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Chapter Eight — Data Functions (continued)

WorkbookOpen Function

Overview

The WorkbookOpen function opens an XDS file, loads the information table and mapped the data sheets. Sheet data is not loaded, only mapped.

Syntax/Parameters

Syntax

handle = WorkbookOpen ( string filename );

Parameters

filename

A string specifying qualified filename to write the XDS data to.

Return Value

Returns a handle to a Workbook Object or NULL_HANDLE on failure. Use the GetLastError and GetLastErrorMessage to retrieve additional information.

Remarks

The incoming file must be in XDS format as specified in Appendix B — XML Data Sheet Format Specification of the SDK. Also note that for third party generators, each sheet must start on a fresh line within the file.

The open function will return error detail in the lower 16 bits of the formatted error code. These are as follows:

0x1001 — Syntax error in heading. Missing <xds> or XML header.

0x1003 — Incorrect namespace.

0x1010 — Premature end of file or error reading data.

0x1012 — Missing or inappropriate information table entry name.

0x1014 — Error reading sheet data.

0x1020 — Too many sheets in workbook.

Related Functions

WorkbookAddSheet — Adds a data sheet to a workbook.

WorkbookCreate — Creates a Workbook Object for XDS export.

WorkbookDeleteSheet — Deletes a sheet from a specified position.

WorkbookExport — Exports a workbook as an XDS file.

WorkbookGetSheet — Returns a data sheet object handle for a workbook sheet.

WorkbookGetInfoTable — Returns any globally named data (info table) from workbook.

WorkbookGetSheetCount — Returns the number of sheets within the workbook.

WorkbookInsertSheet — Inserts a data sheet at a specified position.

Platform Support

Go13, Go16, GoFiler Complete, GoFiler Corporate, GoFiler, GoFiler Lite, GoXBRL

Legato IDE, Legato Basic

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