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How do you programmatically check if a spreadsheet has headers in C#

I am creating a winform application where every day, a user will select a xlsx file with the day's shipping information to be merged with our invoicing data.
The challenge I am having is when the user does not download the xlsx file with the specification that the winform data requires. (I wish I could eliminate this step with an API connection but sadly I cannot)
My first step is checking to see if the xlsx file has headers to that my file path is valid
Example
string connString = "provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source='" + *path* + "';Extended Properties='Excel 12.0;HDR=YES;';";
Where path is returned from an OpenFileDialog box
If the file was chosen wasn't downloaded with headers the statement above throws an exception.
If change HDR=YES; to HDR=NO; then I have trouble identifying the columns I need and if the User bothered to include the correct ones.
My code then tries to load the data into a DataTable
private void loadRows()
{
for (int i = 0; i < deliveryTable.Rows.Count; i++)
{
DataRow dr = deliveryTable.Rows[i];
int deliveryId = 0;
bool result = int.TryParse(dr[0].ToString(), out deliveryId);
if (deliveryId > 1 && !Deliveries.ContainsKey(deliveryId))
{
var delivery = new Delivery(deliveryId)
{
SalesOrg = Convert.ToInt32(dr[8]),
SoldTo = Convert.ToInt32(dr[9]),
SoldName = dr[10].ToString(),
ShipTo = Convert.ToInt32(dr[11]),
ShipName = dr[12].ToString(),
};
Which all works only if the columns are in the right place.
If they are not in the right place my thought is to display a message to the user to get the right information
Does anyone have any suggestions?
(Sorry, first time posting a question and still learning to think through it)

I guess you're loading the spreadsheet into a Datatable? Hard to tell with one line of code. I would use the columns collection in the datatable and check to see if all the columns you want are there. Sample code to enumerate the columns below.
private void PrintValues(DataTable table)
{
foreach(DataRow row in table.Rows)
{
foreach(DataColumn column in table.Columns)
{
Console.WriteLine(row[column]);
}
}
}

private void GetExcelSheetForUpload(string PathName, string UploadExcelName)
{
string excelFile = "DateExcel/" + PathName;
OleDbConnection objConn = null;
System.Data.DataTable dt = null;
try
{
DataSet dss = new DataSet();
String connString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Persist Security Info=True;Extended Properties=Excel 12.0 Xml;Data Source=" + PathName;
objConn = new OleDbConnection(connString);
objConn.Open();
dt = objConn.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null);
if (dt == null)
{
return;
}
String[] excelSheets = new String[dt.Rows.Count];
int i = 0;
foreach (DataRow row in dt.Rows)
{
if (i == 0)
{
excelSheets[i] = row["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
OleDbCommand cmd = new OleDbCommand("SELECT * FROM [" + excelSheets[i] + "]", objConn);
OleDbDataAdapter oleda = new OleDbDataAdapter();
oleda.SelectCommand = cmd;
oleda.Fill(dss, "TABLE");
}
i++;
}
grdExcel.DataSource = dss.Tables[0].DefaultView;
grdExcel.DataBind();
lblTotalRec.InnerText = Convert.ToString(grdExcel.Rows.Count);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
ViewState["Fuletypeidlist"] = "0";
grdExcel.DataSource = null;
grdExcel.DataBind();
}
finally
{
if (objConn != null)
{
objConn.Close();
objConn.Dispose();
}
if (dt != null)
{
dt.Dispose();
}
}
}
if (grdExcel.HeaderRow.Cells[0].Text.ToString() == "CODE")
{
GetExcelSheetForEmpl(PathName);
}
else
{
divStatusMsg.Style.Add("display", "");
divStatusMsg.Attributes.Add("class", "alert alert-danger alert-dismissable");
divStatusMsg.InnerText = "ERROR !!... Upload Excel Sheet in header Defined Format ";
}

