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An exception in reading data from excel using C# selenium web driver

I've a problem in reading data from Excel using selenium web driver. I've used "Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel" and when running my code I found that exception
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Exception: Excel cannot access 'Downloads'. The document may be read only or encrypted.
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This is the code I've used
public void sch_issue_1958M()
{
Application xlApp = new Application();
Workbook xlWorkBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(#"C:\Users\kkhatab\Desktop\3.0.0\Cube.Portal.Regression_for_issuesTests\bin\Downloads");
Worksheet xlWorkSheet = new Worksheet();
xlWorkSheet = xlWorkBook.Sheets[1];
Range xlRange = xlWorkSheet.UsedRange;
int rowCount = xlRange.Rows.Count;
int colCount = xlRange.Columns.Count;
for (int i = 1; i <= rowCount; i++)
{
for (int j = 1; j <= colCount; j++)
{
//new line
if (j == 1)
Console.Write("\r\n");
//write the value to the console
if (xlRange.Cells[i, j] != null && xlRange.Cells[i, j].Value2 != null)
Console.Write(xlRange.Cells[i, j].Value2.ToString() + "\t");
}
}
}

Just for clarity for others:
Workbook xlWorkBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(#"C:\Users\kkhatab\Desktop\3.0.0\Cube.Portal.Regression_for_issuesTests\bin\Downloads");
You are trying to open a folder here rather than a document.

How can I skip cells that span multiple rows in excel using c#

So I have a for loop that goes like this..:
for (int i = 12; i < 200; i++)
{
//Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToString(sheet01.Cells[12, 2].Value2));
if (!(string.IsNullOrEmpty(sheet01.Cells[i, 2].Value2)) && sheet01.Cells[i, 2].Value2.Length == 4)
{
Console.WriteLine(sheet01.Name);
hcnNumber.Add(Convert.ToString(sheet01.Cells[i, 2].Value2));
}
}
This code encounters an error whenever the cell [i,2] when i spans more than one column.
How can I skip rows rows that span more than one column ?
so something if row.length > 1
Thanks

I tried to work on your requirement on my local system. If I understand your requirement, You need to show only those rows where only 1st column has value, If for example a row has 10 column of which either all or more than 1 column contains data, needs to be skipped. I think it should help you a bit to reach your goal.
Below is the code which loops through and gives you the expected result.
Excel.Application xlApp = new Excel.Application();
Excel.Workbook xlWorkbook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(#"C:\Users\acn\Desktop\CopyofFinancialSample.xlsx");
Excel._Worksheet xlWorksheet = xlWorkbook.Sheets[1];
Excel.Range xlRange = xlWorksheet.UsedRange;
int rowCount = xlRange.Rows.Count;
int colCount = xlRange.Columns.Count;
for (int i = 1; i <= rowCount; i++)
{
int count = 0;
for (int j = 1; j <= colCount; j++)
{
//add useful things here!
if (j != 1)
{
if (xlRange.Cells[i, j] != null && xlRange.Cells[i, j].Value2 != null)
{
count++;
}
}
}
if (count > 0)
{
}
else
{
if (xlRange.Cells[i, 1] != null && xlRange.Cells[i, 1].Value2 != null)
Console.WriteLine(xlRange.Cells[i, 1].Value2.ToString() + "\t");
}
}
And if you need the complete console program to test the req, Please find below
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Create COM Objects. Create a COM object for everything that is referenced
Excel.Application xlApp = new Excel.Application();
Excel.Workbook xlWorkbook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(#"C:\Users\acn\Desktop\CopyofFinancialSample.xlsx");
Excel._Worksheet xlWorksheet = xlWorkbook.Sheets[1];
Excel.Range xlRange = xlWorksheet.UsedRange;
int rowCount = xlRange.Rows.Count;
int colCount = xlRange.Columns.Count;
for (int i = 1; i <= rowCount; i++)
{
int count = 0;
for (int j = 1; j <= colCount; j++)
{
//add useful things here!
if (j != 1)
{
if (xlRange.Cells[i, j] != null && xlRange.Cells[i, j].Value2 != null)
{
count++;
}
}
}
if (count > 0)
{
}
else
{
if (xlRange.Cells[i, 1] != null && xlRange.Cells[i, 1].Value2 != null)
Console.WriteLine(xlRange.Cells[i, 1].Value2.ToString() + "\t");
}
}
//cleanup
GC.Collect();
GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
//rule of thumb for releasing com objects:
// never use two dots, all COM objects must be referenced and released individually
// ex: [somthing].[something].[something] is bad
//release com objects to fully kill excel process from running in the background
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(xlRange);
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(xlWorksheet);
//close and release
xlWorkbook.Close();
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(xlWorkbook);
//quit and release
xlApp.Quit();
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(xlApp);
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}

