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Read Excel File into DataSet in ASP.NET Using C#

By Mannava Siva Aditya, 14 Dec 2012
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How to read Excel file data into a DataSet in ASP.NET using C#. Type Licence Tip/Trick CPOL 14 Dec 2012 17,351 14 times

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In this example I will explain how to read Excel file data into a DataSet in ASP.NET using C#. I have created an Excel file which contains the Slno, FirstName, LastName and Location which is shown below.

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We would be putting all the data into the grid view and with the help of filter with the dropdown list box, we would filter the Slno and display accordingly, else display all the cell values in the grid. ASP:
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<asp:DropDownList ID="ddlSlno" runat="server" OnSelectedIndexChanged="ddlSlno_SelectedIndexChanged" AutoPostBack="true" AppendDataBoundItems="True"> <asp:ListItem Selected="True" Value="Select">- Select -</asp:ListItem> </asp:DropDownList> <asp:GridView ID="grvData" runat="server"> </asp:GridView>

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OleDbConnection oledbConn; protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { if (!IsPostBack) { GenerateExcelData("Select"); } } protected void ddlSlno_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { GenerateExcelData(ddlSlno.SelectedValue); } private void GenerateExcelData(string SlnoAbbreviation) { // need to pass relative path after deploying on server string path = System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(@"C:\InformationNew.xls"); /* connection string to work with excel file. HDR=Yes - indicates that the first row contains columnnames, not data. HDR=No - indicates the opposite. "IMEX=1;" tells the driver to always read "intermixed" (numbers, dates, strings etc) data columns as text. Note that this option might affect excel sheet write access negative. */ oledbConn = new OleDbConnection(@"Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + path + ";Extended Properties='Excel 12.0;HDR=YES; IMEX=1;';"); oledbConn.Open(); OleDbCommand cmd = new OleDbCommand(); ; OleDbDataAdapter oleda = new OleDbDataAdapter(); DataSet ds = new DataSet(); // selecting distict list of Slno cmd.Connection = oledbConn; cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text; cmd.CommandText = "SELECT distinct([Slno]) FROM [Sheet1$]"; oleda = new OleDbDataAdapter(cmd); oleda.Fill(ds, "dsSlno"); // passing list of states to drop-down list ddlSlno.DataSource = ds.Tables["dsSlno"].DefaultView; ddlSlno.DataTextField = "Slno"; ddlSlno.DataValueField = "Slno"; ddlSlno.DataBind();

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// by default we will show form data for all states but if any state is selected then show data accordingly if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(SlnoAbbreviation) && SlnoAbbreviation != "Select") { cmd.CommandText = "SELECT [Slno],[FirstName], [LastName],[Location]" + " FROM [Sheet1$] where [Slno]= @Slno_Abbreviation"; cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("Slno_Abbreviation", SlnoAbbreviation); } else { cmd.CommandText = "SELECT [Slno],[FirstName], [LastName],[Location] FROM [Sheet1$]"; } oleda = new OleDbDataAdapter(cmd); oleda.Fill(ds); // binding form data with grid view grvData.DataSource = ds.Tables[0].DefaultView; grvData.DataBind(); } // need to catch possible exceptions catch (Exception ex) {} finally { oledbConn.Close(); } }// close of method GemerateExceLData

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Alireza_1362

12 May '13 - 6:54

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My vote of 1

JamesPChadwick

21 Dec '12 - 10:39

Why not make use of the Interop Assemblies for Office?

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Where do you get the provider?

xx_Sandman_xx

17 Dec '12 - 10:28

Do you have Excel installed on your web server or are you installing something like Access Database Engine? http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download /details.aspx?id=23734[^] Did you run into any field limitations? My impression is that there is a 255 character limit AND the maximum length of the first 8 rows in a column sets the maximum for the document. So if row 9 has 255 characters only the initial max length is available...
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Re: Where do you get the provider?

Mannava Siva Aditya

17 Dec '12 - 19:58

new OleDbConnection(@"Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + path + ";Extended Properties='Excel 12.0;HDR=YES; IMEX=1;';"); This it self is the provider for microsoft excel. And comming to field limitation it will read what ever data is been entered!
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Re: Where do you get the provider?

xx_Sandman_xx

18 Dec '12 - 12:05

In general this is a good start but it is incomplete and the responses to my questions are incorrect. Perhaps you missunderstood my question about the ACE provider but any provider needs to have a driver installed on the computer. I'm not sure how you think this all works but the provider is not part of .net. In search of some reference

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material outside of my statements I discovered a very complete article here. http://yoursandmyideas.wordpress.com/2011/02 /05/how-to-read-or-write-excel-file-usingace-oledb-data-provider/[^] In the future I would suggest if you don't understand the question or know the answer not to post guess as fact.
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My vote of 5

Carsten V2.0

14 Dec '12 - 22:40

Very useful tipp! Thanks for sharing... If I am right your connection-string supports only XLSX-documents. I think it would be helpful to post the string for older versions, too.
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Re: My vote of 5

Mannava Siva Aditya

16 Dec '12 - 19:27

It would support both xls and xlsx. as we had taken the latest one.
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Re: My vote of 5

Carsten V2.0

16 Dec '12 - 22:05

Ok, sorry! It was my bad... Nevertheless a very useful tipp!

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