Spread COM

MESCIUSSpreadsheet ControlsWindows DLLActiveX / COM Component
Version 8.0.29 (Oct 13, 2020)(9)

COM spreadsheet control with advanced features for Visual Studio 6.

  • Supports over 100 built-in calculation functions and custom formulas.
  • Offers rich printing options including print preview and scaling.
  • Includes visual template designer and supports various data sources and formats.
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Add advanced spreadsheet functionality to your applications.
Spread COM is a mature and powerful spreadsheet component designed for integration with Visual Studio 6. It provides extensive formula support, advanced printing capabilities, and robust data binding options. Developers can design spreadsheet templates visually and leverage numerous operation modes to fit different application scenarios, enhancing desktop software with rich spreadsheet functionality.
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Comprehensive Calculation Engine

Includes over 100 built-in functions to support complex formulas and calculations. Developers can easily add custom functions and use named expressions or relative cell references for flexible formula management.

Advanced Print Support

Offers precise control over printing parameters such as page and data ranges, headers, footers, margins, orientation, gridlines, and colors. Features advanced scaling options and APIs for custom print workflows.

Print Preview Control

Provides a built-in print preview interface allowing users to view how spreadsheets will print. Supports multiple page display options and zoom controls for better user experience.

Visual Template Designer

Includes a run-time design tool enabling setting of properties, formatting, data sources, and formulas without writing code. A Learn Mode records actions and generates VB code to accelerate development.

Flexible Data Binding

Automatically connects to ActiveX data sources like ADO, DBO, and RDO. Creates appropriate columns and cell types automatically, and supports seamless database updates through the spreadsheet interface.

Unbound Mode and Virtual Data Loading

Supports loading data from various sources such as Excel, CSV, and custom files. Virtual Mode enables dynamic data loading and buffering for efficient display of large data sets.

Broad File Import and Export

Supports multiple file formats including Excel (.xls and .xlsx), XML, HTML, proprietary Spread formats, and delimited text files. Can export Excel files with formulas intact or as data-only.

Robust Data Validation

Provides fourteen standard cell types that validate data input automatically and a custom cell type supporting any control for editing, enhancing data integrity within spreadsheets.

Multiple Operation Modes

Configurable modes allow developers to specify how end-users interact with the spreadsheet, including read-only, list box behavior, and row mode for data-bound scenarios with event handling.

Cell and Sheet Protection Features

Allows locking of individual cells or entire sheets, with or without passwords. Supports restricting user actions such as row and column manipulation and safeguards formulas and proprietary information.

Enhanced Visual and Usability Features

Supports detailed cell border customization, cell notes and text tips for additional user guidance, enriching the interface and user interaction within spreadsheet applications.

Product Compatibility

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Component Type

  • ActiveX / COM Component
  • Windows DLL

ActiveX/COM Platform

  • ActiveX OCX

IDE Support

  • Visual Studio