How to edit external workbook reference link?
8 Dec 20232 minutes to read
Existing external workbook reference link can be modified through URL property of ExternWorkbookImpl class. Please find the code snippet below.
string DataPathBase = System.Environment.CurrentDirectory + @"\";
using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
FileStream inputStream = new FileStream("Sample.xlsx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);
string filepath = (workbook as WorkbookImpl).ExternWorkbooks[0].URL;
(workbook as WorkbookImpl).ExternWorkbooks[0].URL = DataPathBase + "Template.xlsx";
FileStream outputStream = new FileStream("Output.xlsx", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
workbook.SaveAs(outputStream);
}
string DataPathBase = System.Environment.CurrentDirectory + @"\";
using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx");
string filepath = (workbook as WorkbookImpl).ExternWorkbooks[0].URL;
(workbook as WorkbookImpl).ExternWorkbooks[0].URL = DataPathBase + "Template.xlsx";
workbook.SaveAs("Output.xlsx");
}
Dim DataPathBase As String = (System.Environment.CurrentDirectory + "\")
Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine
Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx
Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Sample.xlsx")
Dim filepath As String = CType(workbook, WorkbookImpl).ExternWorkbooks(0).URL
CType(workbook, WorkbookImpl).ExternWorkbooks(0).URL = (DataPathBase + "Template.xlsx")
workbook.SaveAs("Output.xlsx")
End Using