Workbook.SaveDocument(DocumentFormat) Method

Saves a document to a byte array in the specified format.

You need a license for the DevExpress Office File API Subscription or DevExpress Universal Subscription to use this method in production code.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Docs.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Document.Processor

Declaration

C#

public byte[] SaveDocument(
    DocumentFormat format
)

VB.NET

Public Function SaveDocument(
    format As DocumentFormat
) As Byte()

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
format	DocumentFormat	A DocumentFormat enumeration value that specifies the document’s format.

Returns

Type	Description
Byte[]	A byte array that contains document data in the specified format.

Remarks

You can use the current SaveDocument method overload to store a workbook in an external database. Refer to the How to: Store a Workbook in the Database document for more information.

C#

// Add a reference to the DevExpress.Docs.dll assembly.
using DevExpress.Spreadsheet;
// ...

Workbook workbook = new Workbook();

// Save a document to a byte array to store it in a database.
byte[] docBytes = workbook.SaveDocument(DocumentFormat.Xlsx);

// ...

// Load the saved document from a byte array into the Workbook instance.
workbook.LoadDocument(docBytes);

VB.NET

' Add a reference to the DevExpress.Docs.dll assembly.
Imports DevExpress.Spreadsheet
' ...

Dim workbook As New Workbook()

' Save a document to a byte array to store it in a database.
Dim docBytes() As Byte = workbook.SaveDocument(DocumentFormat.Xlsx)

' ...

' Load the saved document from a byte array into the Workbook instance.
workbook.LoadDocument(docBytes)

Calculate Formulas Before Save Operation

The default calculation mode for a Workbook is Manual. This mode implies that the Spreadsheet does not calculate formulas before it saves a document. Call the Workbook.Calculate or Workbook.CalculateFull method to calculate all formulas in the workbook.

Implements

SaveDocument(DocumentFormat)