I have created a console application and have it working the way I want it to. Using the "Add Item" > "Add Windows Form" option in VS2010, it has automatically created what I need. I have added a button and code to retrieve an Excel file (below) My question is:
How do I take the file they have created and use it in my program.cs "Main" area?
The code for the OpenFileDialog button click event, from the Form1.cs:
private void btnSelect_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
OFD.openFileDialog OFD = new OpenFileDialog();
OFD.Multiselect = false;
OFD.Title = "Open Excel Document";
OFD.Filter = "Excel Document|*.xlsx;*.xls";
OFD.ShowDialog();
string docPath = OFD.FileName;
}
That part of my static main event I wish to make "docPath" from the program.cs file
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var excel = new ExcelQueryFactory();
excel.FileName = @"C:\Users\Christopher\Desktop\BookData\TestResults.xls";
<...code executed on opened excel file...>
}
Thank you for your time.
This is my completed solution:
class Program
{
[STAThread]
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var excel = new ExcelQueryFactory();
OpenFileDialog OFD = new OpenFileDialog();
OFD.Multiselect = false;
OFD.Title = "Open Excel Document";
OFD.Filter = "Excel Document|*.xlsx;*.xls";
OFD.ShowDialog();
string filePath = OFD.FileName;
excel.FileName= filePath.ToString();
<.the rest of my program is below...>
}
}
System.Windows.Forms
.using System.Windows.Forms;
to the beginning of your file.[STAThread]
attribute to your Main
to make it compatible with the open file dialog.[STAThread]
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
var dialog = new OpenFileDialog
{
Multiselect = false,
Title = "Open Excel Document",
Filter = "Excel Document|*.xlsx;*.xls"
};
using (dialog)
{
if (dialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
var excel = new ExcelQueryFactory { FileName = dialog.FileName };
// code executed on opened excel file goes here.
}
}
}