TExcelFile Class

Interface a FlexCel engine has to implement to be used by the other components in the suite like TFlexCelReport or TFlexCelPdfExport.

Remarks

This is an abstract class encapsulating the FlexCel API. Any implementation on the API must derive from this class. FlexCel provides an implementation of this interface on the class TXlsFile .

Syntax

Unit: FlexCel.Core

TExcelFile = class(TCoreExcelFile, IRowColSize, IEmbeddedObjects);

Fields

Name	Description
FIsLightClone	If true, this class was created by cloning another. This field is only used when creating a descendant of this class. For normal cases use IsLightClone

Constructors

Name	Description
Create	Initializes ExcelFile fields.

Methods

Name	Description
EncodingNotNull	Returns UTF8 if the parameter is null.
CheckRangeObj​Path​OrImage​Index	Checks that a range or path are between bounds. Internal use.
OnVirtualCellRead	Replace this method if you want to override this event in a derived class.
OnVirtualCell​Start​Reading	Replace this method if you want to override this event in a derived class.
OnVirtualCell​EndReading	Replace this method if you want to override this event in a derived class.
GetSheetsFrom​Extern​Sheet	Internal use. Returns the sheets (like sheet1:sheet2) for a given externsheet.
PartialSheetCount	This is used in virtual mode to know how many sheets have already been loaded.
GetCellValue​AndRecalc	This is used internally to get the value of another part of the workbook. No checks are made, and we try to recalculate the value before sending it.
GetCellValue​Numeric​AndRecalc	This is used internally to get the value of another part of the workbook. No checks are made, and we try to recalculate the value before sending it.
GetCellValueNoRecalc	This is used internally to get the value of another part of the workbook. It is used when we need information about a cell, like if it is a formula or not. No checks are made, and we don't try to recalculate the value before sending it.
GetFormatString	Returns the numeric format string for a given format index.
GetFormatHorizontal​Align	Returns the horizontal alignment of a cell. Used to improve performance when we don't need the full format.
GetFormatWraps	Returns the if the cell can wrap. Used to improve performance when we don't need the full format.
GetNamedRangeData	Overloaded GetNamedRangeData(Integer, string, Boolean, Boolean) GetNamedRangeData(Integer, Integer, string, string, Integer, Boolean, Boolean)
GetNameRecordList	Internal use for the formula evaluator in the report tags.
EvaluateNamedRange	Internal use. Evaluates a named range and returns the result.
InternalRecalc	Used by the framework to recalculate linked spreadsheets.
GetSupportingFile	Returns a recalculating supporting file for this spreadsheet. Supporting files are added using a Workspace object.
EnsureAddInExternal​Name	Creates and addin external name or returns an existing one.
GetExternSheet	Returns the externsheetindex for a record.
GetListOfValues	This method will return all numeric values in the collection of ranges, and the rest of cells which are not numeric in nonNumericCells. It is for internal use.
AddWindow	Adds a new window to the file. Note that this isn't a new sheet, but another view of the workbook. Most Excel documents have only one window.
DeleteWindow	Deletes a window from the file. Note that this isn't a sheet, but another view of the workbook. Most Excel documents have only one window.
NewFile	Overloaded NewFile NewFile(Integer) NewFile(Integer, TExcelFileFormat)
Open	Overloaded Open(string) Open(TStream) Open(string, TFileFormats, Char, Integer, Integer, TColumnImportTypeArray) Open(TStream, TFileFormats, Char, Integer, Integer, TColumnImportTypeArray) Open(TStream, TFileFormats, Char, Integer, Integer, TColumnImportTypeArray, Boolean) Open(string, TFileFormats, Char, Integer, Integer, TColumnImportTypeArray, TEncoding, Boolean) Open(TStream, TFileFormats, Char, Integer, Integer, TColumnImportTypeArray, TEncoding, Boolean) Open(string, TFileFormats, Char, Integer, Integer, TColumnImportTypeArray, TArray<string>, TEncoding, Boolean) Open(TStream, TFileFormats, Char, Integer, Integer, TColumnImportTypeArray, TArray<string>, TEncoding, Boolean)
Import	Overloaded Import(TTextReader, Integer, Integer, Int32Array, TColumnImportTypeArray) Import(TTextReader, Integer, Integer, Int32Array, TColumnImportTypeArray, TArray<string>) Import(string, Integer, Integer, Char, TColumnImportTypeArray, TEncoding, Boolean) Import(TStream, Integer, Integer, Char, TColumnImportTypeArray, TEncoding, Boolean) Import(TTextReader, Integer, Integer, Char, Char, TColumnImportTypeArray, TArray<string>) Import(string, Integer, Integer, Int32Array, TColumnImportTypeArray, TEncoding, Boolean) Import(TStream, Integer, Integer, Int32Array, TColumnImportTypeArray, TEncoding, Boolean) Import(string, Integer, Integer, Char, TColumnImportTypeArray, TArray<string>, TEncoding, Boolean) Import(TStream, Integer, Integer, Char, TColumnImportTypeArray, TArray<string>, TEncoding, Boolean) Import(string, Integer, Integer, Int32Array, TColumnImportTypeArray, TArray<string>, TEncoding, Boolean) Import(TStream, Integer, Integer, Int32Array, TColumnImportTypeArray, TArray<string>, TEncoding, Boolean) Import(string, Integer, Integer, Char, Char, TColumnImportTypeArray, TArray<string>, TEncoding, Boolean) Import(TStream, Integer, Integer, Char, Char, TColumnImportTypeArray, TArray<string>, TEncoding, Boolean)
Save	Overloaded Save(string) Save(TStream) Save(string, TFileFormats) Save(TStream, TFileFormats) Save(string, TFileFormats, Char) Save(TStream, TFileFormats, Char) Save(string, TFileFormats, Char, TEncoding) Save(TStream, TFileFormats, Char, TEncoding)
Export	Overloaded Export(TTextWriter, TXlsCellRange, Char, Boolean) Export(string, TXlsCellRange, Char, Boolean, TEncoding) Export(TStream, TXlsCellRange, Char, Boolean, TEncoding) Export(TTextWriter, TXlsCellRange, Char, Boolean, string) Export(TTextWriter, TXlsCellRange, Integer, Int32Array, Boolean) Export(string, TXlsCellRange, Integer, Int32Array, Boolean, TEncoding) Export(TStream, TXlsCellRange, Integer, Int32Array, Boolean, TEncoding) Export(TTextWriter, TXlsCellRange, Integer, Int32Array, Boolean, Boolean) Export(string, TXlsCellRange, Integer, Int32Array, Boolean, TEncoding, Boolean) Export(TStream, TXlsCellRange, Integer, Int32Array, Boolean, TEncoding, Boolean) Export(TTextWriter, TXlsCellRange, Integer, Int32Array, Boolean, Boolean, string)
SaveForHashing	Overloaded SaveForHashing(TStream) SaveForHashing(TStream, TExcludedRecordSet)
GetSheetIndex	Overloaded GetSheetIndex(string) GetSheetIndex(string, Boolean)
GetSheetName	Returns the sheet name for a given index. To change the active sheet by the name, use ActiveSheetByName. See also GetSheetIndex(​​string)
GetSheetIndexFromID	Returns the ActiveSheet for a stored SheetID. You can use this method together with SheetID to save and restore an ActiveSheet when you are adding or removing sheets. If the sheet ID doesn't exist, this method will return 0.
GetSheetVisible	Returns if a given sheet is visible.
AddSheet	Inserts an empty sheet at the end of the file. This is equivalent to calling InsertAndCopy​Sheets(​0, SheetCount + 1, 1). If you need to insert more than one sheet, or insert it at the middle of existing sheets, use InsertAndCopy​Sheets(​​Integer, Integer, Integer) instead.
AddChartSheet	Adds a chart sheet to the file. You can then add series and customize the returned ExcelChart object. Note that as this is a chart sheet, the anchor is ignored. The ActiveSheet after adding the chart will be set to the newly inserted chart. Important: This method only works in xlsx files.
InsertAndCopySheets	Overloaded InsertAndCopySheets(Integer, Integer, Integer) InsertAndCopySheets(Int32Array, Integer, TExcelFile) InsertAndCopySheets(Integer, Integer, Integer, TExcelFile)
ClearSheet	Clears all data on the active sheet, but does not delete it.
DeleteSheet	Overloaded DeleteSheet(Integer) DeleteSheet(string) DeleteSheet(Integer, Integer)
GetSheetSelected	Returns true if a sheet is selected, false otherwise. Note that you might select many sheets in Excel by shift or ctrl-clicking the sheet tabs. Also note that when changing the ActiveSheet, the sheet selected will be reset to the active sheet. So if you want to find out which sheets are selected in a file, you should call this method after opening the file but before changing the active sheet. This property can work in different windows depending on the value of ActiveWindow
SetSheetSelected	This method will set a sheet tab as selected. Note that this is different from ActiveSheet in that you might have only a single active sheet, but you might select many tabs by ctrl-clicking them. Also note that whenever you change the ActiveSheet, the selected sheets will be reset to the active sheet only. So if you want to save a file with more than one selected sheet, you should call this method after the last call to activesheet. This property can work in different windows depending on the value of...[more]
GetSheetType	Returns the sheet type for a given sheet.
HasHPageBreak	True if the sheet has a Manual Horizontal page break on the row.
HasVPageBreak	True if the sheet has a Manual Vertical page break on the column.
InsertHPageBreak	Overloaded InsertHPageBreak(Integer) InsertHPageBreak(Integer, Boolean)
InsertVPageBreak	Overloaded InsertVPageBreak(Integer) InsertVPageBreak(Integer, Boolean)
DeleteHPageBreak	Deletes all manual page breaks at row. If there is no manual page break on row, this method will do nothing.
DeleteVPageBreak	Deletes all manual page breaks at col. If there is no manual page break on col, this method will do nothing.
ClearPageBreaks	Deletes all manual page breaks on the active sheet.
KeepRowsTogether	Tells FlexCel that it must try to keep together the rows between row1 and row2 (inclusive) when printing. This method does nothing to the resulting Excel file since this is not an Excel feature. To actually do something, you need to call AutoPageBreaks after calling this method.
KeepColsTogether	Tells FlexCel that it must try to keep together the columns between col1 and col2 (inclusive) when printing. This method does nothing to the resulting Excel file since this is not an Excel feature. To actually do something, you need to call AutoPageBreaks after calling this method.
ClearKeepRows​AndCols​Together	Clears all the "KeepTogether" links in the current page.
GetKeepRowsTogether	Returns the value of level for a row as set in KeepRowsTogether. Note that the last value of a "keep together" range is 0. For example, if you set KeepRowsTogether(1, 3, 8, true); GetKeepRowsTogether will return 8 for rows 1 and 2, and 0 for row 3.
GetKeepColsTogether	Returns the value of level for a column as set in KeepColsTogether. Note that the last value of a "keep together" range is 0. For example, if you set KeepColsTogether(1, 3, 8, true); GetKeepColsTogether will return 8 for columns 1 and 2, and 0 for column 3.
HasKeepRowsTogether	Returns true if there is any row marked as keeptogether in the sheet. This method traverses every row to find out, so it can be somehow slow and you should not call it too often.
HasKeepColsTogether	Returns true if there is any column marked as keeptogether in the sheet. This method traverses every column to find out, so it can be somehow slow and you should not call it too often.
DumpKeepRows​Together​Levels	This method is used for debugging intelligent page breaks (see 'Intelligent page breaks' in the Api Developer Guide. It will read the keep-together level for every row ad write it at the column "col". Note that the contents of col will be overwritten.
DumpKeepCols​Together​Levels	This method is used for debugging intelligent page breaks (see 'Intelligent page breaks' in the Api Developer Guide. It will read the keep-together level for every column and writer it the row "row". Note that the contents of row will be overwritten.
AutoPageBreaks	Overloaded AutoPageBreaks AutoPageBreaks(Integer, Integer) AutoPageBreaks(Integer, TUIRectangle)
GetCellValue	Overloaded GetCellValue(string) GetCellValue(Integer, Integer) GetCellValue(Integer, Integer, Integer) GetCellValue(Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer)
GetCellValueIndexed	Overloaded GetCellValueIndexed(Integer, Integer, Integer) GetCellValueIndexed(Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer)
SetCellValue	Overloaded SetCellValue(string, TCellValue) SetCellValue(Integer, Integer, TCellValue, Integer) SetCellValue(Integer, Integer, string, Integer) SetCellValue(Integer, Integer, TRichString, Integer) SetCellValue(Integer, Integer, Double, Integer) SetCellValue(Integer, Integer, TDateTime, Integer) SetCellValue(Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer) SetCellValue(Integer, Integer, Int64, Integer) SetCellValue(Integer, Integer, Single, Integer) SetCellValue(Integer, Integer, Integer, TCellValue, Integer) SetCellValue(Integer, Integer, Integer, string, Integer) SetCellValue(Integer, Integer, Integer, Double, Integer) SetCellValue(Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer)
ConvertString	Overloaded ConvertString(TRichString, Integer) ConvertString(TRichString, Integer, TArray<string>)
