# WEBSERVICE

Spread for WinForms provides advanced software components that support Excel import/export, full cell customization, an extensive calculation engine with over 450 functions and more, all with zero dependencies on Excel.

## Content



This function returns data from a web service on the Internet or Intranet.

## Syntax

WEBSERVICE(*url*)

## Arguments

For the argument, the web service URL.

## Remarks

The #VALUE! error value is returned if the argument cannot return data or the URL contains more than 2048 characters. The #VALUE! error value is returned if the argument string is not valid or contains more than 32767 characters. The #VALUE! error value is also returned if the string contains unsupported protocols.

## Data Types

Accepts string data. Returns string data.

## Examples

`WEBSERVICE(A3)`

## Version Available

This function is available in Spread for Windows Forms 11.0 or later.