upload xls file to web server

I'm trying to upload an excel file to the web server then open it up to read the tables to a listbox then select the listbox and reopen the excel file to bind the data to a gridview.
//upload file to web server - this works fine
protected void getFile()
{
string importPL = string.Empty;
if (FileUpload1.HasFile)
{
string fileName = Server.HtmlEncode(FileUpload1.FileName);
string extension = System.IO.Path.GetExtension(fileName);
if (StaticHelpers.getApplicationEnvironment() == "D")
{
//dev
importPL = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["devPL"];
}
else if (StaticHelpers.getApplicationEnvironment() == "T")
{
//test
importPL = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["devPL"];
}
else
{
//prod
importPL = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["prodPL"];
}
if ((extension == ".xls" || extension == ".xlsx"))
{
FileInfo fileInfo = new FileInfo(FileUpload1.PostedFile.FileName);
fileName = fileInfo.Name;
string excelFilePath = importPL;
FileUpload1.SaveAs(excelFilePath + fileName);
SpreadSheet = FileUpload1.PostedFile.FileName;
SpreadSheet = excelFilePath + fileName;
lblss.Text = SpreadSheet;
lblSpreadSheet.Text = "SpreadSheet: " + SpreadSheet.ToString();
if (SpreadSheet.Trim() != string.Empty)
{
try
{
ArrayList strTables = GetTableExcel(SpreadSheet);//get list of worksheets then bind to listbox
lstbxWorksheets.DataSource = strTables;
lstbxWorksheets.DataBind();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
lblMessage.Text = ex.Message.ToString();
}
}
}
}
}
//get list of worksheets I believe this is where I'm having most of my problems
public static ArrayList GetTableExcel(string strFileName)
{
ArrayList strTables = new ArrayList();
Catalog oCatlog = new Catalog();
ADOX.Table oTable = new ADOX.Table();
ADODB.Connection oConn = new ADODB.Connection();
string connectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + strFileName + ";Extended Properties='Excel 12.0;HDR=YES';";
try
{
oConn.Open(connectionString);
oCatlog.ActiveConnection = oConn;
if (oCatlog.Tables.Count > 0)
{
int item = 0;
foreach (ADOX.Table tab in oCatlog.Tables)
{
if (tab.Type == "TABLE")
{
strTables.Add(tab.Name);
item++;
}
}
}
oConn.Close();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
//
}
return strTables;
}
//select the worksheet from the list box
protected void lstbxWorksheets_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
WorkSheet = lstbxWorksheets.SelectedItem.ToString();
lblWorkSheet.Text = "Worksheet: " + WorkSheet;
SpreadSheet = lblss.Text;
tableName = WorkSheet;
if (tableName != string.Empty)
{
SelectedTable = tableName;
}
else
{
lblMessage.Text = "Select a worksheet.";
}
if ((SelectedTable != string.Empty) && (SelectedTable != null))
{
DataTable dt = GetDataTableExcel(SpreadSheet, SelectedTable);
gvData.DataSource = dt.DefaultView;
gvData.DataBind();
WorkSheet = SelectedTable.ToString();
}
}
//get data from workbook and bind to gridview
public static DataTable GetDataTableExcel(string strFileName, string Table)
{
string connectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + strFileName + ";Extended Properties='Excel 12.0;HDR=YES';";
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection conn = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(connectionString);
conn.Open();
string strQuery = "SELECT * FROM [" + Table + "]";
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter adapter = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter(strQuery, conn);
System.Data.DataSet ds = new System.Data.DataSet();
adapter.Fill(ds);
conn.Close();
return ds.Tables[0];
}
I even added this to the web.config:
<location path="pl">
<system.web>
<authorization>
<allow users="*" />
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>

sorry in aspnet
see with jet engine like in this project
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/8096/C-Retrieve-Excel-Workbook-Sheet-Names

Uploading an Excel sheet and importing the data into SQL Server database

I am developing this simple application to upload an Excel file (.xlsx) and import the data present in that Excel worksheet into a SQL Server Express database in .NET
I'm using the following code on click of the import button after browsing and selecting the file to do it.
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
String strConnection = "Data Source=.\\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename='C:\\Users\\Hemant\\documents\\visual studio 2010\\Projects\\CRMdata\\CRMdata\\App_Data\\Database1.mdf';Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True";
//file upload path
string path = FileUpload1.PostedFile.FileName;
//string path="C:\\ Users\\ Hemant\\Documents\\example.xlsx";
//Create connection string to Excel work book
string excelConnectionString = #"Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + path + ";Extended Properties=Excel 12.0;Persist Security Info=False";
//Create Connection to Excel work book
OleDbConnection excelConnection = new OleDbConnection(excelConnectionString);
//Create OleDbCommand to fetch data from Excel
OleDbCommand cmd = new OleDbCommand("Select [ID],[Name],[Designation] from [Sheet1$]", excelConnection);
excelConnection.Open();
OleDbDataReader dReader;
dReader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
SqlBulkCopy sqlBulk = new SqlBulkCopy(strConnection);
//Give your Destination table name
sqlBulk.DestinationTableName = "Excel_table";
sqlBulk.WriteToServer(dReader);
excelConnection.Close();
}
But the code doesn't run when I use
string path = FileUpload1.PostedFile.FileName;`
and even
string path="C:\ Users\ Hemant\Documents\example.xlsx";`
The dReader is unable to take the path in this format.
It is only able to take path in the following format
string path="C:\\ Users\\ Hemant\\Documents\\example.xlsx";
i.e. with the the \\ in the path.For which I have to hard code the path but we have to browse the file.
So,can any one please suggest a solution to use the path taken by the FileUpload1 to import the data?

