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No value given for one or more required parameters error - Excel

I am getting data from excel and showing it in DataGridWiew.
I have two textboxes, one is for starting index for first record and other is for last record.
Code works fine. But lets suppose starting record is 1 and ending is 10 when I change 10 to 1 or 2 it gives me an error in this line:
adapter.Fill(dataTable);
Full Code is below:
public DataSet Parse(string fileName)
{
string connectionString = string.Format("provider = Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; data source = {0}; Extended Properties = Excel 8.0;", fileName);
DataSet data = new DataSet();
foreach (var sheetName in GetExcelSheetNames(connectionString))
{
using (OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection(connectionString))
{
string query = "";
var dataTable = new DataTable();
if(tbStarting.Text.Trim()=="" && tbEnding.Text.Trim() == "")
{
query = string.Format("SELECT * FROM [{0}]", sheetName);
}
else
{
query = string.Format("SELECT * FROM [{0}] where SrNo between " + int.Parse(tbStarting.Text.Trim()) + " and " + int.Parse(tbEnding.Text.Trim()) + " order by SrNo", sheetName);
}
con.Open();
OleDbDataAdapter adapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(query, con);
adapter.Fill(dataTable);
data.Tables.Add(dataTable);
con.Close();
}
}
return data;
}
static string[] GetExcelSheetNames(string connectionString)
{
OleDbConnection con = null;
DataTable dt = null;
con = new OleDbConnection(connectionString);
con.Open();
dt = con.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null);
if (dt == null)
{
return null;
}
String[] excelSheetNames = new String[dt.Rows.Count];
int i = 0;
foreach (DataRow row in dt.Rows)
{
excelSheetNames[i] = row["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
i++;
}
return excelSheetNames;
}
Why this is happening please help me?

Looking at the code, it seems that your procedure is working when you ask to retrieve all the record in each table. But you are not showing which table (Sheet) is actually used afterwars.
Chances are, you are using the first one only.
When you submit some parameters, only one of the tables (Sheets) can fulfill those requirements. The other(s) don't, possibly because a field named [SrNo] is not present.
This causes the More Parameters Required error when trying to apply a filter.
Not related to the error, but worth noting: you don't need to recreate the whole DataSet + DataTables to filter your DataSources.
The DataSet.Tables[N].DefaultView.RowFilter can be used to get the same result without destroying all the objects each time a filter is required.
RowFilter has some limitations in the language (e.g. does not support BETWEEN, Field >= Value1 AND Field <= Value2 must be used), but it's quite effective.
This is a possible setup:
(xDataSet is a placeholder for your actual DataSet)
//Collect the values in the TextBoxes in a string array
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string[] Ranges = new string[] { tbStarting.Text.Trim(), tbEnding.Text.Trim() };
if (xDataSet != null)
FilterDataset(Ranges);
}
private void FilterDataset(string[] Ranges)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Ranges[0]) & string.IsNullOrEmpty(Ranges[1]))
xDataSet.Tables[0].DefaultView.RowFilter = null;
else if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Ranges[0]) | string.IsNullOrEmpty(Ranges[1]))
return;
else if (int.Parse(Ranges[0]) < int.Parse(Ranges[1]))
xDataSet.Tables[0].DefaultView.RowFilter = string.Format("SrNo >= {0} AND SrNo <= {1}", Ranges[0], Ranges[1]);
else
xDataSet.Tables[0].DefaultView.RowFilter = string.Format("SrNo = {0}", Ranges[0]);
this.dataGridView1.Update();
}
I've modified your code you code a bit to handle those requirements.
(I've left here those filters anyway; they're not used, but if you still want them, they are in a working condition)
DataSet xDataSet = new DataSet();
string WorkBookPath = #"[Excel WorkBook Path]";
//Query one Sheet only. More can be added if necessary
string[] WBSheetsNames = new string[] { "Sheet1" };
//Open the Excel document and assign the DataSource to a dataGridView
xDataSet = Parse(WorkBookPath, WBSheetsNames, null);
dataGridView1.DataSource = xDataSet.Tables[0];
dataGridView1.Refresh();
public DataSet Parse(string fileName, string[] WorkSheets, string[] ranges)
{
if (!File.Exists(fileName)) return null;
string connectionString = string.Format("provider = Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0; " +
"data source = {0}; " +
"Extended Properties = \"Excel 12.0;HDR=YES\"",
fileName);
DataSet data = new DataSet();
string query = string.Empty;
foreach (string sheetName in GetExcelSheetNames(connectionString))
{
foreach (string WorkSheet in WorkSheets)
if (sheetName == (WorkSheet + "$"))
{
using (OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection(connectionString))
{
DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();
if ((ranges == null) ||
(string.IsNullOrEmpty(ranges[0]) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(ranges[1])) ||
(int.Parse(ranges[0]) > int.Parse(ranges[1])))
query = string.Format("SELECT * FROM [{0}]", sheetName);
else if ((int.Parse(ranges[0]) == int.Parse(ranges[1])))
query = string.Format("SELECT * FROM [{0}] WHERE SrNo = {1}", sheetName, ranges[0]);
else
query = string.Format("SELECT * FROM [{0}] WHERE (SrNo BETWEEN {1} AND {2}) " +
"ORDER BY SrNo", sheetName, ranges[0], ranges[1]);
con.Open();
OleDbDataAdapter adapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(query, con);
adapter.Fill(dataTable);
data.Tables.Add(dataTable);
};
}
}
return data;
}
static string[] GetExcelSheetNames(string connectionString)
{
string[] excelSheetNames = null;
using (OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection(connectionString))
{
con.Open();
using (DataTable dt = con.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null))
{
if (dt != null)
{
excelSheetNames = new string[dt.Rows.Count];
for (int i = 0; i < dt.Rows.Count; i++)
{
excelSheetNames[i] = dt.Rows[i]["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
}
}
}
}
return excelSheetNames;
}

