How to avoid file corruption while opening the generated file using XlsIO in .NET MVC ?

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XlsIO generated files will be downloaded in .xls format in some browsers by default, even when we add the extension in the file name or set the version for the file. Because of this, the downloaded file gets corrupted. To overcome this, set ExcelHttpContentType while saving the file in XlsIO.

Below code snippet demonstrates how to set ExcelHttpContentType while saving .xlsx format file using a XlsIO.

// Step 1 : Instantiate the spreadsheet creation engine.
ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine();
// Step 2 : Instantiate the Excel application object.
IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
// Creating the workbook with 
IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Create(1);
// The first worksheet object in the worksheets collection is accessed.
IWorksheet sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];
/ /Workbook version is set 
workbook.Version =  ExcelVersion.Excel2010;
string filename = "Sample.xlsx";
// ExcelHttpContentType is set as file version
workbook.SaveAs(filename, HttpContext.ApplicationInstance.Response, ExcelDownloadType.Open, ExcelHttpContentType.Excel2010);

'Step 1 : Instantiate the spreadsheet creation engine.
Dim excelEngine As ExcelEngine = New ExcelEngine()
'Step 2 : Instantiate the excel application object.
Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
'Creating the workbook with 
Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Create(1)
'The first worksheet object in the worksheets collection is accessed.
Dim sheet As IWorksheet = workbook.Worksheets(0)
'Workbook version is set 
workbook.Version = ExcelVersion.Excel2010
Dim filename As String = "Sample.xlsx"
'ExcelHttpContentType is set as file version
workbook.SaveAs(filename, HttpContext.ApplicationInstance.Response, ExcelDownloadType.Open, ExcelHttpContentType.Excel2010)

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Conclusion

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