SetCellFromString	Overloaded SetCellFromString(Integer, Integer, string) SetCellFromString(Integer, Integer, TRichString) SetCellFromString(string, string, TArray<string>) SetCellFromString(Integer, Integer, string, TArray<string>) SetCellFromString(Integer, Integer, TRichString, TArray<string>) SetCellFromString(Integer, Integer, string, Integer) SetCellFromString(Integer, Integer, TRichString, Integer) SetCellFromString(Integer, Integer, string, Integer, TArray<string>) SetCellFromString(Integer, Integer, TRichString, Integer, TArray<string>) SetCellFromString(Integer, Integer, Integer, TRichString, Integer, TArray<string>)
GetStringFromCell	Overloaded GetStringFromCell(string) GetStringFromCell(Integer, Integer) GetStringFromCell(Integer, Integer, Boolean) GetStringFromCell(Integer, Integer, Integer, TUIColor) GetStringFromCell(Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer, TUIColor) GetStringFromCell(Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer, TUIColor, Boolean)
SetCellFromHtml	Overloaded SetCellFromHtml(Integer, Integer, string) SetCellFromHtml(Integer, Integer, string, Integer)
GetHtmlFromCell	Overloaded GetHtmlFromCell(Integer, Integer, THtmlVersion, THtmlStyle, TEncoding) GetHtmlFromCell(Integer, Integer, THtmlVersion, THtmlStyle, TEncoding, Boolean)
CopyCell	Copies one cell from one workbook to another. If the cell has a formula, it will be offset so it matches the new destination. Note: You will normally not need this method. To copy a range of cells from a workbook to another use InsertAndCopy​Range(​​TXls​Cell​Range, Integer, Integer, Integer, TFlxInsertMode, TRangeCopyMode, TExcelFile, Integer)...[more]
GetFormat	Returns the format definition for a given format index. Note that this method will only return Cell formats. If you want to read a Style format, use GetStyle(​​Integer)
AddFormat	Adds a new format to the Excel format list. If it already exists, it doesn't add a new one, so you can use this method for searching too.
SetFormat	Sets the font definition for a given format index. Normally it is of not use, (you should use AddFont or AddFormat instead) but could be used to change the default format. (using SetFormat(0, fmt); ). This method will change style XFs and CellXfs, depending if aFormat is a StyleXF or a CellXF.
GetFont	Returns the font definition for a given font index.
SetFont	Sets the font definition for a given font index. Normally it is of not use, (you should use AddFont or AddFormat instead) but could be used to change the default font format. (using SetFont(0, font); )
AddFont	Adds a new font to the excel font list. If it already exists, it doesn't add a new one, so you can use this method for searching too.
SetCellFormat	Overloaded SetCellFormat(Integer, Integer, Integer) SetCellFormat(Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer) SetCellFormat(Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer, TFlxFormat, TFlxApplyFormat) SetCellFormat(Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer, TFlxFormat, TFlxApplyFormat, Boolean)
DrawBorders	This method draws a border around a range of cells.
GetCellFormat	Overloaded GetCellFormat(Integer, Integer) GetCellFormat(Integer, Integer, Integer)
GetCellVisibleFormat	Overloaded GetCellVisibleFormat(Integer, Integer) GetCellVisibleFormat(Integer, Integer, Integer)
GetCellVisible​FormatDef	Overloaded GetCellVisibleFormatDef(Integer, Integer) GetCellVisibleFormatDef(Integer, Integer, Integer)
Conditionally​Modify​Format	Overloaded ConditionallyModifyFormat(TFlxFormat, Integer, Integer, IDrawingConditionalFormat) ConditionallyModifyFormat(TFlxFormat, Integer, Integer, Boolean, IDrawingConditionalFormat)
AddConditionalFormat	Adds a conditional format for a range of cells.
SetConditionalFormat	Modifies one of the conditional format rules in the sheet.
GetConditionalFormat	One of the entries on the conditional format list of this file.
RemoveConditional​Format	Removes the conditional format at position index.
ClearConditional​Formats​InSheet	Removes all conditional formats in the active sheet.
GetStyleName	Gets the name of the style at position index. (1 based).
GetStyle	Overloaded GetStyle(Integer) GetStyle(string) GetStyle(string, Boolean)
RenameStyle	Renames an existing style. Note that this might be a user-defined style, you can't rename built-in styles.
SetStyle	Modifies an existing style if name already exists, or creates a new style if it doesn't.
DeleteStyle	Returns a named style for the workbook.
GetBuiltInStyleName	Returns the name for a built-in style.
TryGetBuiltIn​Style​Type	Tries to convert a string into an built-in style identifier. Will return true if styleName can be converted, false otherwise.
CellMergedBounds	Merged Range where the cell is.
MergeCells	Merges a number of cells into one.
UnMergeCells	Unmerges the range of cells. The coordinates have to be exact, if there is no merged cell with the exact coordinates, nothing will be done. If you want to unmerge all cells inside a range, use UnMergeAllCells​InRange instead.
UnMergeAllCells​InRange	This method will unmerge all the cells that are inside a range of cells.
CellMergedList	The Merged cell at position index on the mergedcell list.
CellMergedNext	Use this method to enumerate all merged cells in a sheet.
GetRowCount	Number of rows actually used on a given sheet.
GetColCount	Overloaded GetColCount(Integer) GetColCount(Integer, Boolean)
IsEmptyRow	True if the specified row does not have any cells, nor any format on it. In short, this row has never been used.
IsNotFormattedCol	True if the specified column does not have any format applied on it.
GetRowFormat	Overloaded GetRowFormat(Integer) GetRowFormat(Integer, Integer)
SetRowFormat	Overloaded SetRowFormat(Integer, Integer) SetRowFormat(Integer, Integer, Boolean) SetRowFormat(Integer, TFlxFormat, TFlxApplyFormat, Boolean)
GetColFormat	Overloaded GetColFormat(Integer) GetColFormat(Integer, Integer)
SetColFormat	Overloaded SetColFormat(Integer, Integer) SetColFormat(Integer, Integer, Boolean) SetColFormat(Integer, Integer, Integer) SetColFormat(Integer, Integer, Integer, Boolean) SetColFormat(Integer, TFlxFormat, TFlxApplyFormat, Boolean)
GetRowOptions	Returns all Row options at once (if the row is autosize, if it is hidden, etc).
SetRowOptions	Sets all Row options at once (if the row is autosize, if it is hidden, etc).
GetColOptions	Returns all Column options at once (if the column is hidden, etc).
SetColOptions	Sets all Column options at once (if the column is hidden, etc).
GetRowHeight	Overloaded GetRowHeight(Integer) GetRowHeight(Integer, Boolean) GetRowHeight(Integer, Integer, Boolean)
SetRowHeight	Sets the current Row height, in Excel internal units. (1/20th of a point) See Excel Internal Units for more information in Excel internal units.
GetColWidth	Overloaded GetColWidth(Integer) GetColWidth(Integer, Boolean) GetColWidth(Integer, Integer, Boolean)
SetColWidth	Overloaded SetColWidth(Integer, Integer) SetColWidth(Integer, Integer, Integer)
DefaultRowHeight​Visual	The default height for empty rows, in Excel internal units. (1/20th of a point). Different from DefaultRowHeight this property returns the actual row height as Excel will show it, considering DefaultRowHidden and DefaultRowHeight​Automatic. See Excel Internal Units for more information in Excel internal units.
GetRowHidden	Overloaded GetRowHidden(Integer) GetRowHidden(Integer, Integer)
SetRowHidden	Hides or shows a specific row.
GetColHidden	Returns true if the column is hidden.
SetColHidden	Overloaded SetColHidden(Integer, Boolean) SetColHidden(Integer, Integer, Boolean)
GetAutoRowHeight	Returns if the row is adjusting its size to the cell (the default) or if it has a fixed height.
SetAutoRowHeight	Sets the current row to automatically autosize to the biggest cell or not.
AutofitRow	Overloaded AutofitRow(Integer, Boolean, Double) AutofitRow(Integer, Integer, Boolean, Boolean, Double) AutofitRow(Integer, Integer, Boolean, Boolean, Double, Integer, Integer, Integer) AutofitRow(Integer, Integer, Boolean, Boolean, Double, Integer, Integer, Integer, TAutofitMerged) AutofitRow(Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer, Boolean, Boolean, Double, Integer, Integer, Integer, TAutofitMerged)
AutofitCol	Overloaded AutofitCol(Integer, Boolean, Double) AutofitCol(Integer, Integer, Boolean, Double) AutofitCol(Integer, Integer, Boolean, Double, Integer, Integer, Integer) AutofitCol(Integer, Integer, Boolean, Double, Integer, Integer, Integer, TAutofitMerged) AutofitCol(Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer, Boolean, Double, Integer, Integer, Integer, TAutofitMerged)
AutofitRowsOn​Workbook	Overloaded AutofitRowsOnWorkbook(Boolean, Boolean, Double) AutofitRowsOnWorkbook(Boolean, Boolean, Double, Integer, Integer, Integer) AutofitRowsOnWorkbook(Boolean, Boolean, Double, Integer, Integer, Integer, TAutofitMerged)
MarkRowForAutofit	Overloaded MarkRowForAutofit(Integer, Boolean, Double) MarkRowForAutofit(Integer, Boolean, Double, Integer, Integer, Integer, Boolean)
MarkColForAutofit	Overloaded MarkColForAutofit(Integer, Boolean, Double) MarkColForAutofit(Integer, Boolean, Double, Integer, Integer, Integer, Boolean)
IsRowMarkedFor​Autofit	Returns true is a row is marked for autofit.
IsColMarkedFor​Autofit	Returns true is a column is marked for autofit.
AutofitMarked​Rows​AndCols	Overloaded AutofitMarkedRowsAndCols(Boolean, Boolean, Double) AutofitMarkedRowsAndCols(Boolean, Boolean, Double, Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer) AutofitMarkedRowsAndCols(Boolean, Boolean, Double, Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer, TAutofitMerged)
AutofitComment	Will return the resized anchor so the size of the comment is enough to fit all the text inside.
ColCountInRow	Overloaded ColCountInRow(Integer) ColCountInRow(Integer, Integer)
ColFromIndex	Overloaded ColFromIndex(Integer, Integer) ColFromIndex(Integer, Integer, Integer)
ColToIndex	Overloaded ColToIndex(Integer, Integer) ColToIndex(Integer, Integer, Integer)
LoopOverUsedRange	This method loops over a range of cells, and calls an action for every cell that has data.
CopyColFormats	Copies the column definitions, that is formats, widths, hidden/visible, etc from one workbook or sheet to another.
GetColumnBlocks	This method returns a list of blocks of column information, grouped by columns that have the same properties. Since an xlsx file can have 16384 columns, querying every one of them might be slow. With this method, if columns from 5 to 16384 are hidden, you will get a single block with firstCol = 5 and lastCol = 16384 that is hidden. If you used GetColHidden instead you would have to call it 16384 times to get the same information.
SetColorPalette	Changes a color on the Excel color palette.
GetColorPalette	Overloaded GetColorPalette(Integer) GetColorPalette(Integer, TUIColor)
NearestColorIndex	Overloaded NearestColorIndex(TUIColor) NearestColorIndex(TUIColor, BooleanArray)
PaletteContainsColor	Returns true if the internal color palette contains the exact specified color. Note that Excel 2007 doesn't use the color palette, so this method is not needed there.
OptimizeColorPalette	Changes the colors in the color palette so they can represent better the colors in use. This method will change the colors not used in the palette by colors used in the sheet. If there are more unique colors in the sheet than the 56 available in the palette, only the first colors will be changed. When FlexCel saves an xls file, it saves the color information twice: The real color for Excel 2007 and newer, and the indexed color for older Excel versions. This method optimizes the palette of indexed colors so they look better in Excel 2003 or older. It doesn't effect Excel 2007 or newer at all.
GetColorPalette​Version	Internal use. Every time the palette changes, the number returned is incremented.
SetColorTheme	Overloaded SetColorTheme(TThemeColor, TDrawingColor) SetColorTheme(TPrimaryThemeColor, TDrawingColor)
GetColorTheme	Overloaded GetColorTheme(TThemeColor) GetColorTheme(TPrimaryThemeColor)
NearestColorTheme	Returns the most similar entry on the theme palette for a given color.
GetThemeFont	Gets the major of minor font scheme in the theme.
SetThemeFont	Sets either the minor or the major font for the theme.
GetTheme	This is an advanced method, that allows you to get the full theme in use. Normally you will just want to replace colors, and you can do this with SetColorTheme(​​TPrimary​Theme​Color, TDrawingColor) and GetColorTheme(​​TPrimary​Theme​Color) methods. Much of the functionality in a theme applies to PowerPoint, not Excel....[more]
GetThemeNoClone	Internal use. This won't clone the internal structure for more performance.
SetTheme	This is an advanced method, that allows you to set the full theme in use. Normally you will just want to replace colors, and you can do this with SetColorTheme(​​TPrimary​Theme​Color, TDrawingColor) and GetColorTheme(​​TPrimary​Theme​Color) methods.
GetNamedRange	Overloaded GetNamedRange(Integer) GetNamedRange(string, Integer) GetNamedRange(string, Integer, Integer)
