File created in Open XML SDK 2.5 crashes excel when selecting print

Question

I created an excel document in c# using the open xml 2.5 sdk. The file opens in excel and works fine till I select print. At this point, excel crashes with the error "Excel has stopped working". I am using Excel 2016. If I save the file first, before selecting print, the problem is fixed.

I was able to find the solution, but couldn't find this question on stackoverflow, so I'm posting and answering my own question. If anyone has any comments for improvement or a better solution, please let me know.

Thanks.

Answer 1

This link pointed me in the correct direction. The issue was that I had not added bookviews to my file. The solution in code is:

WorkbookPart workbookPart = document.AddWorkbookPart();
workbookPart.Workbook = new Workbook();
WorksheetPart worksheetPart = workbookPart.AddNewPart<WorksheetPart>();
worksheetPart.Worksheet = new Worksheet();

BookViews bookViews = new BookViews();
WorkbookView workbookView = new WorkbookView();
bookViews.Append(workbookView);
workbookPart.Workbook.Append(bookViews);

In the original link, one of the comments mentions adding BookViews prior to Sheets. I found this to be true.