You are dealing with a HttpPostedFile; this is the file that is "uploaded" to the web server. You really need to save that file somewhere and then use it, because...
...in your instance, it just so happens to be that you are hosting your website on the same machine the file resides, so the path is accessible. As soon as you deploy your site to a different machine, your code isn't going to work.
Break this down into two steps:
1) Save the file somewhere - it's very common to see this:
string saveFolder = #"C:\temp\uploads"; //Pick a folder on your machine to store the uploaded files
string filePath = Path.Combine(saveFolder, FileUpload1.FileName);
FileUpload1.SaveAs(filePath);
Now you have your file locally and the real work can be done.
2) Get the data from the file. Your code should work as is but you can simply write your connection string this way:
string excelConnString = String.Format("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source={0};Extended Properties="Excel 12.0";", filePath);
You can then think about deleting the file you've just uploaded and imported.
To provide a more concrete example, we can refactor your code into two methods:
private void SaveFileToDatabase(string filePath)
{
String strConnection = "Data Source=.\\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename='C:\\Users\\Hemant\\documents\\visual studio 2010\\Projects\\CRMdata\\CRMdata\\App_Data\\Database1.mdf';Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True";
String excelConnString = String.Format("Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source={0};Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0\"", filePath);
//Create Connection to Excel work book
using (OleDbConnection excelConnection = new OleDbConnection(excelConnString))
{
//Create OleDbCommand to fetch data from Excel
using (OleDbCommand cmd = new OleDbCommand("Select [ID],[Name],[Designation] from [Sheet1$]", excelConnection))
{
excelConnection.Open();
using (OleDbDataReader dReader = cmd.ExecuteReader())
{
using(SqlBulkCopy sqlBulk = new SqlBulkCopy(strConnection))
{
//Give your Destination table name
sqlBulk.DestinationTableName = "Excel_table";
sqlBulk.WriteToServer(dReader);
}
}
}
}
}
private string GetLocalFilePath(string saveDirectory, FileUpload fileUploadControl)
{
string filePath = Path.Combine(saveDirectory, fileUploadControl.FileName);
fileUploadControl.SaveAs(filePath);
return filePath;
}
You could simply then call SaveFileToDatabase(GetLocalFilePath(#"C:\temp\uploads", FileUpload1));
Consider reviewing the other Extended Properties for your Excel connection string. They come in useful!
Other improvements you might want to make include putting your Sql Database connection string into config, and adding proper exception handling. Please consider this example for demonstration only!

Not sure why the file path is not working, I have some similar code that works fine.
But if with two "\" it works, you can always do path = path.Replace(#"\", #"\\");

You can use OpenXml SDK for *.xlsx files. It works very quickly. I made simple C# IDataReader implementation for this sdk. See here. Now you can easy import excel file to sql server database using SqlBulkCopy. It uses small memory because it reads by SAX(Simple API for XML) method (OpenXmlReader)
Example:
private static void DataReaderBulkCopySample()
{
using (var reader = new ExcelDataReader(#"test.xlsx"))
{
var cols = Enumerable.Range(0, reader.FieldCount).Select(i => reader.GetName(i)).ToArray();
DataHelper.CreateTableIfNotExists(ConnectionString, TableName, cols);
using (var bulkCopy = new SqlBulkCopy(ConnectionString))
{
// MSDN: When EnableStreaming is true, SqlBulkCopy reads from an IDataReader object using SequentialAccess,
// optimizing memory usage by using the IDataReader streaming capabilities
bulkCopy.EnableStreaming = true;
bulkCopy.DestinationTableName = TableName;
foreach (var col in cols)
bulkCopy.ColumnMappings.Add(col, col);
bulkCopy.WriteToServer(reader);
}
}
}

Try Using
string filename = Path.GetFileName(FileUploadControl.FileName);
Then Save the file at specified location using:
FileUploadControl.PostedFile.SaveAs(strpath + filename);

public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> PostFormDataAsync() //async is used for defining an asynchronous method
{
if (!Request.Content.IsMimeMultipartContent())
{
throw new HttpResponseException(HttpStatusCode.UnsupportedMediaType);
}
var fileLocation = "";
string root = HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/App_Data");
MultipartFormDataStreamProvider provider = new MultipartFormDataStreamProvider(root); //Helps in HTML file uploads to write data to File Stream
try
{
// Read the form data.
await Request.Content.ReadAsMultipartAsync(provider);
// This illustrates how to get the file names.
foreach (MultipartFileData file in provider.FileData)
{
Trace.WriteLine(file.Headers.ContentDisposition.FileName); //Gets the file name
var filePath = file.Headers.ContentDisposition.FileName.Substring(1, file.Headers.ContentDisposition.FileName.Length - 2); //File name without the path
File.Copy(file.LocalFileName, file.LocalFileName + filePath); //Save a copy for reading it
fileLocation = file.LocalFileName + filePath; //Complete file location
}
HttpResponseMessage response = Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, recordStatus);
return response;
}
catch (System.Exception e)
{
return Request.CreateErrorResponse(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError, e);
}
}
public void ReadFromExcel()
{
try
{
DataTable sheet1 = new DataTable();
OleDbConnectionStringBuilder csbuilder = new OleDbConnectionStringBuilder();
csbuilder.Provider = "Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0";
csbuilder.DataSource = fileLocation;
csbuilder.Add("Extended Properties", "Excel 12.0 Xml;HDR=YES");
string selectSql = #"SELECT * FROM [Sheet1$]";
using (OleDbConnection connection = new OleDbConnection(csbuilder.ConnectionString))
using (OleDbDataAdapter adapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(selectSql, connection))
{
connection.Open();
adapter.Fill(sheet1);
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
}
}

