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Excel Buffer How to Check Worksheet Exists

samantha73samantha73 Member Posts: 96
Hi All
I'm importing an Excel file with multiple worksheets into BC SaaS, and I want to check if a specific worksheet exists and if not provide a user friendly error message. Say worksheet "Order" does not exist.

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    ftorneroftornero Member Posts: 522
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    Hello @samantha73,

    From the "Excel Buffer" table you can use the procedure GetSheetsNameListFromStream, and if it return true check the temp table TempNameValueBufferOut for the worsheet name that you are looking for.
        procedure GetSheetsNameListFromStream(FileStream: InStream; var TempNameValueBufferOut: Record "Name/Value Buffer" temporary) SheetsFound: Boolean
        var
            SheetNames: DotNet ArrayList;
            SheetName: Text[250];
            i: Integer;
        begin
            XlWrkBkReader := XlWrkBkReader.Open(FileStream);
            TempNameValueBufferOut.Reset();
            TempNameValueBufferOut.DeleteAll();
    
            SheetNames := SheetNames.ArrayList(XlWrkBkReader.SheetNames);
            if IsNull(SheetNames) then
                exit(false);
    
            SheetsFound := SheetNames.Count > 0;
    
            if not SheetsFound then
                exit(false);
    
            for i := 0 to SheetNames.Count - 1 do begin
                SheetName := SheetNames.Item(i);
                if SheetName <> '' then begin
                    TempNameValueBufferOut.Init();
                    TempNameValueBufferOut.ID := i;
                    TempNameValueBufferOut.Name := Format(i + 1);
                    TempNameValueBufferOut.Value := SheetName;
                    TempNameValueBufferOut.Insert();
                end;
            end;
    
            CloseBook;
        end;
    

    Regards

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    ftorneroftornero Member Posts: 522
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    Hello @samantha73,

    From the "Excel Buffer" table you can use the procedure GetSheetsNameListFromStream, and if it return true check the temp table TempNameValueBufferOut for the worsheet name that you are looking for.
        procedure GetSheetsNameListFromStream(FileStream: InStream; var TempNameValueBufferOut: Record "Name/Value Buffer" temporary) SheetsFound: Boolean
        var
            SheetNames: DotNet ArrayList;
            SheetName: Text[250];
            i: Integer;
        begin
            XlWrkBkReader := XlWrkBkReader.Open(FileStream);
            TempNameValueBufferOut.Reset();
            TempNameValueBufferOut.DeleteAll();
    
            SheetNames := SheetNames.ArrayList(XlWrkBkReader.SheetNames);
            if IsNull(SheetNames) then
                exit(false);
    
            SheetsFound := SheetNames.Count > 0;
    
            if not SheetsFound then
                exit(false);
    
            for i := 0 to SheetNames.Count - 1 do begin
                SheetName := SheetNames.Item(i);
                if SheetName <> '' then begin
                    TempNameValueBufferOut.Init();
                    TempNameValueBufferOut.ID := i;
                    TempNameValueBufferOut.Name := Format(i + 1);
                    TempNameValueBufferOut.Value := SheetName;
                    TempNameValueBufferOut.Insert();
                end;
            end;
    
            CloseBook;
        end;
    

    Regards
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