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Aspose.Cells  for C++

Redact XLS Formats in C++

Native and high performance XLS document sensitive redaction information using server-side Aspose.Cells for C++ APIs, without the use of any software like Microsoft or Adobe PDF.

How to Redact XLS File Using C++

In order to redact XLS file, we’ll use Aspose.Cells for C++ API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use document redaction API for C++ platform. You can download its latest version directly, just open NuGet package manager, search for Aspose.Cells.Cpp and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.

Command


PM> Install-Package Aspose.Cells.Cpp

Steps to Redact XLS Files in C++

A basic document search and replace text in contents, comments or metadata with Aspose.Cells for C++ APIs can be done with just few lines of code.

  • Load XLS file.
  • Define Replace Options.
  • Set case sensitivity option.
  • Set text matching option
  • Replace text using Replace(…) method
  • Save the workbook.

System Requirements

Aspose.Cells for C++ supports on all major platforms and Operating Systems. Please make sure that you have the following prerequisites.

  • Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with C++ Runtime Environment for Windows 32 bit, Windows 64 bit and Linux 64 bit.
  • Add reference to the Aspose.Cells for C++ DLL in your project.
 

Redact XLS Files - C++


Aspose::Cells::Startup();

// Load XLS file
Workbook wb(u"Input.xls");
//Create an instance of the ReplaceOptions class
ReplaceOptions replaceOptions;
// Set text matching option
replaceOptions.SetRegexKey(true);
// Set case sensitivity option
replaceOptions.SetCaseSensitive(false);
// Set text matching option
replaceOptions.SetMatchEntireCellContents(false);
// Replace text
wb.Replace(u"\bKIM\b", u"^^^^^^^^", replaceOptions);
// Save as XLS file
wb.Save("output.xls");

Aspose::Cells::Cleanup();
 
  • About Aspose.Cells for C++ API

    Aspose.Cells API can be used to create, edit, convert and render Microsoft Excel formats to different formats. Moreover, it can be used for comprehensive charting, scalable reporting and reliable calculations within software applications. Aspose.Cells is a standalone API and it does not require any software like Microsoft or OpenOffice.

    Online XLS Redaction Live Demos

    XLS What is XLS File Format?

    Files with XLS extension represent Excel Binary File Format. Such files can be created by Microsoft Excel as well as other similar spreadsheet programs such as OpenOffice Calc or Apple Numbers. File saved by Excel is known as Workbook where each workbook can have one or more worksheets. Data is stored and displayed to users in table format in worksheet and can span numeric values, text data, formulas, external data connections, images, and charts. Applications like Microsoft Excel lets you export workbook data to several different formats including PDF, CSV, XLSX, TXT, HTML, XPS, and several others. The XLS file format was replaced with a more open and structured format, XLSX, with the release of Microsoft Excel 2007. The latest versions still provide support for creating and reading XLS files, though XLSX is the first choice of use now.

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    Other Supported Redaction Documents

    Using C++, one can easily redact different formats including.

    ODS (OpenDocument Spreadsheet File)
    XLSB (Binary Excel Workbook File)
    XLSM (Spreadsheet File)
    XLSX (OOXML Excel File)