A proposed solution will be:
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
CreateXMLFile();
SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(constring);
con.Open();
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("bulk_in", con);
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#account_det", sw_XmlString.ToString ());
int i= cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
if(i>0)
{
Label1.Text = "File Upload successfully";
}
else
{
Label1.Text = "File Upload unsuccessfully";
return;
}
con.Close();
}
catch(SqlException ex)
{
Label1.Text = ex.Message.ToString();
}
}
public void CreateXMLFile()
{
try
{
M_Filepath = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(FileUpload1.PostedFile.FileName);
fileExtn = Path.GetExtension(M_Filepath);
strGuid = System.Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
fNameArray = M_Filepath.Split('.');
fName = fNameArray[0];
xlRptName = fName + "_" + strGuid + "_" + DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString ().Replace ('/','-');
fileName = xlRptName.Trim() + fileExtn.Trim() ;
FileUpload1.PostedFile.SaveAs(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["ImportFilePath"]+ fileName);
strFileName = Path.GetFileName(FileUpload1.PostedFile.FileName).ToUpper() ;
if (((strFileName) != "DEMO.XLS") && ((strFileName) != "DEMO.XLSX"))
{
Label1.Text = "Excel File Must be DEMO.XLS or DEMO.XLSX";
}
FileUpload1.PostedFile.SaveAs(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["ImportFilePath"] + fileName);
lstrFilePath = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["ImportFilePath"] + fileName;
if (strFileName == "DEMO.XLS")
{
strConn = "Provider=Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0;" + "Data Source=" + lstrFilePath + ";" + "Extended Properties='Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;'";
}
if (strFileName == "DEMO.XLSX")
{
strConn = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;" + "Data Source=" + lstrFilePath + ";" + "Extended Properties='Excel 12.0;HDR=YES;'";
}
strSQL = " Select [Name],[Mobile_num],[Account_number],[Amount],[date_a2] FROM [Sheet1$]";
OleDbDataAdapter mydata = new OleDbDataAdapter(strSQL, strConn);
mydata.TableMappings.Add("Table", "arul");
mydata.Fill(dsExcl);
dsExcl.DataSetName = "DocumentElement";
intRowCnt = dsExcl.Tables[0].Rows.Count;
intColCnt = dsExcl.Tables[0].Rows.Count;
if(intRowCnt <1)
{
Label1.Text = "No records in Excel File";
return;
}
if (dsExcl==null)
{
}
else
if(dsExcl.Tables[0].Rows.Count >= 1000 )
{
Label1.Text = "Excel data must be in less than 1000 ";
}
for (intCtr = 0; intCtr <= dsExcl.Tables[0].Rows.Count - 1; intCtr++)
{
if (Convert.IsDBNull(dsExcl.Tables[0].Rows[intCtr]["Name"]))
{
strValid = "";
}
else
{
strValid = dsExcl.Tables[0].Rows[intCtr]["Name"].ToString();
}
if (strValid == "")
{
Label1.Text = "Name should not be empty";
return;
}
else
{
strValid = "";
}
if (Convert.IsDBNull(dsExcl.Tables[0].Rows[intCtr]["Mobile_num"]))
{
strValid = "";
}
else
{
strValid = dsExcl.Tables[0].Rows[intCtr]["Mobile_num"].ToString();
}
if (strValid == "")
{
Label1.Text = "Mobile_num should not be empty";
}
else
{
strValid = "";
}
if (Convert.IsDBNull(dsExcl.Tables[0].Rows[intCtr]["Account_number"]))
{
strValid = "";
}
else
{
strValid = dsExcl.Tables[0].Rows[intCtr]["Account_number"].ToString();
}
if (strValid == "")
{
Label1.Text = "Account_number should not be empty";
}
else
{
strValid = "";
}
if (Convert.IsDBNull(dsExcl.Tables[0].Rows[intCtr]["Amount"]))
{
strValid = "";
}
else
{
strValid = dsExcl.Tables[0].Rows[intCtr]["Amount"].ToString();
}
if (strValid == "")
{
Label1.Text = "Amount should not be empty";
}
else
{
strValid = "";
}
if (Convert.IsDBNull(dsExcl.Tables[0].Rows[intCtr]["date_a2"]))
{
strValid = "";
}
else
{
strValid = dsExcl.Tables[0].Rows[intCtr]["date_a2"].ToString();
}
if (strValid == "")
{
Label1.Text = "date_a2 should not be empty";
}
else
{
strValid = "";
}
}
}
catch
{
}
try
{
if(dsExcl.Tables[0].Rows.Count >0)
{
dr = dsExcl.Tables[0].Rows[0];
}
dsExcl.Tables[0].TableName = "arul";
dsExcl.WriteXml(sw_XmlString, XmlWriteMode.IgnoreSchema);
}
catch
{
}
}`enter code here`