FindNamedRange	Returns the index (1 based) on the list of named ranges for a given name and local sheet. If the range is not found, this method will return -1 You could use GetNamedRange(​​Integer) to get the name definition, or directly call GetNamedRange(​​string, Integer, Integer) to get a named range knowing its name and sheet position.
SetNamedRange	Overloaded SetNamedRange(TXlsNamedRange) SetNamedRange(Integer, TXlsNamedRange)
DeleteNamedRange	Deletes the name at the specified position. Important: If the name you are trying to delete is referenced by any formula/​chart/​whatever in your file, the name will not actually be deleted but hidden. You won't see the name in Excel or in the formula, but it will be there and you can see it from FlexCel. You can use GetUsedNamedRanges to learn if a range might be deleted. Also, note that if you later delete the formulas that reference those ranges FlexCel will remove those hanging ranges when saving....[more]
GetUsedNamedRanges	Returns an array of booleans where each value indicates if the name at position "i-1" is used by any formula, chart, or object in the file. If the name is in use, it can't be deleted. Note that the index here is Zero-based, different from all other Name indexes in FlexCel, because arrays in C# are always 0-based. So UsedRange[0] corresponds to GetNamedRange(1) and so on.
CopyToClipboard	Overloaded CopyToClipboard(TStringBuilder, TStream) CopyToClipboard(TFlexCelClipboardFormat, TStream)
CopyToClipboard​Format	Overloaded CopyToClipboardFormat(TXlsCellRange, TStringBuilder, TStream) CopyToClipboardFormat(TFlexCelClipboardFormat, TXlsCellRange, TStream)
PasteFromXls​Clipboard​Format	Overloaded PasteFromXlsClipboardFormat(Integer, Integer, TFlxInsertMode, TStream) PasteFromXlsClipboardFormat(Integer, Integer, TFlxInsertMode, TStream, Boolean)
PasteFromText​Clipboard​Format	Pastes the clipboard contents beginning on cells row, col.
GetPageHeader​AndFooter	This method will return all the headers and footers in a sheet.
SetPageHeader​AndFooter	This method will set all the headers and footers in a sheet. If you want a simple header or footer for all the pages, you might want to use PageHeader and PageFooter
FillPageHeader​OrFooter	Given a Page Header or footer string including macros (like [FileName] or [PageNo]), this method will return the strings that go into the left, right and middle sections.
GetPageHeader​OrFooter​AsHtml	Converts a section of a page header or footer into an HTML string.
GetHeaderOrFooter​Image	Overloaded GetHeaderOrFooterImage(THeaderAndFooterKind, THeaderAndFooterPos, TXlsImgType, TStream) GetHeaderOrFooterImage(THeaderAndFooterKind, THeaderAndFooterPos, TXlsImgType)
GetHeaderOrFooter​Image​Properties	Returns the image position and size.
SetHeaderOrFooter​Image	Overloaded SetHeaderOrFooterImage(THeaderAndFooterKind, THeaderAndFooterPos, TBytes, IHeaderOrFooterImageProperties) SetHeaderOrFooterImage(THeaderAndFooterKind, THeaderAndFooterPos, TBytes, TXlsImgType, IHeaderOrFooterImageProperties)
GetPrintMargins	Gets the Margins on the active sheet.
SetPrintMargins	Sets the Margins on the active sheet.
GetPrinterDriver​Settings	Returns printer driver settings. This method is not intended to be used alone, but together with SetPrinterDriver​Settings to copy printer driver information from a file to another.
SetPrinterDriver​Settings	Sets printer driver information. This method is not intended to be used alone, but together with GetPrinterDriver​Settings to copy printer driver information from a file to another.
SetImage	Overloaded SetImage(Integer, TBytes) SetImage(Integer, TUIImage) SetImage(Integer, TBytes, TXlsImgType) SetImage(Integer, TBytes, Boolean, string) SetImage(Integer, TUIImage, Boolean, string) SetImage(Integer, TBytes, TXlsImgType, Boolean, string)
SetImageAlternate	Sets the image data and / or image properties of an existing image. Currently this method is only needed for SVG images, since SVG images are stored as both PNG and SVG inside the xlsx file. This method allows you to supply both images.
SetImageProperties	Overloaded SetImageProperties(Integer, IImageProperties) SetImageProperties(Integer, IImageProperties, Boolean, string)
GetImageName	Overloaded GetImageName(Integer) GetImageName(Integer, Boolean, string)
GetImage	Overloaded GetImage(Integer, TXlsImgType) GetImage(Integer, TXlsImgType, TStream) GetImage(Integer, string, TXlsImgType, TStream, Boolean)
GetImageAlternate	Returns an image and its type. Currently this method is the same as GetImage(​​Integer, string, TXlsImgType, TStream, Boolean) for all images except SVG. For SVG images, xlsx files store both a PNG and SVG image. In those cases, this method will return the SVG image. To get the PNG, call GetImage(​​Integer, string, TXlsImgType, TStream, Boolean)
HasImageAlternate	Returns true if the image has an alternate representation. This currently happens only with SVG images, which have a PNG base and an SVG alternate. If the image has an alternate, you can get the data with GetImageAlternate
GetImageProperties	Overloaded GetImageProperties(Integer) GetImageProperties(Integer, Boolean, string)
AddImage	Overloaded AddImage(TUIImage, IImageProperties) AddImage(TBytes, IImageProperties) AddImage(TStream, IImageProperties) AddImage(string, IImageProperties) AddImage(TBytes, TXlsImgType, IImageProperties) AddImage(TStream, TXlsImgType, IImageProperties) AddImage(Integer, Integer, TUIImage)
AddImageAlternate	Adds an image to the active sheet. Currently this method is only needed for SVG images, since SVG images are stored as both PNG and SVG inside the xlsx file. This method allows you to supply both images.
DeleteImage	Overloaded DeleteImage(Integer) DeleteImage(Integer, Boolean, string)
ClearImage	Overloaded ClearImage(Integer) ClearImage(Integer, Boolean, string)
SetSheetBackground	Sets the sheet background for the active sheet. Set it to null to remove the background.
GetSheetBackground	Gets the sheet background for the active sheet. It will return null if there isn't any background in the sheet.
ImageIndexTo​Object​Index	Returns the general index on the object list for an image. You can use then this index on SendToBack, for example. Note that if the image is in a group, this method will return the first object index for the group that contains the image. If you want to get the object path to the image instead, look at ImageIndexTo​Object​Path
ObjectIndexTo​Image​Index	Returns the index on the image collection of an object. Note that this method is slow when there are many images, so use it sparingly.
ImageIndexTo​Object​Path	Returns the absolute object path for an image, given an image index. Note that this method can be slow if there are many objects in the file. Whenever possible, prefer the methods that take directly an imageIndex instead of converting the imageIndex to an objectPath.
ObjectPathTo​Image​Index	Returns the index on the image collection of an object. Note that this method is slow when there are many images, so use it sparingly. Whenever possible, prefer the methods that take directly an objectPath instead of converting the objectPath to an imageIndex.
GetObjectName	Returns the name of the object at objectIndex position.
GetObjectShapeId	Returns the shape id of the object at objectIndex position. Shape Ids are internal identifiers for the shape, that you can use to uniquely identify a shape. Note that the shape id can change when you load the file, once it is loaded, it will remain the same for the shape lifetime.
FindObject	Returns the object index for an existing name. Whenever possible you should prefer to use FindObjectPath instead of this method, since it is faster and finds also objects that are not in the root branch.
FindObjectPath	Finds an object by its name, and returns the ObjectPath you need to use this object. Note that if there is more than an object with the same name in the sheet, this method will return null.
FindObjectByShapeId	Finds an object given its internal shape id, and returns the object index you need to access the same object in FlexCel.
IsValidObject​Path​ObjName	Returns true if the object name exists and it is unique in the sheet. You can use FindObjectPath to find the object path you need for this object name.
GetObjectAnchor	Overloaded GetObjectAnchor(Integer) GetObjectAnchor(Integer, string)
SetObjectAnchor	Overloaded SetObjectAnchor(Integer, TClientAnchor) SetObjectAnchor(Integer, string, TClientAnchor)
GetObjectProperties	Overloaded GetObjectProperties(Integer, Boolean) GetObjectProperties(Integer, string, Boolean)
GetObjectProperties​ByShapeId	Returns information on an object and all of its children and parents. Note: This method always returns a top level object. If you ask for a shape id of a shape that is contained inside other group, this method will return the first level group containing other groups that contain the shape. **Note 2:**This method is mostly for internal use. Shape ids are not guaranteed to be preserved when saving and reloading a file, so this method should only be used while editing the file with shape ids retrieved from the XlsFile object, not hardcoded shape ids. To get the object properties for a known shape in a file, give it a name and call...[more]
SetObjectText	Overloaded SetObjectText(Integer, string, string) SetObjectText(Integer, string, TRichString) SetObjectText(Integer, string, TDrawingRichString)
SetObjectName	Sets the name for an autoshape.
SetObjectProperty	Overloaded SetObjectProperty(Integer, string, TShapeOption, string) SetObjectProperty(Integer, string, TShapeOption, Int64) SetObjectProperty(Integer, string, TShapeOption, Double) SetObjectProperty(Integer, string, TShapeOption, Boolean) SetObjectProperty(Integer, string, TShapeOption, TDrawingHyperlink) SetObjectProperty(Integer, string, TShapeOption, Integer, Boolean)
SetObjectProperties	Sets all the properties of the shape. This allows for more complete control than SetObjectProperty(​​Integer, string, TShapeOption, string) beause it can specify for example a xlsx fill using a theme color, instead of simple RGB fills.
AddAutoShape	Adds an autoshape to the sheet. You can add shapes to a worksheet, or to a chart sheet. For an example on how to add a shape, please create a shape in Excel, then open the file with APIMate and look at the generated code.
GroupObjects	Overloaded GroupObjects(Int32Array) GroupObjects(string, TFlxAnchorType, Int32Array)
UngroupObjects	Ungroups a group of objects. The objects must be at the root level, you can't ungroup objects inside a group. If the object is not a group, this method will do nothing.
DeleteObject	Overloaded DeleteObject(Integer) DeleteObject(Integer, string)
GetObjectsInRange	Returns a list with all the objects that are completely inside a range of cells.
GetObjectLinkedCell	Returns the cell that is linked to the object. If the object isn't an object that can be linked or it isn't linked, this method will return null. Note that when you change the value in the cell linked to this object, the value of the object will change. The sheet returned in the TCellAddress might be null, in which case the reference is to a cell in the same sheet, or it might contain another sheet name. Also note that this applies to form objects. To get the link of a shape like a circle or rectangle, use...[more]
SetObjectLinkedCell	Links the object to a cell, if the object can be linked. If the object is a radio button then all the other radio buttons in the group will be linked to the same cell, so when the cell changes the radio buttons too, and vice-versa. To unlink the cell, make linkedCell null.
GetShapeLinkedCell	Returns the cell that is linked to the shape or image. If the object isn't linked, this method will return null. Note that when you change the value in the cell linked to this object, the value of the object will change. Also note that this method applies to shapes like a rectangle or circle, or an image. To get the link of a forms object like a combobox or a radiobutton use GetObjectLinkedCell instead.
SetShapeLinkedCell	Links the shape or image to a cell, if the shape can be linked. To unlink the cell, make linkedCell null. Note that this method applies to shapes like a rectangle or circle, or images. To change the link of a forms object like a combobox or a radiobutton use SetObjectLinkedCell instead.
GetObjectInputRange	Returns the input range for the object. If the object isn't a combobox or listbox, or it doesn't have an input range, this method will return null. Note that when you change the value in the cell linked to this object, the value of the object will change. The sheet in the TCellAddresses returned might be null, in which case the reference is to a cell in the same sheet, or it might contain another sheet name.
SetObjectInputRange	Sets the input range for a ListBox or a ComboBox. When applied to other objects, this method does nothing.
GetObjectMacro	Returns the macro associated with an object, or null if there is no macro associated.
SetObjectMacro	Associates an object with a macro. While this will normally be used in buttons, you can associate macros to almost any object.
GetCheckboxState	Gets the value of a checkbox in the active sheet. Note that this only works for checkboxes added through the Forms toolbar. It won't return the values of ActiveX checkboxes.
