ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK – C# – Set Cell Formula

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How to set cell formula in C# with ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK

The tutorial below will demonstrate how to set cell formula in C#

Learn how to set cell formula in C# with this source code sample. ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK can set cell formula. It can be used from C#. ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK is the SDK to create, read, modify and calculate spreadsheets. Formula calculations are supported, import and export to and from JSON, CSV, XML, 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 set cell formula. Just copy and paste the code into your C# application’s code and follow the instruction. Enjoy writing a code with ready-to-use sample C# codes.

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Program.cs

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

namespace HelloWorld
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Create new Spreadsheet
            Spreadsheet document = new Spreadsheet();

            // add new worksheet
            Worksheet Sheet = document.Workbook.Worksheets.Add("FormulaDemo");           

            // headers to indicate purpose of the column
            Sheet.Cell("A1").Value = "Formula (as text)";
            // set A column width
            Sheet.Columns[0].Width = 250;

            Sheet.Cell("B1").Value = "Formula (calculated)";
            // set B column width
            Sheet.Columns[1].Width = 250;


            // write formula as text 
            Sheet.Cell("A2").Value = "7*3+2";
            // write formula as formula
            Sheet.Cell("B2").Value = "=7*3+2";

            // 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");

        }

    }
}