using System.IO;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.OleDb;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Configuration;
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Upload and save the file
string excelPath = Server.MapPath("~/Files/") + Path.GetFileName(FileUpload1.PostedFile.FileName);
FileUpload1.SaveAs(excelPath);
string conString = string.Empty;
string extension = Path.GetExtension(FileUpload1.PostedFile.FileName);
switch (extension)
{
case ".xls": //Excel 97-03
conString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["Excel03ConString"].ConnectionString;
break;
case ".xlsx": //Excel 07 or higher
conString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["Excel07+ConString"].ConnectionString;
break;
}
conString = string.Format(conString, excelPath);
using (OleDbConnection excel_con = new OleDbConnection(conString))
{
excel_con.Open();
string sheet1 = excel_con.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null).Rows[0]["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
DataTable dtExcelData = new DataTable();
//[OPTIONAL]: It is recommended as otherwise the data will be considered as String by default.
dtExcelData.Columns.AddRange(new DataColumn[2] { new DataColumn("Id", typeof(int)),
new DataColumn("Name", typeof(string)) });
using (OleDbDataAdapter oda = new OleDbDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM [" + sheet1 + "]", excel_con))
{
oda.Fill(dtExcelData);
}
excel_con.Close();
string consString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["dbcn"].ConnectionString;
using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(consString))
{
using (SqlBulkCopy sqlBulkCopy = new SqlBulkCopy(con))
{
//Set the database table name
sqlBulkCopy.DestinationTableName = "dbo.Table1";
//[OPTIONAL]: Map the Excel columns with that of the database table
sqlBulkCopy.ColumnMappings.Add("Sl", "Id");
sqlBulkCopy.ColumnMappings.Add("Name", "Name");
con.Open();
sqlBulkCopy.WriteToServer(dtExcelData);
con.Close();
}
}
}
}
Copy this in web config
<add name="Excel03ConString" connectionString="Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source={0};Extended Properties='Excel 8.0;HDR=YES'"/>
<add name="Excel07+ConString" connectionString="Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source={0};Extended Properties='Excel 8.0;HDR=YES'"/>
you can also refer this link : https://athiraji.blogspot.com/2019/03/how-to-upload-excel-fle-to-database.html