SetCheckboxState	Sets the value of a checkbox in the active sheet. Note that this only works for checkboxes added through the Forms toolbar. It won't return the values of ActiveX checkboxes.
AddCheckbox	Overloaded AddCheckbox(TClientAnchor, TRichString, TCheckboxState, TCellAddress) AddCheckbox(TClientAnchor, TRichString, TCheckboxState, TCellAddress, string)
GetRadioButtonState	Gets if a radio button in the active sheet is selected or not. Note that this only works for radio buttons added through the Forms toolbar. It won't return the values of ActiveX radio buttons.
SetRadioButtonState	Sets the value of a radio button in the active sheet. Note that this only works for radio buttons added through the Forms toolbar. It won't return the values of ActiveX radio buttons
AddRadioButton	Overloaded AddRadioButton(TClientAnchor, TRichString) AddRadioButton(TClientAnchor, TRichString, string)
AddGroupBox	Overloaded AddGroupBox(TClientAnchor, TRichString) AddGroupBox(TClientAnchor, TRichString, string)
GetObjectSelection	Gets the selected item in an object from the "Forms" palette. It can be a combobox or a listbox. 0 means no selection, 1 the first item in the list. Note that this only works for objects added through the Forms toolbar. It won't return the values of ActiveX objects.
SetObjectSelection	Sets the selected item of an object from the "Forms" palette. It can be a combobox, a listbox, a spinbox or a scrollbar. Note that this only works for objects added through the Forms toolbar. It won't return the values of ActiveX objects.
GetObjectSpin​Properties	Returns maximum, minimum and increment in any control that has a spin or dropdown, like a listbox, combobox, spinner or scrollbar.
SetObjectSpin​Properties	Sets the spin properties of an object. You should apply this only to scrollbars and spinners.
GetObjectSpinValue	Returns the current selected value of a scrollbar.
SetObjectSpinValue	Sets the position in a scrollbar object. If the object is linked to a cell, the cell will be updated.
AddComboBox	Adds a ComboBox to the active sheet.
AddListBox	Adds a ListBox to the active sheet.
AddButton	Adds a button to the sheet, with the associated macro.
AddLabel	Adds a Label to the active sheet.
AddSpinner	Adds a Spinner to the active sheet.
AddScrollBar	Adds a ScrollBar to the active sheet.
RenderObject	Overloaded RenderObject(Integer) RenderObject(Integer, string) RenderObject(Integer, Double, IShapeProperties, TSmoothingMode, TInterpolationMode, Boolean, Boolean, TUIPointF, TUIRectangle, TUISize) RenderObject(Integer, Double, IShapeProperties, TSmoothingMode, TInterpolationMode, Boolean, Boolean, TUIColor, TUIPointF, TUIRectangle, TUISize) RenderObject(Integer, Double, IShapeProperties, TSmoothingMode, TInterpolationMode, Boolean, Boolean, TUIColor, Double, TUIPointF, TUIRectangle, TUISize)
RenderCells	Overloaded RenderCells(Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer, Boolean) RenderCells(Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer, Boolean, Double, TSmoothingMode, TInterpolationMode, Boolean) RenderCells(Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer, Boolean, Double, TSmoothingMode, TInterpolationMode, Boolean, Double) RenderCells(Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer, Boolean, Double, TSmoothingMode, TInterpolationMode, Boolean, Double, Boolean, Boolean)
CellRangeDimensions	Returns the height and width that would be used by a range of cells (in Points, or 1/72 inches).
RenderObjectAsSVG	Overloaded RenderObjectAsSVG(Integer, string, string, TEncoding) RenderObjectAsSVG(TStream, Integer, string, string, TEncoding) RenderObjectAsSVG(Integer, string, string, string, TEncoding) RenderObjectAsSVG(TStream, Integer, string, string, string, TEncoding) RenderObjectAsSVG(Integer, IShapeProperties, TUIColor, TSVGExportType, string, string, string, TArray<TSVGAttribute>, TEncoding, TUIPointF, TUIRectangle) RenderObjectAsSVG(TStream, Integer, IShapeProperties, TUIColor, TSVGExportType, string, string, string, TArray<TSVGAttribute>, TEncoding, TUIPointF, TUIRectangle) RenderObjectAsSVG(Integer, Double, IShapeProperties, TUIColor, TSVGExportType, string, string, string, TArray<TSVGAttribute>, TEncoding, TUIPointF, TUIRectangle) RenderObjectAsSVG(TStream, Integer, Double, IShapeProperties, TUIColor, TSVGExportType, string, string, string, TArray<TSVGAttribute>, TEncoding, TUIPointF, TUIRectangle) RenderObjectAsSVG(Integer, Double, IShapeProperties, TUIColor, TSVGExportType, string, string, string, TArray<TSVGAttribute>, TEncoding, Boolean, TUIPointF, TUIRectangle) RenderObjectAsSVG(TStream, Integer, Double, IShapeProperties, TUIColor, TSVGExportType, string, string, string, TArray<TSVGAttribute>, TEncoding, Boolean, TUIPointF, TUIRectangle)
SendToBack	Sends the graphical object to the bottom layer on the display (z-order) position. It will show below and will be covered by all other objects on the sheet.
BringToFront	Sends the graphical object to the top layer on the display (z-order) position. It will show above and will cover all other objects on the sheet.
SendForward	Sends the graphical object one layer up on the display (z-order) position. It will show above and will cover the image at objectIndex+1.
SendBack	Sends the graphical object one layer down. It will show below and will be covered by image at objectIndex-1.
CommentRowCount	Maximum row index including comments.
CommentCountRow	Number of comments on a given row.
GetCommentRow	Returns the comment at position commentIndex on the specified row.
GetCommentRowCol	Returns the column for comment at position commentIndex
GetComment	Returns the comment at the specified row and column, or an empty string if there is no comment on that cell.
SetCommentRow	Overloaded SetCommentRow(Integer, Integer, TRichString, IImageProperties, Boolean) SetCommentRow(Integer, Integer, string, IImageProperties, Boolean)
SetComment	Overloaded SetComment(Integer, Integer, string) SetComment(Integer, Integer, TRichString) SetComment(Integer, Integer, string, string, IImageProperties) SetComment(Integer, Integer, TRichString, string, IImageProperties, Boolean)
GetCommentPropertiesRow	Returns the comment properties for the popup at position commentIndex
GetCommentProperties	Gets the popup placement for an existing comment. If there is not a comment on cell (row,col), this will return null.
SetCommentPropertiesRow	Sets the comment properties at the specified index.
SetCommentProperties	Sets the popup placement for an existing comment. If there is not a comment on cell (row,col), this will create an empty one.
LightClone	Returns a copy of this ExcelFile object with the same backing data, so the cells in both objects are the same. Using a light clone allows you to read from a single ExcelFile in two different threads, since while the data is the same (so you don't use twice the memory as a real clone would), you can have separate activesheets in both. So one thread can be reading from the "original" file with ActiveSheet = 1, and the other thread could be reading from the light clone with activeSheet = 3. ...[more]
InsertAndCopyRange	Overloaded InsertAndCopyRange(TXlsCellRange, Integer, Integer, Integer, TFlxInsertMode) InsertAndCopyRange(TXlsCellRange, Integer, Integer, Integer, TFlxInsertMode, TRangeCopyMode) InsertAndCopyRange(TXlsCellRange, Integer, Integer, Integer, TFlxInsertMode, TRangeCopyMode, TExcelFile, Integer) InsertAndCopyRange(TXlsCellRange, Integer, Integer, Integer, TFlxInsertMode, TRangeCopyMode, TExcelFile, Integer, TExcelObjectList)
DeleteRange	Overloaded DeleteRange(TXlsCellRange, TFlxInsertMode) DeleteRange(Integer, Integer, TXlsCellRange, TFlxInsertMode) DeleteRange(Integer, Integer, TXlsCellRange, TFlxInsertMode, Boolean)
MoveRange	Overloaded MoveRange(TXlsCellRange, Integer, Integer, TFlxInsertMode) MoveRange(TXlsCellRange, Integer, Integer, TFlxInsertMode, Boolean)
ClearDataValidation	Overloaded ClearDataValidation ClearDataValidation(TXlsCellRange)
AddDataValidation	Adds a new Data Validation to a specified range.
GetDataValidation	Overloaded GetDataValidation(Integer, Integer) GetDataValidation(Integer, Integer, TXlsCellRange)
GetDataValidation​Info	Returns the data validation information for an entry of the index. There are 2 ways you can access the data validation information on a sheet:...[more]
GetDataValidation​Ranges	Returns a list of ranges for which a data validation definition applies. There are 2 ways you can access the data validation information on a sheet:...[more]
CheckDataValidation	Overloaded CheckDataValidation(Integer, Integer) CheckDataValidation(Integer, Integer, TCellValue, Boolean)
CheckDataValidations​InSheet	Checks if all the cells in the active sheet inside data validations have values that are valid according to the data validation specifications.
CheckDataValidations​InWorkbook	Checks if all the cells in the file inside data validations have values that are valid according to the data validation specifications.
GetHyperLink	Returns the hyperlink at position index on the list.
SetHyperLink	Modifies an existing Hyperlink. Use AddHyperLink to add a new one.
GetHyperLink​Cell​Range	Returns the cell range a hyperlink refers to.
SetHyperLink​Cell​Range	Changes the cells an hyperlink is linked to.
AddHyperLink	Adds a new hyperlink to the Active sheet. Use SetHyperLink to modify an existing one.
DeleteHyperLink	Deletes an existing hyperlink.
LoopHyperLinks	Loops over the list of existing hyperlinks in the active sheet which are at least partially contained in range, and executes action for each one of those links. This can be faster than looping over all hyperlinks in a page if you have thousands, since this method uses spatial indexing.
GetRowOutlineLevel	Returns the Outline level for a row.
SetRowOutlineLevel	Overloaded SetRowOutlineLevel(Integer, Integer) SetRowOutlineLevel(Integer, Integer, Integer)
GetColOutlineLevel	Returns the Outline level for a column.
SetColOutlineLevel	Overloaded SetColOutlineLevel(Integer, Integer) SetColOutlineLevel(Integer, Integer, Integer)
CollapseOutlineRows	Overloaded CollapseOutlineRows(Integer, TCollapseChildrenMode) CollapseOutlineRows(Integer, TCollapseChildrenMode, Integer, Integer)
CollapseOutlineCols	Overloaded CollapseOutlineCols(Integer, TCollapseChildrenMode) CollapseOutlineCols(Integer, TCollapseChildrenMode, Integer, Integer)
IsOutlineNodeRow	Returns true when the row is the one that is used for collapsing an outline. (it has a "+" at the left).
IsOutlineNodeCol	Returns true when the column is the one that is used for collapsing an outline. (it has a "+" at the top).
IsOutlineNode​CollapsedRow	Returns true when the row is an outline node (it has a "+" at the left) and it is closed (all children are hidden).
IsOutlineNode​CollapsedCol	Returns true when the column is an outline node (it has a "+" at the top) and it is closed (all children are hidden).
CollapseOutline​NodeRow	Use this method to collapse a node of the outline. If the row is not a node (IsOutlineNodeRow is false) this method does nothing. While this method allows a better control of the rows expanded and collapsed, you will normally use CollapseOutline​Rows(​​Integer, TCollapseChildren​Mode) to collapse or expand all rows in a sheet.
CollapseOutline​NodeCol	Use this method to collapse a node of the outline. If the column is not a node (IsOutlineNodeCol is false) this method does nothing. While this method allows a better control of the columns expanded and collapsed, you will normally use CollapseOutline​Cols(​​Integer, TCollapseChildren​Mode) to collapse or expand all columns in a sheet.
SubtotalDefault​English​String	Returns the english string that Excel uses to refer to Sums, averages, et. when you use the Subtotal command. You can use the result of this method together with Subtotal to specify the text for totals.
Subtotal	This method works like the "Subtotal" command in Excel in the "Data" tab of the ribbon. It will take a number of cells and group them by similar values, adding a subtotal formula every new different value and a grand total at the end. It will also add outlines at the right.
SelectCell	Selects a single cell. To select multiple cells, use SelectCells
SelectCells	Selects a group of cells on a given pane. If you just want to select just one cell, you can use the simpler method SelectCell This property can work in different windows depending on the value of ActiveWindow
GetSelectedCells	Returns the selected ranges on a sheet. This property can work in different windows depending on the value of ActiveWindow
ScrollWindow	Overloaded ScrollWindow(Integer, Integer) ScrollWindow(TPanePosition, Integer, Integer)
GetWindowScroll	Overloaded GetWindowScroll GetWindowScroll(TPanePosition)
FreezePanes	This command is equivalent to Menu-​>Window-​>Freeze Panes. It will freeze the rows and columns above and to the left from cell. Note that because Excel works this way, when you SplitWindow the panes are suppressed and vice-versa See also GetFrozenPanes This property can work in different windows depending on the value of ActiveWindow
GetFrozenPanes	Returns the cell that is freezing the window, "A1" if no panes are frozen. See also FreezePanes This property can work in different windows depending on the value of ActiveWindow
