OpenXML spreadsheet created in .NET won't open in iPad

Question

I am trying to generate a spreadsheet in .NET which will be opened by my manager on his iPad when he\'s out of the office.

The spreadsheet opens fine on a Windows PC

Answer 1

I have also been struggling with a problem similar to this for a while. I finally came up with a solution that works. This is the code I wrote to fix the problem

        // Add a new worksheet part to the workbook.
        WorksheetPart newWorksheetPart = _document.WorkbookPart.AddNewPart();
        newWorksheetPart.Worksheet = new DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Spreadsheet.Worksheet(new SheetData());

        Sheets sheets = _document.WorkbookPart.Workbook.GetFirstChild();
        string relationshipId = _document.WorkbookPart.GetIdOfPart(newWorksheetPart);

        //This bit is required for iPad to be able to read the sheets inside the xlsx file. The file will still work fine in Excel
        string relationshipType = "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/worksheet";
        _document.Package.GetPart(_document.WorkbookPart.Uri).CreateRelationship(new Uri(newWorksheetPart.Uri.OriginalString.Replace("/xl/", String.Empty).Trim(), UriKind.Relative), TargetMode.Internal, relationshipType);
        _document.Package.GetPart(_document.WorkbookPart.Uri).DeleteRelationship(relationshipId);
        PackageRelationshipCollection sheetRelationships = _document.Package.GetPart(_document.WorkbookPart.Uri).GetRelationshipsByType(relationshipType);

        relationshipId = sheetRelationships.Where(f => f.TargetUri.OriginalString == newWorksheetPart.Uri.OriginalString.Replace("/xl/", String.Empty).Trim()).Single().Id;


        // Get a unique ID for the new sheet.
        uint sheetId = 1;
        if (sheets.Elements().Count() > 0)
            sheetId = sheets.Elements().Max(s => s.SheetId.Value) + 1;

        // Append the new worksheet and associate it with the workbook.
        Sheet sheet = new Sheet() { Id = relationshipId, SheetId = sheetId, Name = sheetName };
        sheets.Append(sheet);

        _worksheets.Add(new Worksheet(newWorksheetPart.Worksheet, sheetId));

_document and _worksheets, are private variables in my solution class.