTable

public Workbook LoadFromDataTable(DataTable dataTable)
{
    // Convert a DataTable to Workbook
    DataTableFormatProvider provider = new DataTableFormatProvider();

    Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
    Worksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets.Add();

    provider.Import(dataTable, worksheet);

    return workbook;
}

Save Workbook to DataTable

DataTableFormatProvider provider = new DataTableFormatProvider();
// use your own Workbook instance here and choose the desired worksheet
DataTable dataTableFromWorkbook = provider.Export(workbook.Worksheets[0]);

Download

// the XLSX format provider is used for demo purposes and can be replaced with any format provider implementing the IBinaryWorkbookFormatProvider interface
IBinaryWorkbookFormatProvider formatProvider = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.FormatProviders.OpenXml.Xlsx.XlsxFormatProvider();

// use your own Workbook instance here
byte[] fileToDownloadAsByteArray = formatProvider.Export(workbook);

// Demo method declared in the snippet below
WriteFileToResponse(fileToDownloadAsByteArray);

private void WriteFileToResponse(byte[] content)
{
    var fileName = "MyWorkbook.xlsx";
    
    // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types/Common_types
    var contentType = "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet";
    var contentDisposition = string.Format("attachment; filename={0}", fileName);

    Response.Clear();
    // Content might need to be adjusted if a different file type is used
    Response.ContentType = contentType;
    Response.Headers.Remove("Content-Disposition");
    Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", contentDisposition);
    Response.BinaryWrite(content);
    Response.End();
}

OpenFileDialog

*Desktop application specific example

OpenFileDialog openFileDialog = new Microsoft.Win32.OpenFileDialog(); 
openFileDialog.Filter = Telerik.Windows.Controls.Spreadsheet.Utilities.FileDialogsHelper.GetOpenFileDialogFilter(); 
// the XLSX format provider is used for demo purposes and can be replaced with any format provider implementing the IWorkbookFormatProvider interface
IWorkbookFormatProvider formatProvider = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.FormatProviders.OpenXml.Xlsx.XlsxFormatProvider();
if (openFileDialog.ShowDialog() == true) 
{ 
    try 
    { 
        using (Stream input = openFileDialog.OpenFile()) 
        { 
            workbook = formatProvider.Import(input); 
        } 
    } 
    catch (IOException ex) 
    { 
        throw new IOException("The file cannot be opened. It might be locked by another application.", ex); 
    } 
} 

SaveFileDialog

*Desktop application specific example

Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.Model.Workbook workbook = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.Model.Workbook(); 
workbook.Worksheets.Add(); 
 
SaveFileDialog saveFileDialog = new SaveFileDialog(); 
// the CSV format provider is used for demo purposes and can be replaced with
Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.FormatProviders.TextBased.Csv.CsvFormatProvider formatProvider = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.FormatProviders.TextBased.Csv.CsvFormatProvider(); 
saveFileDialog.Filter = "CSV (comma delimited) (.csv)|.csv|All Files (.)|."; 
 
if (saveFileDialog.ShowDialog() == true) 
{ 
    using (Stream output = saveFileDialog.OpenFile()) 
    { 
        formatProvider.Export(workbook, output); 
    } 
} 

Related resources

• [Getting Started with Telerik Document Processing]({%slug getting-started%})
• [Installing Telerik Document Processing on Your Computer]({%slug installation-installing-on-your-computer%})
• Telerik Document Processing Developer Focused examples repository
• [RadSpreadProcessing - Formats and conversion]({%slug radspreadprocessing-formats-and-conversion-general-information%}})
• [RadSpreadProcessing - Format Providers Manager]({%slug radspreadprocessing-formats-and-conversion-format-providers-manager%})
• [RadSpreadProcessing Workbook Overview]({%slug radspreadprocessing-working-with-workbooks-what-is-workbook%})

See Also

• [Getting Started with Telerik Document Processing]({%slug getting-started%})
• [Installing Telerik Document Processing on Your Computer]({%slug installation-installing-on-your-computer%})
• Telerik Document Processing Developer Focused examples repository
• [RadSpreadProcessing - Formats and conversion]({%slug radspreadprocessing-formats-and-conversion-general-information%}})
• [RadSpreadProcessing - Format Providers Manager]({%slug radspreadprocessing-formats-and-conversion-format-providers-manager%})
• [RadSpreadProcessing Workbook Overview]({%slug radspreadprocessing-working-with-workbooks-what-is-workbook%})