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XLSX Get Sheet Names

Open an Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx) and get the names of the sheets.

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Ruby
require 'chilkat'

success = false

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

# .xlsx files are Zip archives
zip = Chilkat::CkZip.new()
success = zip.OpenZip("qa_data/excel/fakeCompanies.xlsx")
if (success == false)
    print zip.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

csv = Chilkat::CkCsv.new()
sheetNames = Chilkat::CkStringTable.new()
success = csv.XlsxGetSheets(zip,sheetNames)
if (success == false)
    print csv.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

i = 0
while i < sheetNames.get_Count()
    print sheetNames.stringAt(i) + "\n";
    i = i + 1
end