Cannot Load Workbook from Excel File - Office.Interop.excel

Question

I'm using Office Interop for Excel Version 15.0.0.0

There is no option to create a workbook from an Existing File.The old sample code uses the following method to create a workbook

Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
workbook.LoadFromFile(@"D:\MyExcel\SurfaceSample.xls");

This method --> LoadFromFile has been removed from the current library,also the open method is a delegate.I have refereed the documentation but cannot find a relevant method.

Answer 1

The Office object models don't work the same as those of the .NET Framework. For one thing, the New keyword should never be used for anything except the Application .

In order to create a new object (copy) from an existing file, Office applications provide the Add method. So something more like:

Workbook wb = xlApp.Workbooks.Add(filePathToTemplate);