officefileapi-devexpress-dot-spreadsheet-dot-workbook-dot-savedocument-x28-devexpress-dot-spreadsheet-dot-documentformat-x29.md
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.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Document.Processor
public byte[] SaveDocument(
DocumentFormat format
)
Public Function SaveDocument(
format As DocumentFormat
) As Byte()
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| format | DocumentFormat |
A DocumentFormat enumeration value that specifies the document’s format.
|
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Byte[] |
A byte array that contains document data in the specified format.
|
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.
// 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);
' 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)
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.
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