Workbook.SaveDocument(Stream, DocumentFormat, EncryptionSettings) Method

Saves the document to a stream in the specified format and with the specified encryption settings.

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.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Document.Processor

Declaration

C#

public void SaveDocument(
    Stream stream,
    DocumentFormat format,
    EncryptionSettings encryptionSettings
)

VB.NET

Public Sub SaveDocument(
    stream As Stream,
    format As DocumentFormat,
    encryptionSettings As EncryptionSettings
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
stream	Stream	Specifies the output stream.
format	DocumentFormat	A DocumentFormat enumeration value that specifies the document’s format.
encryptionSettings	EncryptionSettings	Specifies encryption options.

Remarks

Use this SaveDocument method overload to encrypt a workbook with a password, as shown below:

C#

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

Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
// ...

// Specify encryption settings.
EncryptionSettings encryptionSettings = new EncryptionSettings();
encryptionSettings.Type = DevExpress.Spreadsheet.EncryptionType.Strong;
encryptionSettings.Password = "password";

// Save the document.
using (FileStream stream = new FileStream("Document.xlsx",
    FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite))
{
    workbook.SaveDocument(stream, DocumentFormat.Xlsx, encryptionSettings);
}

VB.NET

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

Dim workbook As New Workbook()
' ...

' Specify encryption settings.
Dim encryptionSettings As New EncryptionSettings()
encryptionSettings.Type = DevExpress.Spreadsheet.EncryptionType.Strong
encryptionSettings.Password = "password"

' Save the document.
Using stream As New FileStream("Document.xlsx", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite)
    workbook.SaveDocument(stream, DocumentFormat.Xlsx, encryptionSettings)
End Using

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.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

office-file-api-in-web-api-app/CS/BusinessObjects/Helpers.cs#L192

    SpreadsheetDocumentFormat documentFormat = new SpreadsheetDocumentFormat((int)format);
    workbook.SaveDocument(resultStream, documentFormat, encryptionSettings);
}

office-file-api-ai-implementation/CS/BusinessObjects/Helpers.cs#L129

    else
        workbook.SaveDocument(resultStream, documentFormat, encryptionSettings);
}

Implements

SaveDocument(Stream, DocumentFormat, EncryptionSettings)