ByteScout Data Extraction Suite – VB.NET – Set hidden formula with spreadsheet sdk

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How to set hidden formula with spreadsheet sdk in VB.NET and ByteScout Data Extraction Suite

Step-by-step tutorial on how to set hidden formula with spreadsheet sdk in VB.NET

On this page you will learn from code samples for programming in VB.NET.Writing of the code to set hidden formula with spreadsheet sdk in VB.NET can be executed by programmers of any level using ByteScout Data Extraction Suite. ByteScout Data Extraction Suite is the bundle that includes three SDK tools for data extraction from PDF, scans, images and from spreadsheets: PDF Extractor SDK, Data Extraction SDK, Barcode Reader SDK. It can set hidden formula with spreadsheet sdk in VB.NET.

The SDK samples given below describe how to quickly make your application do set hidden formula with spreadsheet sdk in VB.NET with the help of ByteScout Data Extraction Suite. Just copy and paste the code into your VB.NET application’s code and follow the instructions. Further improvement of the code will make it more robust.

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Program.vb

      Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.IO
Imports Bytescout.Spreadsheet

Class Program
	Friend Shared Sub Main(args As String())
		' Open spreadsheet from file
		Dim document As New Spreadsheet()
		document.LoadFromFile("example.xls")

		' Get first worksheet
		Dim worksheet As Worksheet = document.Workbook.Worksheets(0)

		' Hide formula in B9 cell
		worksheet.Cell("B9").HiddenFormula = True
		' Protect the worksheet with password
		worksheet.Protect("password")

		' Delete output file if exists
		If File.Exists("changed.xls") Then
			File.Delete("changed.xls")
		End If

		' Save document
		document.SaveAs("changed.xls")

		' Close spreadsheet
		document.Close()

		' Open generated XLS document in default program
		Process.Start("changed.xls")
	End Sub
End Class