SplitWindow	This command is equivalent to Menu-​>Window-​>Split. It will split the window in 4 regions. Note that because Excel works this way, when you FreezePanes the windows are unsplitted and vice-versa See also GetSplitWindow This property can work in different windows depending on the value of ActiveWindow
GetSplitWindow	Returns the horizontal and vertical offsets for the split windows. Zero means no split. See also SplitWindow This property can work in different windows depending on the value of ActiveWindow
GetDataConnections	Returns the data connections in the file. Use SetDataConnections to change the connections in the file.
SetDataConnections	Sets the data connections in the file.
GetChart	Returns a chart from an object position and path. If the object does not contain a chart, it returns null. Note that charts can be first-level objects (in chart sheets), or they can be embedded inside other objects, that can be themselves embedded inside other objects. So you need to recursively look inside all objects to see if there are charts anywhere. Look at the example in this topic to see how to get all charts in a sheet.
AddChart	This method will add a chart to the active sheet. You can then add series and customize the returned ExcelChart object. Important: This method only works in xlsx files.
Find	Finds a value inside a cell and returns the position for the cell, or null if nothing was found.
Replace	Overloaded Replace(TCellValue, TCellValue, TXlsCellRange, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean) Replace(TCellValue, TCellValue, TXlsCellRange, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, TProc<TReplaceAction>)
Sort	Overloaded Sort(TXlsCellRange, Boolean, Int32Array, TSortOrderArray, TComparer<TCellValue>) Sort(TXlsCellRange, Boolean, Int32Array, TSortOrderArray, TComparer<TCellValue>, TSortFormulaMode)
SetAutoFilter	Overloaded SetAutoFilter(TXlsCellRange, Boolean) SetAutoFilter(Integer, Integer, Integer) SetAutoFilter(Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer)
RemoveAutoFilter	Removes the AutoFilter from the active sheet. If there is no AutoFilter in the sheet, this method does nothing.
HasAutoFilter	Overloaded HasAutoFilter HasAutoFilter(Integer, Integer)
GetAutoFilterRange	Returns the range of cells with AutoFilter in the Active sheet, or null if there is not AutoFilter.
Recalc	Overloaded Recalc Recalc(Boolean)
RecalcCell	This method will recalculate a single cell and all of it's dependencies, but not the whole workbook. USE THIS METHOD WITH CARE! You will normally want to simply call Recalc or just save the file and let FlexCel calculate the workbook for you. This method is for rare situations where you are making thousands of recalculations and the speed of Recalc is not enough, and you have a big part of the spreadsheet that you know that didn't change. Note: If you are recalculating many cells without changing data, you can speed up calculations by calling...[more]
StartBatchRecalc​Cells	This method tells FlexCel that you are going to call multiple times RecalcCell without changing any data in the spreadsheet. This way, FlexCel won't keep recalculating the same supporting cells each time you call RecalcCells. Always match this call with a call to EndBatchRecalcCells.
EndBatchRecalcCells	This method ends the batch started by StartBatchRecalc​Cells and goes back to normal mode.
RecalcExpression	Overloaded RecalcExpression(string) RecalcExpression(string, Boolean)
RecalcRange	This method recalculates a formula that returns a range, and returns the cells that compose it. Note that normally ranges are a single rectangle (like in "=A1:B2"), and in this case this method will return a single element in the array. But you might have a formula like "=A1:A10, C6:C7" which will return two different ranges. In this case, the returned array will have more than one TCellAddressRange. If the formula doesn't resolve to a range or group of ranges, this method will return null.
OffsetRelative​Formula	Use this method to know the actual formula that applies to a cell when the formula is relative. In some places, mostly data validations and names, Excel returns relative formulas. So for example you might have a name with a definition of "=Sheet1!A2" when you are positioned at cell A1. If you now move the cursor to cell A2 in Excel, the name definition will be "=Sheet1!A3" since the reference is relative to the cell where the cursor is. If you retrieve the name formula with FlexCel, as FlexCel doesn't have a cursor, it will always return the canonical formula as if you were positioned at A1. If you want to know the real formula when you are positioned at A2, you need to call this method with cellRow =3, cellCol = 1 and expression = "=Sheet1!A2". It will return "=Sheet1!A3".
RecalcRelative​Formula	Use this method to know the value of a formula that applies to a cell when the formula is relative. In some places, mostly data validations and names, Excel returns relative formulas. So for example you might have a name with a definition of "=Sheet1!A2" when you are positioned at cell A1. If you now move the cursor to cell A2 in Excel, the name definition will be "=Sheet1!A3" since the reference is relative to the cell where the cursor is. If you use RecalcExpression(​​string)...[more]
RecalcAndVerify	Use this method to validate a file. FlexCel does not support all the range of functions from Excel when recalculating, so unknown functions will return "#NAME?" errors. Using this function you can validate your user worksheets and see if all the formulas they use are supported.
GetWhatIfTableList	Returns a list of the upper cells of the What-if tables in the page. You can then use GetWhatIfTable to get the definition of each one.
GetWhatIfTable	Returns the range of cells that make the what-if table that starts at aRow and aCol. If there is no What-if table at aRow, aCol, this method returns null. If both the returned rowInputCell and colInputCell are null, this means this table points to deleted references.
SetWhatIfTable	Creates an Excel What-if table in the range of cells specified by Range. Calling this method is the same as setting a cell value with a TFormula where TFormula.Span has more than one cell, and TFormula.Text is something like "{​=TABLE(​,A4)​}​". The parameters for the =TABLE function are rowInputCell and colInputCell, and they look the same a Excel will show them.
GetLink	Gets the external link at position i.
SetLink	Changes the external link at position i for a new value. Note that you can't add new links with this method, external links are added automatically when you add formulas that reference other worksheets. This method is only to change existing links to point to other place. All formulas pointing to the old link will point to the new. Note that the replacing filename should have the same sheets as the original, or the formulas might break.
ConvertFormulas​ToValues	Overloaded ConvertFormulasToValues(Boolean) ConvertFormulasToValues(Boolean, Boolean)
ConvertExternal​Names​ToRef​Errors	Overloaded ConvertExternalNamesToRefErrors ConvertExternalNamesToRefErrors(Boolean)
GetCachedFont0	This method is used by FlexCel itself, you shouldn't call it directly.
SetCachedFont0	This method is used by FlexCel itself, you shouldn't call it directly.
AddUserDefined​Function	Adds a custom formula function to the FlexCel recalculation engine. Note that this formulas are only valid for Excel custom formulas, not for internal ones. For example, you could define "EDATE" since it is a custom formula defined in the Analysis Addin, but you cannot redefine "SUM". Note that if a custom formula with the name already exists, it will be replaced. Names are Case insensitive ("Date" is the same as "DATE"). Also note that some user defined functions come already built in FlexCel, so you might not need to define them. For more information on adding Custom Formulas make sure you read...[more]
EvaluateUser​Defined​Function	Evaluates a custom function you have added earlier with AddUserDefined​Function. You will not normally need to call this method, but it could be used for testing. If the function has not been added with AddUserDefined​Function, this method will return TFlxFormulaError​Value.​Err​Name.
ClearUserDefined​Functions	Removes all the custom formula functions from the FlexCel recalculation engine.
RemoveUserDefined​Function	Removes a single function from the FlexCel recalculation engine. If the function doesn't exist, this method will return false.
IsDefinedFunction	Overloaded IsDefinedFunction(string) IsDefinedFunction(string, TUserDefinedFunctionLocation)
GetFormulaTokens	Overloaded GetFormulaTokens(Integer, Integer) GetFormulaTokens(Integer, Integer, Integer)
GetTokens	Returns the tokens for a formula in text form. See GetFormulaTokens(​​Integer, Integer) for more information.
SetFormulaTokens	Overloaded SetFormulaTokens(Integer, Integer, ITokenList) SetFormulaTokens(Integer, Integer, Integer, ITokenList)
SetTokens	This method converts a list of tokens in the corresponding string. Normally you get the tokens from GetTokens or GetFormulaTokens(​​Integer, Integer)
RemoveMacros	If the file has macros, this method will remove them.
HasMacros	Returns true if the file has any macros.
UnshareWorkbook	Removes the "track changes" information of the workbook and unshares the workbook. This is only needed for xls files, as FlexCel doesn't save tracking changes in xlsx files, and the feature is deprecated in Excel.
IsSharedWorkbook	Returns true is this is a shared workbook. This method only will return true for xls files, since FlexCel doesn't load tracking changes in xlsx files.
HasWebAddinTaskPanes	Returns true if the file has any task pane web add-in. Note that this only applies to task pane addins. The content addins are just objects in the sheet.
RemoveWebAddin​Task​Panes	Removes all task pane web add-ins from the file. Note that this will only remove the task pane addins. You can remove the content addins by removing the corresponding objects in the sheet with DeleteObject(​​Integer)
GetCustomTableStyle	Overloaded GetCustomTableStyle(string) GetCustomTableStyle(Integer)
HasCustomTableStyle	Returns true if the workbook has a custom table style with name "name".
SetCustomTableStyle	Adds a new or replaces an existing table style.
RenameCustom​Table​Style	Renames an existing custom table style. Note that this method won't change the table styles from existing tables from oldName to newName. So after renaming a table style, you should loop in all the tables in the workbook which use that table style, and manually rename their custom table styles too.
DeleteCustom​Table​Style	Overloaded DeleteCustomTableStyle(Integer) DeleteCustomTableStyle(string)
DeleteAllCustom​Table​Styles​InWorkbook	Deletes all custom table styles in the workbook.
GetTable	Overloaded GetTable(string) GetTable(Integer) GetTable(string, Boolean)
GetTableSheet	Returns the sheet number of the table, or raises an exception if the table doesn't exist.
HasTable	Returns true if the table exists in the file.
GetTableName	If there is a table in the cell at (row, col) then this method will return the name of the table. If not it will return an empty string.
GetTableAtCell	If there is a table in the cell at (row, col) then this method will return the table definition. If not it will return null.
AddTable	Adds a table to the active sheet.
SetTable	Changes an existing table. The table to change is given by the table name in aTable. Note that this method won't change the name of the table. To do so, you need to call RenameTable
RenameTable	Renames an existing table to a new name, renaming also all references to that table. Note that the final name of the table might not be the name you specified in newName, if newName already existed. You need to check the result of this method to know the actual name which the table was renamed to.
DeleteTable	Deletes a table from the workbook, based on its name. Note that the table might not be in the active sheet. Note also that this will only delete the table itself, but not the data inside.
DeleteAllTables​InSheet	Removes all the tables in the active sheet. The contents are not removed, only the table itself.
PivotTableCount​InSheet	Returns the number of pivot tables in the active sheet.
AddCustomXmlPart	Adds a custom XML part to the file, as described in https:​//​msdn.​microsoft.​com/​en-​us/​library/​bb608618.​aspx
RemoveCustomXmlPart	Deletes the part at the given position. ( 1 based)
GetCustomXmlPart	Returns the part at the given position. (1 based)
SetXmlMap	Sets the XML Maps in the file. This is equivalent to going to the "Developer" tab in Excel and then clicking in Source in the XML section. Set it to null to remove the XML Maps in the file.
GetXmlMap	Returns the XML Maps in the file if it has any, or null if there are no XML Maps. Note that the map returned is a copy, so modifying it won't modify the map in the file. To modify the map in the file you need to get it with GetXmlMap, modify it, then set it with SetXmlMap
AsIRowColSize	This method is only useful for C++ Builder. It allows you to get the IRowColSize interface that this class implements without needing to call Xls-​>Get​Interface(​.​.​.​)​. In Delphi you can just use the object directly.

