Excel File Properties

Following example demonstrates how to read and write Excel file's Document Properties like Title, Author, Comments, etc.

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using GemBox.Spreadsheet;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // If using Professional version, put your serial key below.
        SpreadsheetInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY");

        ExcelFile ef = ExcelFile.Load("%InputFileName%");

        // Add Sheet
        ExcelWorksheet ws = ef.Worksheets.ActiveWorksheet = ef.Worksheets.InsertEmpty(0, "Document Properties");

        int rowIndex = 0;
        // Read Built-in Document Properties 
        ws.Cells[rowIndex++, 0].Value = "Built-in document properties";

        ws.Cells[rowIndex, 0].Value = "Property";
        ws.Cells[rowIndex++, 1].Value = "Value";

        foreach (KeyValuePair<BuiltInDocumentProperties, string> keyValue in ef.DocumentProperties.BuiltIn)
        {
            ws.Cells[rowIndex, 0].Value = keyValue.Key.ToString();
            ws.Cells[rowIndex++, 1].Value = keyValue.Value;
        }

        // Read Custom Document Properties
        ws.Cells[++rowIndex, 0].Value = "Custom Document Properties";

        ws.Cells[++rowIndex, 0].Value = "Property";
        ws.Cells[rowIndex++, 1].Value = "Value";

        foreach (KeyValuePair<string, object> keyValue in ef.DocumentProperties.Custom)
        {
            ws.Cells[rowIndex, 0].Value = keyValue.Key;
            ws.Cells[rowIndex++, 1].Value = keyValue.Value.ToString();
        }

        // Write/Modify Document Properties
        ef.DocumentProperties.BuiltIn[BuiltInDocumentProperties.Author] = "John Doe";
        ef.DocumentProperties.BuiltIn[BuiltInDocumentProperties.Title] = "Generated title";

        ws.Columns[0].AutoFit();
        ws.Columns[1].AutoFit();

        ef.Save("Document Properties.%OutputFileType%");
    }
}
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports GemBox.Spreadsheet

Module Program

    Sub Main()

        ' If using Professional version, put your serial key below.
        SpreadsheetInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY")

        Dim ef As ExcelFile = ExcelFile.Load("%InputFileName%")

        ' Add Sheet
        Dim ws As ExcelWorksheet = ef.Worksheets.InsertEmpty(0, "Document Properties")
        ef.Worksheets.ActiveWorksheet = ws

        Dim rowIndex As Integer = 0
        ' Read Built-in Document Properties 
        ws.Cells(rowIndex, 0).Value = "Built-in document properties"
        rowIndex = rowIndex + 1

        ws.Cells(rowIndex, 0).Value = "Property"
        ws.Cells(rowIndex, 1).Value = "Value"
        rowIndex = rowIndex + 1

        For Each keyValue As KeyValuePair(Of BuiltInDocumentProperties, String) In ef.DocumentProperties.BuiltIn

            ws.Cells(rowIndex, 0).Value = keyValue.Key.ToString()
            ws.Cells(rowIndex, 1).Value = keyValue.Value
            rowIndex = rowIndex + 1

        Next

        ' Read Custom Document Properties
        rowIndex = rowIndex + 1
        ws.Cells(rowIndex, 0).Value = "Custom Document Properties"

        rowIndex = rowIndex + 1
        ws.Cells(rowIndex, 0).Value = "Property"
        ws.Cells(rowIndex, 1).Value = "Value"
        rowIndex = rowIndex + 1

        For Each keyValue As KeyValuePair(Of String, Object) In ef.DocumentProperties.Custom

            ws.Cells(rowIndex, 0).Value = keyValue.Key
            ws.Cells(rowIndex, 1).Value = keyValue.Value.ToString()
            rowIndex = rowIndex + 1

        Next

        ' Write/Modify Document Properties
        ef.DocumentProperties.BuiltIn(BuiltInDocumentProperties.Author) = "John Doe"
        ef.DocumentProperties.BuiltIn(BuiltInDocumentProperties.Title) = "Generated title"

        ws.Columns(0).AutoFit()
        ws.Columns(1).AutoFit()

        ef.Save("Document Properties.%OutputFileType%")

    End Sub

End Module

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