Public Overloads Shared Function GetWorkbook( _
   ByVal filename As String, _
   ByVal cultureInfo As CultureInfo _
) As IWorkbook

public static IWorkbook GetWorkbook( 
   string filename,
   CultureInfo cultureInfo
)

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // Open MyData.xls using the current CultureInfo.
        SpreadsheetGear.IWorkbook workbook = SpreadsheetGear.Factory.GetWorkbook(@"C:\MyData.xls", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
        // Get a reference to the first worksheet.
        SpreadsheetGear.IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets["Sheet1"];
        // Get a reference to the top left cell of Sheet1.
        SpreadsheetGear.IRange a1 = worksheet.Cells["A1"];
        // Output the value of A1.
        System.Console.WriteLine("[MyData.xls]Sheet1!A1 contains " + a1.Value.ToString() + ".");
    }
}

Module Program
    Sub Main()
        ' Open MyData.xls using the current CultureInfo. 
        Dim workbook As SpreadsheetGear.IWorkbook = SpreadsheetGear.Factory.GetWorkbook("C:\\MyData.xls", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture)
        ' Get a reference to the first worksheet. 
        Dim worksheet As SpreadsheetGear.IWorksheet = workbook.Worksheets("Sheet1")
        ' Get a reference to the top left cell of Sheet1. 
        Dim a1 As SpreadsheetGear.IRange = worksheet.Cells("A1")
        ' Output the value of A1. 
        Console.WriteLine(("[MyData.xls]Sheet1!A1 contains " + a1.Value.ToString() + "."))
    End Sub
End Module