protected void btnUpload_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
divStatusMsg.Style.Add("display", "none");
divStatusMsg.Attributes.Add("class", "alert alert-danger alert-dismissable");
divStatusMsg.InnerText = "";
ViewState["Fuletypeidlist"] = "0";
grdExcel.DataSource = null;
grdExcel.DataBind();
if (Page.IsValid)
{
bool logval = true;
if (logval == true)
{
String img_1 = fuUploadExcelName.PostedFile.FileName;
String img_2 = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(img_1);
string extn = System.IO.Path.GetExtension(img_1);
string frstfilenamepart = "";
frstfilenamepart = "DateExcel" + DateTime.Now.ToString("ddMMyyyyhhmmss"); ;
UploadExcelName.Value = frstfilenamepart + extn;
fuUploadExcelName.SaveAs(Server.MapPath("~/Emp/DateExcel/") + "/" + UploadExcelName.Value);
string PathName = Server.MapPath("~/Emp/DateExcel/") + "\\" + UploadExcelName.Value;
GetExcelSheetForEmp(PathName, UploadExcelName.Value);
if ((grdExcel.HeaderRow.Cells[0].Text.ToString() == "CODE") && grdExcel.HeaderRow.Cells[1].Text.ToString() == "SAL")
{
GetExcelSheetForEmployeeCode(PathName);
}
else
{
divStatusMsg.Style.Add("display", "");
divStatusMsg.Attributes.Add("class", "alert alert-danger alert-dismissable");
divStatusMsg.InnerText = "ERROR !!...Please Upload Excel Sheet in header Defined Format ";
}
}
}
}
private void GetExcelSheetForEmployeeCode(string filename)
{
int count = 0;
int selectedcheckbox = 0;
string empcodeexcel = "";
string empcodegrid = "";
string excelFile = "Employee/DateExcel" + filename;
OleDbConnection objConn = null;
System.Data.DataTable dt = null;
try
{
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
String connString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Persist Security Info=True;Extended Properties=Excel 12.0 Xml;Data Source=" + filename;
// Create connection.
objConn = new OleDbConnection(connString);
// Opens connection with the database.
if (objConn.State == ConnectionState.Closed)
{
objConn.Open();
}
// Get the data table containing the schema guid, and also sheet names.
dt = objConn.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null);
if (dt == null)
{
return;
}
String[] excelSheets = new String[dt.Rows.Count];
int i = 0;
// Add the sheet name to the string array.
// And respective data will be put into dataset table
foreach (DataRow row in dt.Rows)
{
if (i == 0)
{
excelSheets[i] = row["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
OleDbCommand cmd = new OleDbCommand("SELECT DISTINCT * FROM [" + excelSheets[i] + "]", objConn);
OleDbDataAdapter oleda = new OleDbDataAdapter();
oleda.SelectCommand = cmd;
oleda.Fill(ds, "TABLE");
if (ds.Tables[0].ToString() != null)
{
for (int j = 0; j < ds.Tables[0].Rows.Count; j++)
{
for (int k = 0; k < GrdEmplist.Rows.Count; k++)
{
empcodeexcel = ds.Tables[0].Rows[j][0].ToString();
date.Value = ds.Tables[0].Rows[j][1].ToString();
Label lbl_EmpCode = (Label)GrdEmplist.Rows[k].FindControl("lblGrdCode");
empcodegrid = lbl_Code.Text;
CheckBox chk = (CheckBox)GrdEmplist.Rows[k].FindControl("chkSingle");
TextBox txt_Sal = (TextBox)GrdEmplist.Rows[k].FindControl("txtSal");
if ((empcodegrid == empcodeexcel) && (date.Value != ""))
{
chk.Checked = true;
txt_Sal.Text = date.Value;
selectedcheckbox = selectedcheckbox + 1;
lblSelectedRecord.InnerText = selectedcheckbox.ToString();
count++;
}
if (chk.Checked == true)
{
}
}
}
}
}
i++;
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
ShowMessage(ex.Message.ToString(), 0);
}
finally
{
// Clean up.
if (objConn != null)
{
objConn.Close();
objConn.Dispose();
}
if (dt != null)
{
dt.Dispose();
}
}
}
private void GetExcelSheetForEmp(string PathName, string UploadExcelName)
{
string excelFile = "DateExcel/" + PathName;
OleDbConnection objConn = null;
System.Data.DataTable dt = null;
try
{
DataSet dss = new DataSet();
String connString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Persist Security Info=True;Extended Properties=Excel 12.0 Xml;Data Source=" + PathName;
objConn = new OleDbConnection(connString);
objConn.Open();
dt = objConn.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null);
if (dt == null)
{
return;
}
String[] excelSheets = new String[dt.Rows.Count];
int i = 0;
foreach (DataRow row in dt.Rows)
{
if (i == 0)
{
excelSheets[i] = row["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
OleDbCommand cmd = new OleDbCommand("SELECT * FROM [" + excelSheets[i] + "]", objConn);
OleDbDataAdapter oleda = new OleDbDataAdapter();
oleda.SelectCommand = cmd;
oleda.Fill(dss, "TABLE");
}
i++;
}
grdExcel.DataSource = dss.Tables[0].DefaultView;
grdExcel.DataBind();
lblTotalRec.InnerText = Convert.ToString(grdExcel.Rows.Count);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
ViewState["Fuletypeidlist"] = "0";
grdExcel.DataSource = null;
grdExcel.DataBind();
}
finally
{
if (objConn != null)
{
objConn.Close();
objConn.Dispose();
}
if (dt != null)
{
dt.Dispose();
}
}
}

protected void btnUpload_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (Page.IsValid)
{
bool logval = true;
if (logval == true)
{
String img_1 = fuUploadExcelName.PostedFile.FileName;
String img_2 = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(img_1);
string extn = System.IO.Path.GetExtension(img_1);
string frstfilenamepart = "";
frstfilenamepart = "Emp" + DateTime.Now.ToString("ddMMyyyyhhmmss"); ;
UploadExcelName.Value = frstfilenamepart + extn;
fuUploadExcelName.SaveAs(Server.MapPath("~/Emp/EmpExcel/") + "/" + UploadExcelName.Value);
string PathName = Server.MapPath("~/Emp/EmpExcel/") + "\\" + UploadExcelName.Value;
GetExcelSheetForEmp(PathName, UploadExcelName.Value);
}
}
}
private void GetExcelSheetForEmp(string PathName, string UploadExcelName)
{
string excelFile = "EmpExcel/" + PathName;
OleDbConnection objConn = null;
System.Data.DataTable dt = null;
try
{
DataSet dss = new DataSet();
String connString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Persist Security Info=True;Extended Properties=Excel 12.0 Xml;Data Source=" + PathName;
objConn = new OleDbConnection(connString);
objConn.Open();
dt = objConn.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null);
if (dt == null)
{
return;
}
String[] excelSheets = new String[dt.Rows.Count];
int i = 0;
foreach (DataRow row in dt.Rows)
{
if (i == 0)
{
excelSheets[i] = row["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
OleDbCommand cmd = new OleDbCommand("SELECT * FROM [" + excelSheets[i] + "]", objConn);
OleDbDataAdapter oleda = new OleDbDataAdapter();
oleda.SelectCommand = cmd;
oleda.Fill(dss, "TABLE");
}
i++;
}
grdByExcel.DataSource = dss.Tables[0].DefaultView;
grdByExcel.DataBind();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
ViewState["Fuletypeidlist"] = "0";
grdByExcel.DataSource = null;
grdByExcel.DataBind();
}
finally
{
if (objConn != null)
{
objConn.Close();
objConn.Dispose();
}
if (dt != null)
{
dt.Dispose();
}
}
}

Unable to read excel sheet using ExcelReader in ASP.Net?

