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How can I add Arabic content from Excel file into SQL Server database? [duplicate]

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I have an issue about how SQL Server doesn't recognize Arabic language even if I have field as nvarchar(MAX) and even if I add N' before value in my SQL query.
This is my table in database:
Id_Test : int
Arabic : nvarchar(MAX)
and after importing my Excel file containing Arabic, this what I have get:
Id_Test | Arabic
--------+-----------------------
1 | ?????????????????????
Here is my code:
private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
OpenFileDialog openfile = new OpenFileDialog();
openfile.DefaultExt = ".xlsx";
openfile.Filter = "(.xlsx)|*.xlsx";
//openfile.ShowDialog();
var browsefile = openfile.ShowDialog();
if (browsefile == true)
{
txtFilePath2.Text = openfile.FileName;
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Application excelApp = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Application();
//Static File From Base Path...........
//Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Workbook excelBook = excelApp.Workbooks.Open(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + "TestExcel.xlsx", 0, true, 5, "", "", true, Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlPlatform.xlWindows, "\t", false, false, 0, true, 1, 0);
//Dynamic File Using Uploader...........
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Workbook excelBook = excelApp.Workbooks.Open(txtFilePath2.Text.ToString(), 0, true, 5, "", "", true, Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlPlatform.xlWindows, "\t", false, false, 0, true, 1, 0);
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Worksheet excelSheet = (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Worksheet)excelBook.Worksheets.get_Item(1); ;
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Range excelRange = excelSheet.UsedRange;
string strCellData = "";
double douCellData;
int rowCnt = 0;
int colCnt = 0;
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
for (colCnt = 1; colCnt <= excelRange.Columns.Count; colCnt++)
{
string strColumn = "";
strColumn = (string)(excelRange.Cells[1, colCnt] as Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Range).Value2;
dt.Columns.Add(strColumn, typeof(string));
}
for (rowCnt = 2; rowCnt <= excelRange.Rows.Count; rowCnt++)
{
string strData = "";
for (colCnt = 1; colCnt <= excelRange.Columns.Count; colCnt++)
{
try
{
strCellData = (string)(excelRange.Cells[rowCnt, colCnt] as Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Range).Value2;
strData += strCellData + "|";
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
douCellData = (excelRange.Cells[rowCnt, colCnt] as Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Range).Value2;
strData += douCellData.ToString() + "|";
}
}
strData = strData.Remove(strData.Length - 1, 1);
dt.Rows.Add(strData.Split('|'));
}
dtGrid2.ItemsSource = dt.DefaultView;
string sql = "";
for (int i = 0; i < dt.Rows.Count; i++)
{
sql = sql + "insert into Test (Arabic) values('"
+ dt.Rows[i]["Arabic"].ToString().Replace("'", "''") + "')";
}
using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(_ConnectionString))
{
connection.Open();
//if (_serv.ServeurID == 0) throw new Exception("record does not exist in dataserveur table.");
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(sql, connection);
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
connection.Close();
}
excelBook.Close(true, null, null);
excelApp.Quit();
}
}
This is what I have changed before but it's not working:
+ dt.Rows[i]["Arabic"].ToString().Replace("N'", "''") + "')";
Thank you.

if the column is to always have arabic in it, then you need to adjust the columns collation to
Arabic_CI_AI_KS_WS

how can we avoid readonly of the excel file during the writestream to excel from c# , if the excel file is open?

during writing values to an excel from c#, at the same time the excel file is open it shows the error that the file is in readonly , so how can we able to avoid that error during write stream from c# to the Excel
//Get all the sheets in the workbook
mWorkSheets = mWorkBook.Worksheets;
//Get the allready exists sheet
mWSheet1 = (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Worksheet)mWorkSheets.get_Item("Sheet1");
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Range range = mWSheet1.UsedRange;
int colCount = range.Columns.Count;
int rowCount = range.Rows.Count+1;
for (int index = 0; index < NoOfRecords; index++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < colCount; j++)
{
mWSheet1.Cells[(rowCount) + index, j + 1] ="'"+Convert.ToString(ResultsData.Rows[index][j].ToString());
}
}
mWorkBook.SaveAs(path, Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlFileFormat.xlWorkbookNormal,
Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlSaveAsAccessMode.xlExclusive,
Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value,
Missing.Value, Missing.Value);
mWorkBook.Close(Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value);

The easiest way is to SAVEAS to a different file name, then delete the original file on successful save. Like open MySheet.XLSX and save MySheet_Updated.XLSX
string newPath = path.Replace(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(path),Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(path)+"_Updated)";
try{
mWorkBook.SaveAs(newPath,Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlFileFormat.xlWorkbookNormal,Missing.Value,Missing.Value,Missing.Value,Missing.Value,Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlSaveAsAccessMode.xlExclusive,Missing.Value,Missing.Value,Missing.Value,Missing.Value, Missing.Value);
mWorkBook.Close(Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value);
File.Delete(path);
File.Move(newPath,path);
}
catch(Exception e){
Console.WriteLine(e.Message+"\n"+e.Source);
}