Properties

Name	Description
NeedsRecalc	True if the file has been modified after loading.
Recalculating	Returns true if the workbook is being recalculated.
ActiveWindow	Gets or sets the active windows to which some sheet and workbook options like zoom will apply. (1 based) Note that spreadsheets normally have a single Window, so this value will most likely be 1 and should stay that way. If you are working with multiple spreadsheet windows, you can change this property to change the sheet options of a particular window. The properties that apply to a specific window and are affected by this property mention it on their docs.
WindowCount	Returns the number of windows in the file. Note that this isn't the sheet count, but the number of views of the workbook. Most Excel documents have only one window.
ActiveSheetFor​Active​Window	Gets or sets the active sheet for the ActiveWindow. Note that this won't change the active sheet for FlexCel when you enter a value, you still need to call ActiveSheet for that. This property will only change the sheet that is active in that window when you open the file in Excel. Setting this property will also unselect the other sheets. If you want to select multiple sheets, make sure to select them *after* setting the ActiveSheetFor​Active​Window.​
VirtualMode	Set this value to true to turn Virtual Mode on. Look at 'Virtual mode' in the Performance Guide for more information.
DefaultFileFormat	Determines the default file format used by Excel when saving a file without specifying one, and when the file format can't be determined from the extension of the file. If set to Automatic (The default) the file will be saved in the same format it was opened. That is, if you opened an xlsx file it will be saved as xlsx. If you opened an xls file (or created it with XlsFile.​New​File(​)​) it will be saved as xls. When this property is automatic, text files will be saved as xls.
ExcelVersion	Defines the Excel mode used in this thread. Note that while on v2007 (the default) you still can make xls 97 spreadsheets, so the only reason to change this setting is if you have any compatibility issues (for example your formulas depend on a sheet having 65536 rows). IMPORTANT: Do NOT change this value after reading a workbook. Also, remember that the value is changed for all the reports in all threads.
XlsBiffVersion	Xls files created by Excel 2007 have additional records that allow the generated file to store characteristics not available in Excel 2003 or older. (Like for example True color for cells instead of 54 colors). When opening an xls file created by Excel 2007 in Excel 2007, Excel will be able to read those values back. By default FlexCel will read those extra records and when reading, and identify the file it creates as created by Excel 2007 when writing, so when you open it in Excel 2007 it will read those additional records. If for any reason you prefer FlexCel to behave as Excel 2003, saving the files as if they were created by Excel 2003 (So Excel 2007 will ignore the additional characteristics), and also stop FlexCel from reading those extra records, just change the value of this property.
ExcelFileFormat	Empty files created by different versions of Excel can have different characteristics. For example, the default font in an Excel 2003 file is Arial, while the default in 2007 is Calibri, and in 2023 it is Aptos. This property returns the version of file that is loaded into FlexCel. When calling NewFile(​​Integer, TExcelFileFormat) or when opening a new file, FlexCel will update the value of this property.
XlsxExtraCompatibility	By default, FlexCel creates xlsx files that conform to the published xlsx spec, but are not necessarily the same as a file Excel would create. FlexCel might use different prefixes, etc, as the ones Excel choose to use. While this is ok, some third party tools might have problems opening the xlsx files if they are not exactly as Excel would create them. If you are having issues with third party tools and the xlsx files created by FlexCel, you can try setting this property to true. Note: setting this property to true might result in files that contain invalid Ids, because the Ids are used by FlexCel and Excel. This is a very unlikely possibility, but the risk is there. If possible, it is best to keep this property false.
XlsxCompatibility​Convert​Indexed​Colors​ToRGB	By default, if an xls or xlsx file has indexed colors or if you set an indexed color with the FlexCelAPI, FlexCel will save those colors as indexed in the final file. This is correct and the default, but LibreOffice/​Open​Office at the time of this writing (version 6.2) won't understand indexed colors in xlsx files. So if you have xlsx files with indexed colors that you want to display correctly in Libre/OpenOffice, you must turn this property on.
StrictOpenXml	Read this file to know if the xlsx file loaded by FlexCel is a normal xlsx file or a "Strict Open XML file". Set this property to make FlexCel save as strict or normal open xlsx file. This property has no effect in xls files, only in xlsx. If you are not sure about what a strict open xml file is, just keep this property false and FlexCel will output normal xlsx files. **IMPORTANT:**FlexCel works by preserving a lot of stuff it doesn't know about, and that stuff might be valid in normal files and invalid in strict files or vice-versa. So if you open an strict file and save it as normal, or open a normal file and save it as strict, it might happen that FlexCel preserves some records or namespaces that are not allowed in the new format. Given this, you shouldn't use this property to change the type of existing files, except for simple files or files that you created yourself with...[more]
KeepMaxRowsAnd​Columns​When​Updating	Defines what FlexCel will do when it finds a reference to the last row or column in an Excel 97-2003 spreadsheet, and it is upgrading to Excel 2007. If false (the default) row 65536 will be updated to row 1048576, and column 256 to column 16384. If true, references will stay the same. Note: This is a static global property, so it affects all threads running.
ActiveFileName	The file we are working on. When we save the file with another name, it changes. When we open a stream, it is set to "". This value is also used to get the text of Headers and Footers (when using the filename macro). When using the filename macro on headers/footers, make sure you set this value to what you want.
AllowOverwriting​Files	Determines if a call to "Save()" will automatically overwrite an existing file or not.
IsXltTemplate	Determines if the file is a template (xlt format instead of xls, xltx instead of xlsx, or xltm instead of xlsm). Both file formats are nearly identical, but there is an extra record needed so the file is a proper xlt template. Note that when saving to a file, FlexCel can detect if this is a template from the extension, and so if you save to *.xlt, *.xltx or *.xltm the file will be saved as template, even if this property is false. When saving to a stream, you need to set this property correctly because FlexCel can't guess it from the filename.
ActiveSheet	The Sheet where we are working on, 1-based(First sheet is 1, not 0). Always set this property before working on a file. You can read or write this value.
ActiveSheetByName	The sheet where we are working on, referred by name instead of by index. To change the active sheet name, use SheetName
SheetCount	The number of sheets on the file.
SheetCountVisible	Number of visible sheets in the file.
SheetName	Reads and changes the name of the active sheet. To switch to another sheet by its name, use ActiveSheetByName
SheetCodeName	Returns or sets the codename of a sheet, that is an unique identifier assigned to the sheet when it is created. Codenames are useful because they never change once the file is created, and they are what macros reference. Very important! We don't support changing codenames if the file has macros, because we can't modify the required macros to use the modified codename. Also, Excel 2003 or older will ignore the codename if the file doesn't have macros. Excel 2007 or newer will preserve the codenames even if the file doesn't have macros.
SheetID	Returns an unique identifier for the active sheet. This is a value that is only used by FlexCel, and you can use it together with GetSheetIndexFromID to retrieve a sheet after deleting or adding sheets. While normally you can use ActiveSheet to store and retrieve a sheet, if you plan to delete or add sheets before restoring the active sheet, the stored ActiveSheet could become invalid. Note that this is a value internal for FlexCel, and not stored in the xls/x file....[more]
SheetVisible	Sets the visibility of the active sheet.
SheetZoom	Reads/Writes the zoom of the current sheet. Note that this property refers to the zoom in the current page view mode. If you are for example in Page Break Preview mode, this would be the zoom for Page Break Preview. You can change of page view mode and the zoom for all of the modes with SheetView This property can work in different windows depending on the value of ActiveWindow
FirstSheetVisible	This is the first sheet that will be visible in the bar of sheet tabs at the bottom. Normally you will want this to be 1. Note that every time you change ActiveSheet this value gets reset, because it makes no sense to preserve it. If you want to change it, change it before saving. The same way, to read it, read it just after opening the file. Please also note that if the first sheet you select is hidden, FlexCel will ignore this value and select a visible sheet. (otherwise Excel would crash) This property can work in different windows depending on the value of...[more]
SheetTabColor	Reads/Writes the color of the current sheet tab. TExcelColor.​Automatic to specify no color.
SheetView	Returns and sets the page view mode with their corresponding zooms. Note that changing the zoom here changes SheetZoom This property can work in different windows depending on the value of ActiveWindow
SheetIsRightToLeft	If true then the sheet goes from right to left, with A1 starting at the top right of the page. You can also set this option with SheetOptions
ShowGridLines	True if the gray grid lines are shown on the Active sheet. You can also set this option with SheetOptions This property can work in different windows depending on the value of ActiveWindow
ShowGridHeadings	True is the column headings ("A", "B", etc) and row headings ("1", "2", etc) are shown. You can also set this option with SheetOptions by changing TSheetOptions.​Show​RowAnd​Column​Headers This property can work in different windows depending on the value of ActiveWindow
ShowFormulaText	When true, the formula text will be displayed instead of the formula value. You can also set this option with SheetOptions This property can work in different windows depending on the value of ActiveWindow
GridLinesColor	Color of the grid separator lines. This property can work in different windows depending on the value of ActiveWindow
HideZeroValues	When true number 0 will be shown as empty. You can also set this option with SheetOptions This property can work in different windows depending on the value of ActiveWindow
SheetType	Use this property to know it the ActiveSheet is a worksheet, a chart sheet or other.
SheetOptions	This property groups a lot of properties of the sheet, like for example if it is showing formula texts or the results. Most of this properties can be changed directly from XlsFile, but this method allows you to change them all together, or to easily copy the options from one file to another. Look also at SheetWindowOptions for options that affect all sheets. This property can work in different windows depending on the value of ActiveWindow
