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How to: Save a Document to a File

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To save a spreadsheet document (workbook) loaded into SpreadsheetControl, use the SpreadsheetControl.SaveDocument method of the control, or the ISpreadsheetComponent.SaveDocument method of the IWorkbook object. These methods enable you to save a document to a file or stream.

The SpreadsheetControl.BeforeExport event is raised before the document is saved. The SpreadsheetControl.DocumentSaved event is raised after the document is saved.

  • Save to File

    Call the ISpreadsheetComponent.SaveDocument method of the IWorkbook object with the passed file path to save a workbook to the file. Specify the file format as the second parameter of the method using the DocumentFormat enumerator.

    Note

    Certain methods can throw unhandled exceptions if a problem occurs. Consider the situation when a document is being saved to a locked or read-only file. To prevent application failure, subscribe to the SpreadsheetControl.UnhandledException event and set the SpreadsheetUnhandledExceptionEventArgs.Handled property to true.

    // Save the modified document to a file.
    workbook.SaveDocument("Documents\\SavedDocument.xlsx", DocumentFormat.Xlsx);
    
  • Save to Stream

    Create a FileStream object with the specified file path to save a workbook, and call the ISpreadsheetComponent.SaveDocument method of the IWorkbook object with this stream passed as a parameter. Specify the file format as the second parameter of the method using the DocumentFormat enumerator.

    using System.IO;
    using DevExpress.Spreadsheet;
    // ...
    
    IWorkbook workbook = spreadsheetControl1.Document;
    
    // ...
    
    // Save the modified document to a stream.
    using (FileStream stream = new FileStream("Documents\\SavedDocument.xlsx", 
        FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite)) {
        workbook.SaveDocument(stream, DocumentFormat.Xlsx);
    }