File Formats: Excel (XLS, XLSX(2007/2010))

The XLS and XLSX(2007/2010) file extensions are used for Microsoft Excel worksheets. Excel is a popular spreadsheet program used with data like numbers, formulas, text, and drawing shapes. Excel is part of the Microsoft Office Suite of software. XLS files use a Binary Interchange File Format to store spreadsheet data and are proprietary to Microsoft.

Note:XLS and XLSX(2007/2010) file formats are supported in the Document/Medical licensing.

LEADTOOLS supports loading XLS (97-2003) files through the XLS filter.

LEADTOOLS supports loading XLSX (2007/2010) files through the XLSX filter.

LEADTOOLS supports loading text box objects

The default extension used by this format is: XLS.

The file constants associated with this file format are:

Constant	Read Support	Write Support	Description
Xls	24 BPP	N/A	XLS, Excel spreadsheet file
Xlsx(2007/2010)	24 BPP	N/A	XLSX(2007/2010), Excel (2007/2010) spreadsheet file

Required DLL: Leadtools.Codecs.Xls.Dll or Leadtools.Codecs.Xlx.Dll. The XLSX(2007/2010) file format requires .NET Framework 3.5 and the DocumentFormat.OpenXml.dll(ver. 2.0). For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application .

Platforms: Platforms: .NET 2/3, .NET 4

NOTE: LEADTOOLS also supports writing this file format using the LEADTOOLS Document Writers. For more information on the LEADTOOLS Document Writers SDK, refer to Introduction.