SheetWindowOptions	This property groups a lot of properties of all the sheets in the workbook, like for example if the sheet tab bar at the bottom is visible. Look also at SheetOptions for options that affect only the active sheet. This property can work in different windows depending on the value of ActiveWindow
HPageBreakCount	The number of horizontal page breaks in the active sheet.
VPageBreakCount	The number of vertical page breaks in the active sheet.
AllowEntering​Empty​Strings	By default, FlexCel won't allow you to enter empty or null strings into a cell; it will create a blank record instead. If for any reason you need to enter actual empty strings (which might be confusing to the Excel user) set this property to true.
AllowEntering​Unknown​Functions​AndNames	Whenever you try to use an unknown function in a formula, like "=MYFUNCTION()", FlexCel will raise an Exception. Same happens with unknown names. This is normally the expected behavior, so you don't enter a misspelled name by mistake, and you can add used defined function to FlexCel so it understands it. But in some cases, you might want to allow any function to be entered, no matter if is known or not: Excel behaves this way. For those cases, set this property to true. The unknown functions will return #NAME? as formula result.
FormatCount	Number of custom formats defined in all the file. When calling GetFormat(XF), 0<​=XF<​Format​Count.​
GetDefaultFormat	Returns Excel standard format for an empty cell. (NORMAL format)
GetDefaultFormat​Normal​Style	Returns Excel standard format for the normal style. "Normal" style applies to the headers "A", "B" ... at the top of the columns and "1", "2"... at the left of the rows. This method is the same as calling xls.​Get​Style(​xls.​Get​Built​InStyle​Name(​TBuilt​InStyle.​Normal, 0)) You normally will want to use GetDefaultFormat instead of this method.
DefaultFormatId	Returns XF identifier for the style that applies to all empty cells. Note that this is different from the "Normal" style as defined inside Excel. This is a "Cell" format that can be applied to cells, while "Normal" is a "Style" format that is applied to this cell format.
FontCount	Number of fonts defined in all the sheet. When calling GetFont(​font​Index)​, 0<​=font​Index<​Format​Count.​
GetDefaultFont	Returns Excel standard font for an empty cell.
GetDefaultFont​Normal​Style	Returns Excel font for the "normal" style. This style is used to draw the row and column headings.
ConditionalFormat​Count	Returns the number of conditional format blocks on the list. You can use this value to loop on them and retrieve the individual ones with GetConditionalFormat
StyleCount	Returns the number of named styles in the file.
CellMergedListCount	For using with CellMergedList on a loop: for (int i=1;i <= CellMergedList​Count;​i+​+​) DoSomething(​Cell​Merged​List(​i)​)​.​.​.​
RowCount	Number of rows actually used on the sheet.
ColCount	Number of columns actually used on the active sheet, including formatted columns. You will normally want to use ColCountOnlyData instead. Note that this method is slow as it needs to loop over all the rows to find out the biggest used column. Never use it in a loop like "for (int col = 1; col <= xls.ColCount; col++)". Instead try to use ColCountInRow(​​Integer). If you *need* to use ColCount, cache its value first:...[more]
ColFormatCount	Returns the number of formatted columns in the file. Note that in xlsx files this number can be very big.
ColCountOnlyData	While ColCount will return the maximum column including both data and formatted columns, this method doesn't include formatted columns, only cells with data, and it is normally what you need to use. Important: This method includes blank formatted cells. See The Maximum Used Column On A Sheet
DefaultRowHeight	The default height for empty rows, in Excel internal units. (1/20th of a point). IMPORTANT: For this property to have any effect, you also need to set DefaultRowHeight​Automatic = false. To get the real default row height Excel will use when DefaultRowHeight​Automatic = true or DefaultRowHidden = true use DefaultRowHeight​Visual See Excel Internal Units...[more]
DefaultRowHeight​Automatic	When this property is true, the row height for empty rows is calculated with the height of the "Normal" font and will change if you change the Normal style. When false, the value in DefaultRowHeight will be used.
DefaultRowHidden	When this property is true, rows with no data are hidden by default. Note that this property only affects the visibility of empty rows. If for example row 6 is empty and you have this property true, then row 6 will be hidden. But if you write any value in a cell in row 6, then the row won't be empty anymore, and it won't be hidden anymore either.
DefaultColWidth	The default width for empty columns, in Excel internal units. (Character width of font 0 / 256) See Excel Internal Units for more information in Excel internal units.
ColorPaletteCount	The number of entries on an Excel color palette. This is always 56.
GetUsedPaletteColors	Returns a list of the used colors on the palette. You can use it as an entry to NearestColor​Index(​​TUIColor) to modify the palette.
NamedRangeCount	The count of all named ranges on the file.
PageHeader	Page header on the active sheet. Note that this property sets the same header for the all the pages. In Excel 2007 or newer you can set a different header for the first page, or odd/even pages. If you want to control these options, see GetPageHeader​AndFooter and SetPageHeader​AndFooter. A page header is a string that contains the text for the 3 parts of the header. The Left section begins with &L, the Center section with &C and the Right with &R...[more]
PageFooter	Page footer on the active sheet. For a description on the format of the string, see PageHeader
PrintGridLines	True if the gray grid lines are printed when printing the spreadsheet.
PrintHeadings	When true the row and column labels (A,B...etc for columns, 1,2... for rows) will be printed.
PrintHCentered	When true the sheet will print horizontally centered on the page.
PrintVCentered	When true the sheet will print vertically centered on the page.
PrintToFit	If true, sheet will be configured to fit on PrintNumberOf​Horizontal​Pages x PrintNumberOf​Vertical​Pages.
PrintCopies	Number of copies to print.
PrintXResolution	Horizontal printer resolution on DPI.
PrintYResolution	Vertical printer resolution on DPI.
PrintOptions	All print options in a single place. You will normally want to set individual properties like PrintLandscape
PrintOptions​Initialized​From​Printer	If this property is false, then Excel has not read the printer options from the printer, and PrintLandscape, PrintPaperSize, PrintScale, PrintXResolution, PrintYResolution and PrintCopies will be ignored. This property will change automatically to true if you manually change any of the above properties.
PrintLandscape	If true, page will be printed landscape, else portrait. This property modifies PrintOptions
PrintBlackAndWhite	If true, page will be printed in "Excel Black and White". Important: This property doesn't mean that the file will be printed in black and white. Instead it means the option in the Page Setup dialog: https:​//​support.​microsoft.​com/​en-​us/​office/​page-​setup-​71c20d94-​b13e-​48fd-​9800-​cedd1fec6da3 Basically, when you select this option no background will be printed, and all foreground colors will be black. So if you have a cell with a black background and a white font, it will print as white background with a black font. ...[more]
PrintOverThenDown	If true, the pages will be printed to the right, then down. Otherwise pages will be printed down, then to the right. This property modifies PrintOptions
PrintDraftQuality	If true, the pages will be printed in draft quality. This property modifies PrintOptions
PrintScale	Percent to grow/shrink the sheet when printing. 100 means a page scale of 100%%.
PrintFirstPageNumber	Page number that will be assigned to the first sheet when printing. (So it will show in page headers/footers). You might set this value to null to keep the page automatic. Also, the value returned here will be null it this value is not set (Set to Automatic)
PrintNumberOf​Horizontal​Pages	If set, the sheet will be printed on at most this number of horizontal pages. Use 0 to have unlimited horizontal pages while still limiting the vertical pages with PrintNumberOf​Vertical​Pages. (see 'Preparing for printing' in the Api Developer Guide)
PrintNumberOf​Vertical​Pages	If set, the sheet will be printed on at most this number of vertical pages. Use 0 to have unlimited vertical pages while still limiting the horizontal pages with PrintNumberOf​Horizontal​Pages. (see 'Preparing for printing' in the Api Developer Guide)
PrintPaperSize	Pre-defined standard paper size. If you want to set up a printer specific paper size, see SetPrinterDriver​Settings
PrintPaperDimensions	Returns the dimensions for the selected paper. See also PrintPaperSize.
PrintErrors	Determines how the errors will be printed.
PrintComments	Determines how the comments will be printed.
ImageCount	The number of images in the active sheet.
ObjectCount	Count of all graphical objects on the sheet. They can be charts, images, shapes, etc.
IsLightClone	Returns true if this object was created with a LightClone call. Light Cloned objects share the data with another file, and they don't switch the selected sheet in the Excel file when changing ActiveSheet
DataValidationCount	Returns the number of DataValidation structures in the active sheet. There are 2 ways you can access the data validation information on a sheet:...[more]
HyperLinkCount	The count of hyperlinks on the active sheet
OutlineSummary​Rows​Below​Detail	Determines whether the summary rows should be below or above details on outline.
OutlineSummary​Cols​Right​ToDetail	Determines whether the summary columns should be right to or left to the details on outline.
OutlineAutomatic​Styles	This handles the setting of Automatic Styles inside the outline options.
Protection	Protection data for the file. Modify its properties to open and read encrypted files.
DocumentProperties	Document properties for the file. With this object you can read the properties (Author, Title, etc.) of a file.
ChartCount	Returns the count of charts on this sheet. Please take note that this method will not return the number of embedded objects with charts inside in a sheet, but just the number of charts in the sheet. In simpler terms, this method will return 0 for all worksheets, and 1 for all chart sheets. This is not a very useful method, but it needs to be this way to be consistent with GetChart. So, looping like this:...[more]
OptionsDates1904	Excel has 2 different date systems. On windows systems it uses 1900 based dates, and on old Macintosh systems it uses 1904 dates. You can change this on Excel under Options, and this property allows you to know and change which format is being used. See https:​//​support.​microsoft.​com/​en-​us/​help/​214330/​differences-​between-​the-​1900-​and-​the-​1904-​date-​system-​in-​excel
OptionsR1C1	Use this property to change the reference system used in the file. Note that this option only changes how Excel and FlexCel will display the file. Internally, the formulas will always be stored in A1 format, and converted by Excel to and from R1C1 if this property is true. FlexCel will also use this property to render the file when it is set to print formulas. Also, this property doesn't change how FlexCel will parse or return the formula text in the cells or names. By default, even if this property is true, you will need to enter the formulas in FlexCel in A1 mode. To change the entry mode in FlexCel, please use...[more]
OptionsSaveExternal​Link​Values	This property has the value of the corresponding option on Excel options.
OptionsPrecision​AsDisplayed	This property has the value of the corresponding option on Excel options.
