User Guide Tutorials VB6 tutorials Tutorial 38: How to read XLSB file in VB6 How to read XLSB file in VB6
EasyXLS Excel library can be used to import Excel files in VB6. The library is a COM+ component that works without MS Excel installed.
Step 1: Download and install EasyXLS Excel Library for COM+ 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.
Step 2: Verify if EasyXLS is registered Check if EasyXLS component is present in Component Services.
Step 3: Run VB6 code that reads XLSB file Execute the following VB6 code that imports an XLSB file.
VERSION 5.00
Begin VB.Form Form1
Caption = "Form1"
ClientHeight = 4590
ClientLeft = 60
ClientTop = 345
ClientWidth = 6885
LinkTopic = "Form1"
ScaleHeight = 4590
ScaleWidth = 6885
StartUpPosition = 3
Begin VB.Label Label1
AutoSize = -1
Height = 100
Left = 120
TabIndex = 0
Top = 120
Width = 100
End
End
Attribute VB_Name = "Form1"
Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False
Attribute VB_Creatable = False
Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True
Attribute VB_Exposed = False
Private Sub Form_Load()
Me.Label1.Caption = "Tutorial 38" & vbCrLf & "-----------------" & vbCrLf
Set workbook = CreateObject("EasyXLS.ExcelDocument" )
Me.Label1.Caption = Me.Label1.Caption & "Reading file: C:\Samples\Tutorial29.xlsb" & vbCrLf
If (workbook.easy_LoadXLSBFile("C:\Samples\Tutorial29.xlsb" )) Then
Set xlsSecondTable = workbook.easy_getSheetAt(1).easy_getExcelTable()
xlsSecondTable.easy_getCell_2("A1" ).setValue ("Data added by Tutorial38" )
For Column = 0 To 4
xlsSecondTable.easy_getCell(1, Column).setValue ("Data " & (Column + 1))
Next
Me.Label1.Caption = Me.Label1.Caption & vbCrLf & _
"Writing file C:\Samples\Tutorial38 - read XLSB file.xlsb"
workbook.easy_WriteXLSBFile ("C:\Samples\Tutorial38 - read XLSB file.xlsb" )
If workbook.easy_getError() = "" Then
Me.Label1.Caption = Me.Label1.Caption & vbCrLf & "File successfully created."
Else
Me.Label1.Caption = Me.Label1.Caption & vbCrLf & "Error: " & workbook.easy_getError()
End If
Else
Me.Label1.Caption = Me.Label1.Caption & vbCrLf & "Error reading file C:\Samples\Tutorial29.xlsb" & _
vbCrLf & workbook.easy_getError()
End If
workbook.Dispose
End Sub
Overloaded methods For methods with same name but different parameters, only the first method overload retains the original name. Subsequent overloads are uniquely renamed by appending to the method name '_2', '_3', etc (method, method_2, method_3), an integer that corresponds to the order of declaration that can be found in EasyXLS.h, a file that comes with EasyXLS installation.