public System.Data.DataTable CorruptedExcel(string path, string savedFile) {
try
{
Missing missing = Missing.Value;
Excel.Application excel = new Excel.Application();
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Workbook workbook = excel.Workbooks.Open(path, CorruptLoad: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlCorruptLoad.xlRepairFile);
var connectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source=" + path + ";Extended Properties=\"Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;TypeGuessRows=0;ImportMixedTypes=Text\"";
//var connectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + path + ";Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0;IMEX=1;HDR=NO;TypeGuessRows=0;ImportMixedTypes=Text\""; ;
using (var conn = new OleDbConnection(connectionString))
{
conn.Open();
var sheets = conn.GetOleDbSchemaTable(System.Data.OleDb.OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, new object[] { null, null, null, "TABLE" });
using (var cmd = conn.CreateCommand())
{
cmd.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM [" + sheets.Rows[0]["TABLE_NAME"].ToString() + "] ";
var adapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(cmd);
adapter.Fill(dt);
}
}
return dt;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
throw new Exception("ReadingExcel: Excel file could not be read! Check filepath.\n"
+ e.Message + e.StackTrace);
}
}

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static void Main(string[] args)
{
//SqlConnection cnn;
//string connectionstring = null;
string connectionstring = "Integrated Security = SSPI;Initial Catalog=Database; Data Source=<Instance Name>;";
string sql1 = null;
string sql2 = null;
string data = null;
string data1 = null;
int i = 0;
int j = 0;
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if (!File.Exists(Filename))
{
File.Create(Filename).Dispose();
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{
tw.WriteLine("The very first line!");
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}
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Excel.Worksheet xlWorkSheet;
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Image from Excel result

How to convert datatype before Importing Excel file to Sql database

Here I have this Import from excel file to sql database class. It was working correctly till now but as my excel file cells are all strings type , So when Importing , the datatype does not match as sql database. How to convert it to their respective datatype before importing?
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{
string myexceldataquery = "select LocalSKU,ItemName, QOH,Price,Discontinued,Barcode,Integer2,Integer3,SalePrice,SaleOn,Price2 from [sheet1$]";
try
{
string sexcelconnectionstring = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source =" + excelfilepath + "; Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0; HDR=Yes; IMEX=2\"";
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, Barcode, Integer2 = CAST(Integer2 AS int)
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, SaleOn, Price2 = CAST(Price2 AS decimal(10,2)) from #source) as source
ON (source.LocalSKU = target.LocalSKU)
WHEN MATCHED THEN
UPDATE (. . . )
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i give you 2 function for that. one is browse the excel file and put data in datagrid and second one is read datagrid and put record in database
Excel Export Function
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{
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Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel._Worksheet ExcelSheet;
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{
for (j = 1; j <= dataGridView1.Columns.Count; j++)
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ExcelSheet.Cells[i + 1, j] = dataGridView1.Rows[i - 1].Cells[j - 1].Value;
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}
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I this is help you.

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Here I want to insert all the data from my excel sheet into the SQL Server Table using C# code
I have the Excel sheet with data like this
ID Name Designation ProfilePicture
--------------------------------------------
1 ABC Manager C:\Pictures\1.jpg
2 DEF Asst.Manager C:\Pictures\2.jpg
And I have the Code to Insert the Datas into the Table
String filePath = filePathText.Text;
String fileExtension = "Excel 12.0";
if (filePath != null)
{
String xlsConnection = #"Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + filePath + ";Extended Properties=" + "\"" + fileExtension + ";HDR=YES;\"";
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SqlBulkCopy sqlBulk = new SqlBulkCopy(sqlConnection);
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sqlBulk.DestinationTableName = "EXCEL_DATA";
sqlBulk.WriteToServer(dReader);
xlsConnectionString.Close();
}
This piece of code is run, if I click the button.
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Here is the code that helps to insert the images into the SQL Server by using the Path provided in Excel sheet.
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{
UInt64 ID = 0;
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String Designation = String.Empty;
String ProfilePicture = String.Empty;
String filePath = filePathText.Text;
Excel.Application xlApp = null;
Excel.Workbook xlWorkbook = null;
Excel._Worksheet xlWorksheet = null;
Excel.Range xlRange = null;
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String insertRecord = "INSERT_USER_RECORDS";
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SqlCommand sqlCommand = new SqlCommand(insertRecord, sqlConnection);
sqlCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
sqlConnection.Open();
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{
try
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xlApp = new Excel.Application();
xlWorkbook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(filePath);
xlWorksheet = (Excel._Worksheet)xlWorkbook.Sheets[1];
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int colCount = xlRange.Columns.Count;
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{
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// Convert Image to Byte Function definition.
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Byte[] imageAsBytes = new Byte[fs.Length];
fs.Read(imageAsBytes, 0, imageAsBytes.Length);
fs.Close();
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}
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sqlCommand.Parameters.Add("#Name", SqlDbType.NVarChar).Value = FirstName;
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}
MessageBox.Show(Path.GetFileName(filePath) + "is Successfully imported to SQL Server", "Result", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
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}
finally
{
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GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
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Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(xlApp);
}
}
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}
}
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No matter about the version of excel file.