How to use Aspose.Cells.GridWeb with .NET Core

This topic explains how to use Aspose.Cells.GridWeb with .NET Core applications using Visual Studio 2019. This topic is useful for beginner‑level developers working with Aspose.Cells.GridWeb.

Use Aspose.Cells.GridWeb with .NET Core

This topic shows how to use Aspose.Cells.GridWeb by making a sample website in Visual Studio 2019. The process has been divided into steps.

Step 1: Creating a New Project

1. Open Visual Studio 2019.
2. From the File menu, select New, then Project. The Create a new project dialog opens.
3. Select ASP.NET Core Web Application from Visual Studio’s installed project templates and click Next.

4. Specify the location and name of the project, then click Create.

5. Select the Web Application (Model-View-Controller) template and make sure that ASP.NET Core 2.1 is selected.

6. Click Create.

Step 2: Checking the initial view

Running the newly created project shows the default template in the browser as shown in the image below.

Step 3: Adding Aspose.Cells.GridWeb

1. Add the following NuGet packages to the project

<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design" Version="2.1.2" PrivateAssets="All" />
<PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.3" />
<PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="4.7.0" />
<PackageReference Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="4.7.0" />

2. Add the Aspose.Cells.GridWeb package

3. Add the following to the _ViewImports.cshtml file in the Views folder.

The file will look like this after the modifications:

4. Put the following code in the HomeController’s Index method.

Remember to update the SessionStorePath and the ImportExcelFile path.

5. Add the following code in the Index.cshtml file in the Views > Home directory.

The file will look like this after the change:

6. Add session support and the GridScheduledService in the Startup.cs file
   1. Add the following code snippet in the ConfigureServices method.

2. Add the following code snippet in the Configure method.

7. Put the latest acw_client in the directory wwwroot/js.

8. Add an AcwController in the Controllers folder to handle the acw route, which provides the default operations for general edit actions.

Step 4: Test the App

Running the app will produce output similar to the one shown in the image below.