SaveToMemory(FileFormat) Method

Saves this workbook to a newly created memory buffer in the specified FileFormat.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Overloads Function SaveToMemory( _
   ByVal fileFormat As FileFormat _
) As System.Byte()

'Usage
 
Dim instance As IWorkbook
Dim fileFormat As FileFormat
Dim value() As System.Byte
 
value = instance.SaveToMemory(fileFormat)

System.byte[] SaveToMemory( 
   FileFormat fileFormat
)

Parameters

fileFormat

Return Value

The memory buffer with the saved workbook.

Remarks

Note that the various workbook settings which make a workbook read-only in an end user workbookSet have no affect at this level.

Example

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // Create a new empty workbook set.
        SpreadsheetGear.IWorkbookSet workbookSet = SpreadsheetGear.Factory.GetWorkbookSet();
        // Create a new empty workbook in the workbook set.
        SpreadsheetGear.IWorkbook workbook = workbookSet.Workbooks.Add();
        // Set Sheet1!A1 to "Hello World!".
        workbook.Worksheets["Sheet1"].Cells["A1"].Value = "Hello World!";
        // Save to memory as an Excel file.
        byte[] buffer = workbook.SaveToMemory(SpreadsheetGear.FileFormat.Excel8);
        // Close the workbook, removing it from the workbook set.
        workbook.Close();
        // Open the saved workbook from memory.
        workbook = workbookSet.Workbooks.OpenFromMemory(buffer);
        // Output Sheet1!A1.
        System.Console.WriteLine(workbook.Worksheets["Sheet1"].Cells["A1"].Value.ToString());
    }
}

Visual Basic

Class Program
    Shared Sub Main()
        ' Create a new empty workbook set.
        Dim workbookSet As SpreadsheetGear.IWorkbookSet = SpreadsheetGear.Factory.GetWorkbookSet()
        ' Create a new empty workbook in the workbook set.
        Dim workbook As SpreadsheetGear.IWorkbook = workbookSet.Workbooks.Add()
        ' Set Sheet1!A1 to "Hello World!".
        workbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Cells("A1").Value = "Hello World!"
        ' Save to memory as an Excel file.
        Dim buffer As Byte() = workbook.SaveToMemory(SpreadsheetGear.FileFormat.Excel8)
        ' Close the workbook, removing it from the workbook set.
        workbook.Close()
        ' Open the saved workbook from memory.
        workbook = workbookSet.Workbooks.OpenFromMemory(buffer)
        ' Output Sheet1!A1.
        System.Console.WriteLine(workbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Cells("A1").Value.ToString())
    End Sub 'Main
End Class 'Program

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

IWorkbook Interface
IWorkbook Members
Overload List
SaveToMemory(FileFormat,String) Method
Save Method
SaveAs(String,FileFormat) Method
SaveToStream(Stream,FileFormat) Method
Open(String) Method
OpenFromMemory(Byte[]) Method
OpenFromStream(Stream) Method
Protect Method
Unprotect Method

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