How to split Excel data into multiple columns using XlsIO?
Syncfusion Essential® XlsIO is a .NET Excel library used to create, read, and edit Excel documents. Using this library, you can split Excel data into multiple columns.
Steps to split Excel data into multiple columns programmatically:
Step 1: Create a new C# console application project.
Create a new C# console application project
Step 2: Install the Syncfusion.XlsIO.WinForms NuGet package as a reference to your .NET Framework application from NuGet.Org.
Refer NuGet package to the project
Step 3: Add an Excel file to you project and make it an embedded resource using the following steps.
- In Visual Studio, click the Project menu and select Add Existing Item. Find and select the Excel file you want to add to your project.
- In the Solution Explorer window, right-click on the Excel file you just added to your project and select Properties from the popup menu. The Properties tool window appears.
- In the Properties window, change the Build Action property to Embedded Resource.
- Build the project. The Excel file will be compiled into your project’s assembly.
Step 4: Include the following namespaces in the Program.cs file.
C#
using Syncfusion.XlsIO; using System.IO; using System.Reflection;
VB.NET
Imports Syncfusion.XlsIO Imports System.IO Imports System.Reflection
Step 5: Use the following code snippet to split data into multiple columns.
C#
// Initialize ExcelEngine
using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
// Initialize IApplication
IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
// Load an existing Excel document in IWorkbook
Assembly assembly = typeof(Program).GetTypeInfo().Assembly;
Stream inputStream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("SplitData.Sample.xlsx");
IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);
// Load the first worksheet in the workbook into IWorksheet
IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
string[] splitText = null;
string text = null;
// Split the data separated by space and write it into separate columns
for (int i = 1; i < worksheet.UsedRange.LastRow; i++)
{
text = worksheet.Range[i + 1, 1].Text;
splitText = text.Split(' ');
for (int j = 0; j < splitText.Length; j++)
{
worksheet.Range[i + 1, 1 + j + 1].Text = splitText[j];
}
}
// Save the Excel document
workbook.SaveAs("Output.xlsx");
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Output.xlsx");
}
VB.NET
'Initialize ExcelEngine
Using excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
'Initialize IApplication
Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
'Load an existing Excel document in IWorkbook
Dim assembly As Assembly = GetType(Form1).GetTypeInfo().Assembly
Dim inputStream As Stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("SplitData.Sample.xlsx")
Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream)
'Load the first worksheet in the workbook into IWorksheet
Dim worksheet As IWorksheet = workbook.Worksheets(0)
Dim splitText As String() = Nothing
Dim text As String = Nothing
'Split the data separated by space and write it into separate columns
For i As Integer = 1 To worksheet.UsedRange.LastRow - 1
text = worksheet.Range(i + 1, 1).Text
splitText = text.Split(" "c)
For j As Integer = 0 To splitText.Length - 1
worksheet.Range(i + 1, 1 + j + 1).Text = splitText(j)
Next
Next
'Save the Excel document
workbook.SaveAs("Output.xlsx")
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Output.xlsx")
End Using
A complete working example to split Excel data into multiple columns can be downloaded from Split-Excel-data-into-multiple-columns.
The input Excel document used in the above sample look like,
Input Excel document
By executing the program, you will get the output as follows.
Output Excel document
Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you will find other options like row and column style, applying number formats to cells, cell text alignment, merging and unmerging of cells, font, color and border setting, HTML string formatting and Rich-Text formatting with code examples.
Click here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion® Excel (XlsIO) library features.
Note:
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Conclusion
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