To download the trial version of EasyXLS Excel Library, press the below button:
If you already own a license key, you may login and download EasyXLS from your account.
Install the downloaded EasyXLS installer for v8.6 or earlier.
Step 2: License file setup
Step required for EasyXLS v9.0 or later.
If you are using a trial, generate a trial license file from EasyXLS trials page. The trial license is valid for 30-days.
If you own a license key, you may login to the account that purchased the license and generate the license file from: https://www.easyxls.com/my-orders
Setup the license file into your project using these guidelines.
Step 3: Create a VB.NET project
If don't have a project, create one as ASP.NET web application, windows forms app, console application, class library or service.
Step 4: Include EasyXLS library into project
EasyXLS.dll must be added as reference to your project. EasyXLS.dll can be found: - Inside the downloaded archive at Step 1 for EasyXLS v9.0 or later - Under installation path for EasyXLS v8.6 or earlier, in "Dot NET version" folder.
Step 5: Run VB.NET code that sets custom and details properties for Excel file
Execute the following VB.NET code that sets the document properties of an Excel file, properties like subject, manager and a custom property.
'-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Tutorial 33
'
' This tutorial shows how to set document properties for Excel file in VB.NET,
' like 'Subject' property for summary information, 'Manager' property for
' document summary information and a custom property.
'-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Imports EasyXLS
Imports EasyXLS.Constants
Module Tutorial33
Sub Main()
Console.WriteLine("Tutorial 33" & vbCrLf & "----------" & vbCrLf)
' Create an instance of the class that exports Excel filesDim workbook As New ExcelDocument(1)
' Set the 'Subject' document property
workbook.getSummaryInformation().setSubject("This is the subject")
' Set the 'Manager' document property
workbook.getDocumentSummaryInformation().setManager("This is the manager")
' Set a custom document property
workbook.getDocumentSummaryInformation().setCustomProperty("PropertyName", FileProperty.VT_NUMBER, "4")
' Export Excel file
Console.WriteLine("Writing file C:\Samples\Tutorial33 - Excel file properties.xlsx.")
workbook.easy_WriteXLSXFile("C:\Samples\Tutorial33 - Excel file properties.xlsx")
' Confirm export of Excel fileDim sError As String = workbook.easy_getError()
If (sError.Equals("")) Then
Console.Write(vbCrLf & "File successfully created. Press Enter to Exit...")
Else
Console.Write(vbCrLf & "Error encountered: " & sError & vbCrLf & "Press Enter to Exit...")
End If' Dispose memory
workbook.Dispose()
Console.ReadLine()
End Sub
End Module
