ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK – C# – Remove Columns from Existing Spreadsheet

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ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK – C# – Remove Columns from Existing Spreadsheet

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How to remove columns from existing spreadsheet in C# and ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK

The tutorial below will demonstrate how to remove columns from existing spreadsheet in C#

Remove columns from existing spreadsheet is easy to implement in C# if you use these source codes below. Want to remove columns from existing spreadsheet in your C# app? ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK is designed for it. ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK is the library (SDK) that is capable of writing, reading, modifying and calculating Excel and CSV spreadsheets. Most popular formulas can be calculated and reculculated with Excel installed. You may import or export data to and from CSV, XML, JSON as well as to and from databases, arrays.

This rich sample source code in C# for ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK includes the number of functions and options you should do calling the API to remove columns from existing spreadsheet. In your C# project or application you may simply copy & paste the code and then run your app! Enjoy writing a code with ready-to-use sample codes in C#.

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Program.cs

      using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Bytescout.Spreadsheet;
using System.IO;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace Removing_columns_from_existing_XLS
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Open Spreadsheet
            Spreadsheet document = new Spreadsheet();
	document.LoadFromFile("AdvancedReport.xls");

            // Get Worksheet
            Worksheet worksheet = document.Workbook.Worksheets[0];

            // Remove Column
            worksheet.Columns.Delete(1, 1);

            // delete output file if exists already
            if (File.Exists("Output.xls")){
                File.Delete("Output.xls");
            }

            // Save document
            document.SaveAs("Output.xls");

            // Close Spreadsheet
            document.Close();

            // open generated XLS document in default program
            Process.Start("Output.xls");
        }
    }
}