How to specify cell format to 'Text' when export Excel file [duplicate]

This question already has answers here:
Format an Excel column (or cell) as Text in C#?
(10 answers)
Closed 7 years ago.
I'm trying to export Excel file by using .ToString() when I add data to a datatable. The Excel file cell format is not text but is in a General format. This my code.
public static void CreateExcel(string filename,System.Data.DataTable table)
{
if (filename != "")
{
Application xlApp = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Application();
xlApp.DisplayAlerts = false;
if (xlApp == null)
{
return;
}
Workbook xlWorkBook;
Worksheet xlWorkSheet;
object misValue = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;
xlWorkBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Add(misValue);
xlWorkSheet = (Worksheet)xlWorkBook.Worksheets.get_Item(1);
int Row = table.Rows.Count;
int Column = table.Columns.Count;
for (int i = 0; i <= Column - 1; i++)
{
xlWorkSheet.Cells[1, i + 1] = table.Columns[i].ToString();
}
for (int i = 0; i <= Row - 1; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j <= Column - 1; j++)
{
xlWorkSheet.Cells[i + 2, j + 1] = table.Rows[i][j].ToString();
}
}
xlWorkBook.SaveAs(#filename, Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlFileFormat.xlOpenXMLWorkbook, System.Reflection.Missing.Value, misValue, false, false, Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlSaveAsAccessMode.xlNoChange, Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlSaveConflictResolution.xlUserResolution, true, misValue, misValue, misValue);
xlWorkBook.Close();
xlApp.Quit();
Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(xlWorkSheet);
Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(xlWorkBook);
Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(xlApp);
GC.Collect();
}
}
Are there any ways to change the cell format?

Setting the number format of cell will help you to convert cell type into text.
Excel.Worksheet ws = workBook.Worksheets[1];
ws.Range["A2"].NumberFormat = "0";

// Pull in all the cells of the worksheet
Range cells = xlWorkBook.Worksheets[1].Cells;
// set each cell's format to Text
cells.NumberFormat = "#";
Here are 2 links that will help you on every condition.
Link 1 & Link 2
In your case :
for (int i = 0; i <= Row - 1; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j <= Column - 1; j++)
{
xlWorkSheet.Cells[i + 2, j + 1] = table.Rows[i][j].ToString();
//It will set each cell while iterates,
//I suggest, if its for all column, then set it for the excel sheet.
//or if you have a known range, then set for the range.
xlWorkSheet.Cells[i + 2, j + 1].NumberFormat = "#";
}
}

how to get data in a row column format from an excel file in c#.net

I have an excel sheet which contains data, in table like form, which first line is column names and rest are all rows. I want to insert data into a table in database. I have done everything to insert data to database except for getting data from excel sheet. I have tried following code but it gave data in sequential way no descrimination between rows and columns. But i want data like (columnname,rowdata)
This is data in excel file
firstname lastname salary age
sasi kiran 88000 32
ravi kiran 92000 23
jafer sharif 34000 45
kiran bedi 45000 34
following code i have tried:
Excel.Application xlApp;
Excel.Workbook xlWorkBook;
Excel.Worksheet xlWorkSheet;
Excel.Range range;
string str;
int rCnt = 0;
int cCnt = 0;
xlApp = new Excel.Application();
xlWorkBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(#"D:\Copy of Macro with Radio_Test.xlsx", 0, true, 5, "", "", true, Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlPlatform.xlWindows, "\t", false, false, 0, true, 1, 0);
xlWorkSheet = (Excel.Worksheet)xlWorkBook.Worksheets.get_Item(1);
range = xlWorkSheet.UsedRange;
for (rCnt = 1; rCnt <= range.Rows.Count; rCnt++)
{
for (cCnt = 1; cCnt <= range.Columns.Count; cCnt++)
{
str = (Convert.ToString((range.Cells[rCnt, cCnt] as Excel.Range).Value2));
Console.WriteLine(str);
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
but here i should get value like
console.writeline(firstname, sasi);
console.writeline(lastname, kiran);
etc for all values
how to modify the code to achieve the result