C#: Read Excel file failed with cell format look like number

I use this function to read excel file to datatable:
public static DataTable exceldata(string filePath)
{
try
{
DataTable dtexcel = new DataTable();
bool hasHeaders = false;
string HDR = hasHeaders ? "Yes" : "No";
string strConn;
if (filePath.Substring(filePath.LastIndexOf('.')).ToLower() == ".xlsx")
strConn = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + filePath + ";Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0;IMEX=1;HDR=YES;TypeGuessRows=0;ImportMixedTypes=Text\"";
else
strConn = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" + filePath + ";Extended Properties=\"Excel 8.0;IMEX=1;HDR=YES;TypeGuessRows=0;ImportMixedTypes=Text\"";
OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection(strConn);
conn.Open();
DataTable schemaTable = conn.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, new object[] { null, null, null, "TABLE" });
DataRow schemaRow = schemaTable.Rows[0];
string sheet = schemaRow["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
if (!sheet.EndsWith("_"))
{
string query = "SELECT * FROM [" + sheet + "]";
OleDbDataAdapter daexcel = new OleDbDataAdapter(query, conn);
dtexcel.Locale = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture;
daexcel.Fill(dtexcel);
}
conn.Close();
return dtexcel;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
return null;
}
}
My trouble is: When Excel file have some cells that format look like number (ex: 301/1, 181/3 .... ), the datatable return empty value in that cells.
How can read Excel files to datatable that cells as string, not number detected ?

I know you've specifically asked to use an excel sheet. As someone who has faced the exact same issue, I would recommend you to use ClosedXML instead of using an Oledb connection.
Closed XML is much faster to read and allows you to get contents of an entire sheet or a cell very easily.
I've answered another question similar to this one here
https://stackoverflow.com/a/47235686/6729097

Can only read Excel file when it is actually open in Ms Excel

I am using the following code to open an excel file (XLS) and populate a DataTable with the first worksheet:
var connectionString = string.Format("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; data source={0}; Extended Properties=Excel 8.0;", filename);
OleDbConnection connExcel = new OleDbConnection(connectionString);
connExcel.Open();
DataTable dtExcelSchema;
dtExcelSchema = connExcel.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null);
string SheetName = dtExcelSchema.Rows[0]["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
connExcel.Close();
var adapter = new OleDbDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM [" + SheetName + "]", connectionString);
var ds = new DataSet();
int count = 0;
adapter.Fill(ds, SheetName);
DataTable dt = ds.Tables[0];
It works only when the file is already open in Ms Excel. Why could that be?
If the file is not open, I get an error message (on line connExcel.Open): External table is not in the expected format.

