ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK – VB.NET – Convert XLS to XLSX

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ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK – VB.NET – Convert XLS to XLSX

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How to convert XLS to XLSX in VB.NET with ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK

The tutorial shows how to convert XLS to XLSX in VB.NET

The sample source codes on this page shows how to convert XLS to XLSX in VB.NET. ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK: the SDK component for writing, reading, modifying and calculating Excel and CSV spreadsheets. Can calculate and reculculate formulas with Excel installed. You may import or export data to and from CSV, XML, JSON. Supports export to databases, arrays, streams. It can convert XLS to XLSX in VB.NET.

Fast application programming interfaces of ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK for VB.NET plus the instruction and the code below will help you quickly learn how to convert XLS to XLSX. In order to implement the functionality, you should copy and paste this code for VB.NET below into your code editor with your app, compile and run your application. Code testing will allow the function to be tested and work properly with your data.

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Module1.vb

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

Module Module1

    Sub Main()
        ' Open existing XLS file
        Dim spreadsheet As New Spreadsheet()
		spreadsheet.LoadFromFile("Input.xls")

        ' delete output file if exists already
        if File.Exists("Output.xlsx") Then
            File.Delete("Output.xlsx")
        End If
        
        ' Save it as XLSX
        spreadsheet.SaveAs("Output.xlsx")

        ' open output document in default viewer
        Process.Start("Output.xlsx")

    End Sub

End Module