I am using IExcelDataReader to reader to read a excel sheet using following code:
private static IExcelDataReader FetchDataReaderForExcel(HttpPostedFile file)
{
IExcelDataReader dataReader = null;
if (null != file)
{
string fileExtension = Path.GetExtension(file.FileName);
switch (fileExtension)
{
case ".xls":
dataReader = ExcelReaderFactory.CreateBinaryReader(file.InputStream);
break;
case ".xlsx":
dataReader = ExcelReaderFactory.CreateOpenXmlReader(file.InputStream);
break;
default:
dataReader = null;
break;
}
}
return dataReader;
}
When i am reading the excel sheet using this method sometime i am not able to read the data correctly. Sometime it is not able to read column other time it is not able to read the entire data. I need to format each column to normal text and then upload again, it works then. Excel contains data contains integer, string, datetime, hyperlink. Can anyone tell me what could be the problem or alternative for this?

I'm using oledb and it works perfect for me. Here is my example:
using (OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + Filename + ";Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0 Xml;HDR=YES\""))
{
//
string listName = "Sheet1";
con.Open();
try
{
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
OleDbDataAdapter odb = new OleDbDataAdapter("select * from [" + listName + "$]", con);
odb.Fill(ds);
con.Close();
foreach (DataRow myrow in ds.Tables[0].Rows)
{
Object[] cells = myrow.ItemArray;
if (cells[0].ToString().Length > 0 || cells[1].ToString().Length > 0 || cells[2].ToString().Length > 0)
{
/*
cells[0]
cells[1]
cells[2]
are getting values
*/
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
return null;
}
}
OLEDB.12.0 works with both .xls and .xlsx

If you are Uploading the file ,and the file has Many sheets in it and you want to read all the sheets you can follow this method....first write the Code for FileUPload and save the uploaded file in a path....using that path you can read the files
/// <summary>
/// This method retrieves the excel sheet names from
/// an excel workbook & reads the excel file
/// </summary>
/// <param name="excelFile">The excel file.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
#region GetsAllTheSheetNames of An Excel File
public static string[] ExcelSheetNames(String excelFile)
{
DataTable dt;
string connString = #"Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + excelFile + ";Extended Properties='Excel 12.0;HDR=Yes'";
using (OleDbConnection objConn = new OleDbConnection(connString))
{
objConn.Open();
dt =
objConn.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null);
if (dt == null)
{
return null;
}
string[] res = new string[dt.Rows.Count];
for (int i = 0; i < res.Length; i++)
{
string name = dt.Rows[i]["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
if (name[0] == '\'')
{
//numeric sheetnames get single quotes around
//remove them here
if (Regex.IsMatch(name, #"^'\d\w+\$'$"))
{
name = name.Substring(1, name.Length - 2);
}
}
res[i] = name;
}
return res;
}
}
#endregion
//You can read files and store the data in a dataset use them
public static DataTable GetWorksheet(string excelFile,string worksheetName)
{
string connString = #"Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + excelFile + ";Extended Properties='Excel 12.0;HDR=Yes'";
OleDbConnection con = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(connString);
OleDbDataAdapter cmd = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter("select * from [" + worksheetName + "$]", con);
con.Open();
System.Data.DataSet excelDataSet = new DataSet();
cmd.Fill(excelDataSet);
con.Close();
return excelDataSet.Tables[0];
}
Else U can use this method to read the excel file
Just Add the reference
click on the "AddReference" on solution explorer ,click on com tab and Add this reference
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel
And add this namespace in your code behind
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Excel = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel;
using System.IO;
using System.Data;
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string Path = #"C:\samples\SEP DUMPS.xls";
// initialize the Excel Application class
Excel.Application app = new Excel.Application();
//Excel.Worksheet NwSheet;
Excel.Range ShtRange;
// create the workbook object by opening the excel file.
Excel.Workbook workBook = app.Workbooks.Open(Path,0,true,5,"","",true,Excel.XlPlatform.xlWindows,"\t",false,false, 0,true,1,0);
// Get The Active Worksheet Using Sheet Name Or Active Sheet
Excel.Worksheet workSheet = (Excel.Worksheet)workBook.ActiveSheet;
int index = 1;
// that is which cell in the excel you are interesting to read.
object rowIndex = 1;
object colIndex1 = 1;
object colIndex2 = 5;
object colIndex3 = 4;
System.Text.StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
try
{
while (((Excel.Range)workSheet.Cells[rowIndex, colIndex1]).Value2 != null)
{
rowIndex =index;
string firstName = Convert.ToString( ((Excel.Range)workSheet.Cells[rowIndex, colIndex1]).Value2);
string lastName = Convert.ToString(((Excel.Range)workSheet.Cells[rowIndex, colIndex2]).Value2);
string Name = Convert.ToString(((Excel.Range)workSheet.Cells[rowIndex, colIndex3]).Value2);
string line = firstName + "," + lastName + "," + Name;
sb.Append(line); sb.Append(Environment.NewLine);
Console.WriteLine(" {0},{1},{2} ", firstName, lastName,Name);
index++;
}
Writetofile(sb.ToString());
ShtRange = workSheet.UsedRange;
Object[,] s = ShtRange.Value;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
app.Quit();
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
Hope this helps you..........If u have any doubts Ask me...

