OleFormat.SaveAs(String) Method

SECURITY-RELATED CONSIDERATIONS

Using file paths sourced from untrusted input may expose unauthorized files or allow unintended file access. Always validate and normalize all external paths to prevent path manipulation.

Saves data of the embedded OLE object to a file.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly : DevExpress.RichEdit.v25.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

csharp

void SaveAs(
    string fileName
)

Sub SaveAs(
    fileName As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String

Specifies the file path to save the document.

Exceptions

Type	Description
InvalidOperationException

Occurs when you call the SaveAs method for a linked OLE object.

Remarks

The following example shows how to save an embedded OLE object’s data to a file:

C#
VB.NET

csharp

using System.Linq;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;
// ...

Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
// Obtain an OLE object that stores spreadsheet data.
DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native.Shape embeddedObject = document.Shapes.FirstOrDefault(
    x => x.Type == DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native.ShapeType.OleObject &&
    x.OleFormat.InsertType == OleInsertType.Embedded &&
    x.OleFormat.ProgId == OleObjectType.ExcelWorksheet);

if (embeddedObject != null)
{
    // Save the OLE object's data as an XLSX document.
    embeddedObject.OleFormat.SaveAs("ExcelDocument.xlsx");
}

Imports System.Linq
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native
' ...

Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document
' Obtain an OLE object that stores spreadsheet data.
Dim embeddedObject As DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native.Shape = 
    document.Shapes.FirstOrDefault(Function(x) x.Type = 
    DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native.ShapeType.OleObject _
    AndAlso x.OleFormat.InsertType = OleInsertType.Embedded _
    AndAlso x.OleFormat.ProgId = OleObjectType.ExcelWorksheet)

If embeddedObject IsNot Nothing Then
    ' Save the OLE object's data as an XLSX document.
    embeddedObject.OleFormat.SaveAs("ExcelDocument.xlsx")
End If