Error: URI formats are not supported.

I am getting this error when I try to declare an object as an Excel
workbook.  Can anyone tell me how to fix it?  I have placed the Excel
file on the server in the "spreadsheets" directory.

Public Shared wkbExcel As SpreadsheetGear.IWorkbook
=SpreadsheetGear.Factory.GetWorkbook("http:\\myport.mydomain.com
\spreadsheets\span tables.xls")

Date:Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:13:36 -0700 Author:

Re: Error: URI formats are not supported.

The error you are getting ("URI formats are not supported") means that
you cannot pass a URL to the function. Instead, you will have to pass
a local path to the file e.g.

Public Shared wkbExcel As SpreadsheetGear.IWorkbook =
SpreadsheetGear.Factory.GetWorkbook("c:\myfile.xls")

Mark,
http://aspnetlibrary.com

Date:Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:17:42 -0000 Author:

Re: Error: URI formats are not supported.

On Aug 20, 8:17 am, "ca8...@aspnetlibrary.com"
 wrote:

> The error you are getting ("URI formats are not supported") means that
> you cannot pass a URL to the function. Instead, you will have to pass
> a local path to the file e.g.
>
> Public Shared wkbExcel As SpreadsheetGear.IWorkbook =
> SpreadsheetGear.Factory.GetWorkbook("c:\myfile.xls")
>
> Mark,http://aspnetlibrary.com


Thanks for your help!  It works great now.

Public Shared wkbExcel As SpreadsheetGear.IWorkbook =
SpreadsheetGear.Factory.GetWorkbook("Q:\portal\spreadsheets\Span
Tables.xls")

Date:Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:35:45 -0700 Author: