Convert ODS to byte array via C#
Native and high performance Microsoft Excel ODS to byte array conversion or vice versa for spreadsheets data processing using server side .NET APIs.
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Overview
Byte Array is helpful for data processing or storing. You can convert ODS file to Byte Array as well as a Byte Array to ODS document using C# language. In order to convert ODS to byte array, we’ll use
API that offers different features for document manipulation and conversion using .NET platform.
How to Convert ODS to Byte Array via C#
It is easy for the developers to load & convert ODS files to byte array for further manipulation tasks in just a few lines of code.
- Include the namespace in your class file
- Load input ODS File using Workbook
- Initialize MemoryStream object
- Convert stream data to byte array
- Process data as of your requirement
System Requirements
Just make sure that system have Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with .NET Framework, .NET Core, Windows Azure, Mono or Xamarin Platforms as well as development environment like Microsoft Visual Studio.
- Install from command line as
nuget install Aspose.Cellsor via Package Manager Console of Visual Studio withInstall-Package Aspose.Cells. - Alternatively, get the offline MSI installer or all DLLs in a ZIP file from downloads
This sample code shows ODS to byte array C# Conversion
Workbook workbook = new Workbook("sourceFile.ods");
//Save the workbook in memory stream
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
workbook.Save(ms, SaveFormat.Ods);
//Read bytes from memory stream
byte[] byte_array = new byte[ms.Length];
ms.Read(byte_array, 0, byte_array.Length);
// Process the memory stream byte array data as of your requirement
ODS What is ODS File Format?
Files with .ods extension stand for OpenDocument Spreadsheet Document format that are editable by user. Data is stored inside ODF file into rows and columns. It is XML-based format and is one of the several subtypes in the Open Document Formats (ODF) family. The format is specified as part of the ODF 1.2 specifications published and maintained by OASIS. A number of applications on Windows as well as other operating systems can open ODS files for editing and manipulation including Microsoft Excel, NeoOffice and LibreOffice. ODS files can also be converted into other spreadsheet formats as well like XLS, XLSX and others by different applications.
Read MoreOther Supported Conversions
You can also convert other file formats into byte array or vice versa including few listed below.