OptionsMultithread​Recalc	Number of threads that can be used at the same time by Excel when recalculating. Set it to 0 to disable multithread recalculation, and to -1 to let Excel decide the best number of threads to use. The maximum value for this property is 1024. This option only applies to Excel 2007 or newer.
OptionsForce​Full​Recalc	If true, Excel will do full recalculations of the spreadsheet when you change a cell. If false, only the cells that depend on the cell being changed will be recalculated. This option only applies to Excel 2007 or newer.
OptionsFullRecalc​OnLoad	This property tells you if the open file wasn't recalculated when saved. If true, the workbook doesn't have recalculated values and will be recalculated when open in Excel. This option only applies to xlsx files. Note that if you open a file which has FullRecalcOnLoad = true in FlexCel, recalculate it and save it, FlexCel will save the file with FullRecalcOnLoad = false. To change what FlexCel writes in FullRecalcOnLoad when saving, change OptionsFullRecalc​OnLoad​Mode
OptionsFullRecalc​OnLoad​Mode	Defines how FlexCel will identify the files it creates to be calculated by Excel when it opens them.
OptionsRecalc​Circular​References	If true, Excel and FlexCel will do iterative calculating over cells with circular references, until OptionsRecalc​MaxIterations is reached or the difference is less than OptionsRecalc​MaxChange
OptionsRecalc​MaxIterations	Maximum number of iterations when calculating circular references (OptionsRecalc​Circular​References is true),
OptionsRecalc​MaxChange	Maximum difference between 2 iterations when calculating circular references (OptionsRecalc​Circular​References is true),
OptionsAutoCompress​Pictures	If true, Excel will try to compress the pictures to keep sizes down. This option only applies to Excel 2007 or newer.
OptionsCheck​Compatibility	Whether the "Check for compatibility" dialog will pop up when saving as xls in Excel 2007 or newer. This option only applies to Excel 2007 or newer. Important: When this option is true, Excel will refuse to enable "Autosave" and upload the files to OneDrive (Autosave is the first option in the title bar in Excel 2019). If true, you will get a message: "How do I turn on Autosave? Before Autosave can save your file, you need to fix the following: This file was created in an older file format. Please select File > Save As to update the file format."...[more]
OptionsForce​UseCheck​Compatibility	When the option OptionsCheck​Compatibility is true, Excel will refuse to austosave the file. To avoid a confusing situation where Excel refuses to autosave the file and shows a vague warning about an "older file format", OptionsCheck​Compatibility is ignored by FlexCel. In order to force FlexCel to save OptionsCheck​Compatibility to the file (thus disabling the "Autosave" function) you need to set this property to true besides...[more]
OptionsBackup	Defines whether to save a backup copy of the workbook or not.
OptionsRecalcMode	Reads and writes the recalculating options in the file. Note that this only affects the file and how Excel will recalculate, not how FlexCel does its recalculation. FlexCel ignores this setting and uses RecalcMode instead.
OptionsHideObjects	Used to hide objects in the file. This option applies to the full workbook, not to every sheet.
RecalcMode	Set this property to change how the file will be recalculated. Note that this affects only how FlexCel recalculates the file, but not how Excel will recalculate it. It doesn't change anything in the generated file. To change the options for the file, use OptionsRecalcMode instead.
CellStackTrace​MaxSize	Defines what is the maximum number of entries returned in the stack trace when calling RecalcAndVerify. In order to keep the stack trace not too big this number is limited, but if you need a bigger stack trace to see the full loop of cells you can increase this number. Note that if you want to calculate linked files, you need to set the property TWorkspace.​Cell​Stack​Trace​MaxSize instead and it will affect all workbooks.
RecalcVersion	Defines which version of Excel recalculation engine will be saved in the file. This affects how Excel will recalculate the file on open. If you set this property for example to Excel2007, then any Excel version newer than Excel 2007 will recalculate all formulas when you load the file, so it will modify the workbook and will ask for saving changes when closing. Even if you just open and close the file. Note that this will only happen if there are formulas on the sheet. If there are any formulas that FlexCel can't recalculate, you should set this property to AlwaysRecalc. For example, if you have the formula:...[more]
FileNeedsRecalc	If true, the file has been modified and not recalculated after load.
LinkCount	Returns the number of external links for the file. You can access those links with GetLink and SetLink
SemiAbsolute​References	When this property is false, inserting and copying ranges will behave the same as it does in Excel. When this property is true, absolute references to cells inside the block being copied will be treated as relative. For example, if you have:...[more]
FormulaReference​Style	Specifies which reference style to use when entering formulas: A1 or R1C1. Note that this property is different from OptionsR1C1. OptionsR1C1 modifies a property of the file, that handles how references will show in Excel. This property modifies how FlexCel parses or returns the formulas, and has no effect at all in the file generated. Also note that R1C1 and A1 modes are completely equivalent, and formulas are always stored as A1 inside the generated files. This property only affects the parsing of the formulas, the file generated will be exactly the same no matter the value of this property. And Excel will show it in A1 or R1C1 mode depending only in...[more]
ErrorActions	Determines if FlexCel will throw Exceptions or just ignore errors on specific situations. If you are trying to recover corrupt files, you might also want to check RecoveryMode
RecoveryMode	When this property is set to true, FlexCel will try to open corrupt files ignoring most of what can be ignored. Note that FlexCel is not a recovery tool and that this property might be able or not to open a corrupt file. Also, even if you are able to open the file with FlexCel, when you save the corrupt file, it might stay corrupt. FlexCel saves back as much as it can from the original file in order to preserve them, and this means it might save the corrupt parts too. Note that when opening a file in recovery mode, the value of...[more]
FileFormatWhenOpened	Returns the file format that the file had when it was opened. If the file was created with NewFile, the file format when opened is xls.
WidthCorrection	Factor to multiply default column widths. See remarks for a detailed explanation.
HeightCorrection	Factor to multiply default row heights. See remarks for a detailed explanation.
Linespacing	A Linespacing of 1 means use the standard GDI+ linespace when a cell has more than one line. A linespace of 2 would mean double linespacing, and 0.5 would mean half linespacing. Normally linespacing in Excel is a little bigger than linespacing in GDI+, so you can use this property to fine tune what you need. This property doesn't alter the Excel file in any way. It is only used when rendering.
CellMarginFactor	This property can be used to add a margin to the cells when rendering, so text is rendered smaller and can have more line breaks. The default value of 1.0 means normal cells. The bigger this value, the bigger the margins and the smaller the real cell width for rendering the text. You might want to make this value a little larger than 1 if autofitting and Excel is wrapping text that FlexCel fits into one line.
CellIndentation​Rendering	Excel doesn't adapt the cell indentation when changing the print scale. This means that if a cell indentation is 0.1 inches at 100%% print scale, it will also be 0.1 inches at 50%% print scale. This will break the layout of your files when changing the print scaling, and so by default FlexCel won't behave like Excel here and make the indentation half the size if printing at half the scale. If you want to mimic the exact Excel behavior, set this property to TCellIndentation​Rendering.​Dont​Scale​Indentation​With​Print​Scale​Except​When​Print​Headings. See...[more]
HeadingColWidth	Width that will be used by the added column with row numbers when PrintHeadings is true. The default value (0) means to use an automatic value which is fine if you don't have too many rows to print. A positive value will make the column wider or narrower. A negative value will auto-calculate the width depending in the number of rows and normal font of the spreadsheet.
HeadingRowHeight	Height that will be used by the added row with column headers when PrintHeadings is true. The default value (0) means to use an automatic value which is fine with normal fonts. A positive value will make the column wider or narrower.A negative value will auto-calculate the height depending in the normal font of the spreadsheet.
DpiForImages	Allows you to change the dpi for vector images (metafiles) when they are rasterized for converting to PDF / HTML / etc. Note that this is a static setting and will affect all files. This setting is the same as FlexCelConfig.​Dpi​ForImages.​
XlsxCompressionLevel	Zip compression level when creating xlsx files. Xlsx files are zip files, and you can compress more or less by trading speed for file size. The faster you can create the file, the bigger the xlsx files created will be. Excel by default uses "Fastest" compression level and we use "Default". Normally using compression levels more than default is not worth it, since the files will take a lot longer to be created, and the size reduction will be very small.
ScreenScaling	This property lets you specify the screen scaling that FlexCel will assume for reading xlsx files in percent. (default is 100 which means 100%%). The values can be between 100 and 500. Column widths in xlsx files which don't have a fixed column width set will be different in different screen resolutions. So we need to know which resolution to emulate in order to read those files correctly. You will probably want to leave this property to the default value of 100, but you can change it if needed. ...[more]
IgnoreFormulaText	This is an optimization property. If you set it to true, methods like GetCellValue or GetNamedRange won't return the formula text, just the formula results. If you don't care about formula texts, setting this property to true can speed up the processing of huge files.
CustomTableStyle​Count	Returns the number of custom tables styles defined in the workbook.
TableCountInWorkbook	Returns the number of tables in the whole workbook. (Not just the active sheet)
TableCountInSheet	Returns the number of tables in the active sheet. Use GetTable(​​Integer) to retrieve the tables in the sheet.
CustomXmlPartCount	Returns the number of custom xml parts in the active document.

Events

Name	Description
VirtualCellRead	If you assign this event FlexCel will not load the file into memory when opening a file, allowing you to open very big files using little memory. This event will be called for every value read from the file, and then the value will be discarded, instead of loaded into memory. Look at 'Virtual mode' in the Performance Guide for more information.
VirtualCellStart​Reading	When in virtual mode (VirtualCellRead is assigned) this event will be called after the sheet names have been read, but before starting to read the cells. You can use this event to know how many sheets you are reading.
VirtualCellEnd​Reading	When in virtual mode (VirtualCellRead is assigned) this event will be called after the file has been processed. You can use it to do cleanup.