if i correctly understood your question, this code should provide expected output:
int rowCount = range.Rows.Count;
int colCount = range.Columns.Count;
string[] headers = new string[colCount+1];
for (cCnt = 1; cCnt <= colCount; cCnt++)
{
headers[cCnt] = (Convert.ToString((range.Cells[1, cCnt] as Excel.Range).Value2));
}
for (rCnt = 2; rCnt <= rowCount; rCnt++)
{
for (cCnt = 1; cCnt <= colCount; cCnt++)
{
str = (Convert.ToString((range.Cells[rCnt, cCnt] as Excel.Range).Value2));
Console.Write(heasders[cCnt]);
Console.Write(" ");
Console.WriteLine(str);
}
Console.WriteLine("----------------");
}
Console.ReadLine();

Another way to do it could be to use excel interop to convert your excel file in a .CSV file. Following the link is an example of the conversion process, after you load the .csv you can load the data to a set of POCO objects that map the form of the table. Hope it helps

c# excel format each row in rtf

I am working on an application that has to convert all the valuables from each row to an rtf document. The excel file that i am using has more than 10.000 rows but only 5 columns.
so far i can read the file usingValue2.ToString method.
what i would like to do is get the 5 values from each row, provide them with a header
firsttext= the text of cel a1
secondtext= the text of cel b1
thirdtext= the text of cel c1
fourthtext= the text of cel d1
fifttext= the text of cel e1
and do the same for cel a2, b2 etc etc.
My code so far is
//Create COM Objects.
Excel.Application xlApp = new Excel.Application();
Excel.Workbook xlWorkbook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(#"C:\aaa.xlsx");
Excel._Worksheet xlWorksheet = xlWorkbook.Sheets[1];
Excel.Range xlRange = xlWorksheet.UsedRange;
int rowCount = xlRange.Rows.Count;
int colCount = xlRange.Columns.Count;
//iterate over the rows and columns and print to the console as it appears in the file
//excel is not zero based!!
for (int i = 1; i <= rowCount; i++)
{
for (int j = 1; j <= colCount; j++)
{
//new line
if (j == 1)
Console.WriteLine("\r\n");
//write the value to the console
if (xlRange.Cells[i, j] != null && xlRange.Cells[i, j].Value2 != null)
Console.Write(xlRange.Cells[i, j].Value2.ToString() + "\t", "\r\n");
}
// Console.ReadLine(); for testing purposes
}
//cleanup
GC.Collect();
GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
// rule of thumb for releasing com objects:
// never use two dots, all COM objects must be referenced and released individually
// ex: [somthing].[something].[something] is bad
//release com objects to fully kill excel process from running in the background
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(xlRange);
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(xlWorksheet);
//close and release
xlWorkbook.Close();
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(xlWorkbook);
//quit and release
xlApp.Quit();
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(xlApp);
Console.ReadLine();
any help would be appreciated

I'm still not really sure what your problem is?
Are you just asking on how to add the headers?
//iterate over the rows and columns and print to the console as it appears in the file
//excel is not zero based!!
for (int i = 1; i <= rowCount; i++)
{
for (int j = 1; j <= colCount; j++)
{
//new line
if (j == 1)
Console.WriteLine("\r\n");
//write the value to the console
if (xlRange.Cells[i, j] != null && xlRange.Cells[i, j].Value2 != null)
Console.Write("{0}= ", GetHeaderText(j));
Console.Write(xlRange.Cells[i, j].Value2.ToString() + "\t", "\r\n");
}
// Console.ReadLine(); for testing purposes
}
Get the header text via some helper method:
private string GetHeaderText(int colId)
{
switch (colId)
{
case 1:
return "firsttext";
case 2:
return "secondtext";
case 3:
return "thirdtext";
case 4:
return "fourthtext";
case 5:
return "fithtext";
default:
return "header not defined";
}
}