Dot is implicitly converted into hash while converting data from Excel file to XML

I have succeeded in creating XML file from an Excel file using the following C# code:
protected void Button5_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (FileUpload1.HasFile)
{
OleDbConnection ole = new OleDbConnection();
string s = Server.MapPath("../admin/ProductOptions");
s = s + "\\" + FileUpload1.FileName;
System.IO.File.Delete(s);
FileUpload1.PostedFile.SaveAs(s);
string path = s;
ole.ConnectionString = #"Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;" + "Data Source=" + path + ";" + "Extended Properties=" + "\"" + "Excel 12.0;HDR=YES;" + "\"";
OleDbCommand command = new OleDbCommand("select * from[SHEET1$]", ole);
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
OleDbDataAdapter adapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(command);
adapter.Fill(ds);
GridView1.DataSource = ds.Tables[0];
GridView1.DataBind();
GridView1.Visible = true;
string filepath = Server.MapPath("ProductOptions") + "\\" + DDLproduct.SelectedValue + ".xml";
Session["ss"] = ds;
write_to_xml(ds,filepath);
}
else
{
Label2.Visible = true;
Label2.Text="[Please Select a file]";
}
}
But the problem is when this code is converting the Excel Data to XML data, then dots are itself converted into Hash(Only First Row). I know the reason but don't know the solution.
It`s happening because of dots in Excel file when converted into XML tags them implicitly converted to HASH.......
Kindly suggest me, how can I stop this conversion?

Finally got the solution:
When OLEDB Adapter fills the data in DataSet, it converts DOT into HASH.
Now I have stored that data into a DataTable(dt) and then accessed the column name and replace HASH with DOT (using Replace method of String) and create a new DataTable(dt2) with new column names.
After this using two for loops, I have inserted data from first DataTable(dt) to new Datatable(dt2).
(*one loop for rows and another one for columns)
Finally bind the grid with new DataTable(dt2)
Following is the full code for that function:
if (FileUpload1.HasFile)
{
OleDbConnection ole = new OleDbConnection();
string s = Server.MapPath("../admin/ProductOptions");
s = s + "\\" + FileUpload1.FileName;
FileUpload1.PostedFile.SaveAs(s);
string path = s;
ole.ConnectionString = #"Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;" + "Data Source=" + path + ";" + "Extended Properties=" + "\"" + "Excel 12.0;HDR=YES;IMEX=2;READONLY=FALSE;" + "\" ";
OleDbCommand command = new OleDbCommand("select * from[SHEET1$]", ole);
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
OleDbDataAdapter adapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(command);
adapter.Fill(ds);
DataTable dt = (DataTable)ds.Tables[0];
DataTable dt2 = new DataTable("dt2");
Session["dt"] = null;
for (int i = 0; i < dt.Columns.Count; i++)
{
string s2 = dt.Columns[i].ToString();
s2 = s2.Replace("#", ".");
string ProductName = s2.ToString();
if (Session["dt"] == null)
{
DataColumn dCol1 = new DataColumn(ProductName, typeof(System.String));
dt2.Columns.Add(dCol1);
}
}
for (int i = 0; i < dt.Rows.Count; i++)
{
dt2.Rows.Add();
for (int x = 0; x < dt.Columns.Count; x++)
{
dt2.Rows[i][x] = dt.Rows[i][x];
}
}
System.IO.File.Delete(s);
GridView1.DataSource = dt2;
GridView1.DataBind();
GridView1.Visible = true;
string filepath = Server.MapPath("ProductOptions") + "\\" + DDLproduct.SelectedValue + ".xml";
// Session["ss"] = ds;
write_to_xml(dt2,filepath);
}
else
{
Label2.Visible = true;
Label2.Text="[Please Select a file]";
}
Following is the code for write_to_xml() :
public void write_to_xml(DataTable dt, string path)
{
dt.WriteXml(path);
}
Any query or alternative solution would be appreciated... :)

Turn your headers off by HDR=No in your connection string and get your job done.
Before feeding them back to excel with HDR=Yes replace .s with #s using regex or any tool you want in the first row.

Instead of your solution I use Encoding.UTF8 in this way:
using (var fs = new FileStream(xmlFile, FileMode.CreateNew))
{
using (var xw = new XmlTextWriter(fs, Encoding.UTF8))
{
ds.WriteXml(xw);
}
}
And had no problem, this also converts < to < and > to >.