I'm facing the same problem and accordingly to this site, many developers are struggling for the same:
-When I try read Excel with OLE DB all values are empty
-Can't connect to excel file unless file is already open
Actually I'm using the classic connection string (note that I'm trying to read a 97/2003 file):
Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source = " + GetFilename(filename) + "; Extended Properties ='Excel 8.0;HDR=NO;IMEX=1'
but the file can be read properly only if:
Is open in Excel or even in Word! (the file of course appears corrupted and unreadable, but then the OleDb procedure can read every line of the file), I didn't try with other Office apps
The file is not in read-only mode
I also tried to lock the file manually or to open it with other non-office applications, but the result is not the same. If I follow the two previous rules (file opened in Word or Excel in not read-only mode) I can see all the cells, otherwise it seems the first column is ignored completely (so F2 became F1, F3 became F2,... and F6, the last one, should became F5 otherwise it throws and out-of-index error).
In order to keep compatibility with OleDb without using 3rd parties libraries I found a very stupid workaround using Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel assembly.
Excel.Application _app = new Excel.Application();
var workbooks = _app.Workbooks;
workbooks.Open(_filename);
// OleDb Connection
using (OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection(connectionOleDb))
{
try
{
conn.Open();
OleDbCommand cmd = new OleDbCommand();
cmd.Connection = conn;
cmd.CommandText = String.Format("SELECT * FROM [{0}$]", tableName);
OleDbDataReader myReader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
int i = 0;
while (myReader.Read())
{
//Here I read through all Excel rows
}
}
catch (Exception E)
{
MessageBox.Show("Error!\n" + E.Message);
}
finally
{
conn.Close();
workbooks.Close();
if (workbooks != null)
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(workbooks);
_app.Quit();
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(_app);
}
}
Essentially the first 3 lines run an Excel instance that lasts exactly the time needed to OleDb to perform its tasks.
The last 4 lines, inside the finally block, let the Excel instance to be closed correctly, immediately after the task and avoid ghost Excel processes.
I repeat it's a very stupid workaround that also requires a 1,5 MB dll (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll) to be added to the project.
Anyway seems impossible that OleDb cannot manage by itself the missing data...

I had the same problem. If the file was open the read was ok but if the file was closed... some thing was strange... in my case I received strange data from columns and values.. Debugging I found the name of the first sheet and was strange ["xls _xlnm#_FilterDatabase"] looking on the internet I found that's a name of hidden sheet and a trick to avoid read this sheet (HERE) and so I've implemented a method:
private string getFirstVisibileSheet(DataTable dtSheet, int index = 0)
{
string sheetName = String.Empty;
if (dtSheet.Rows.Count >= (index + 1))
{
sheetName = dtSheet.Rows[index]["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
if (sheetName.Contains("FilterDatabase"))
{
return getFirstVisibileSheet(dtSheet, ++index);
}
}
return sheetName;
}
To me worked very well.
My complete example code is:
string excelFilePath = String.Empty;
string stringConnection = String.Empty;
using (OpenFileDialog openExcelDialog = new OpenFileDialog())
{
openExcelDialog.Filter = "Excel 2007 (*.xlsx)|*.xlsx|Excel 2003 (*.xls)|*.xls";
openExcelDialog.FilterIndex = 1;
openExcelDialog.RestoreDirectory = true;
DialogResult windowsResult = openExcelDialog.ShowDialog();
if (windowsResult != System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
{
return;
}
excelFilePath = openExcelDialog.FileName;
using (DataTable dt = new DataTable())
{
try
{
if (!excelFilePath.Equals(String.Empty))
{
stringConnection = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + excelFilePath + ";Extended Properties='Excel 8.0; HDR=YES;';";
using (OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection(stringConnection))
{
conn.Open();
OleDbCommand cmd = new OleDbCommand();
cmd.Connection = conn;
DataTable dtSheet = conn.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null);
string sheetName = getFirstVisibileSheet(dtSheet);
cmd.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM [" + sheetName + "]";
dt.TableName = sheetName;
OleDbDataAdapter da = new OleDbDataAdapter(cmd);
da.Fill(dt);
cmd = null;
conn.Close();
}
}
//Read and Use my DT
foreach (DataRow row in dt.Rows)
{
//On my case I need data on first and second Columns
if ((row.ItemArray.Count() < 2) ||
(row[0] == null || String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(row[0].ToString()))
||
(row[1] == null ||String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(row[1].ToString())))
{
continue;
}
//Get the number from the first COL
int colOneNumber = 0;
Int32.TryParse(row[0].ToString(), out colOneNumber);
//Get the string from the second COL
string colTwoString = row[1].ToString();
//Get the string from third COL if is a file path valid
string colThree = (row.ItemArray.Count() >= 3
&& !row.IsNull(2)
&& !String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(row[2].ToString())
&& File.Exists(row[2].ToString())
) ? row[2].ToString() : String.Empty;
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("Import error.\n" + ex.Message, "::ERROR::", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
}
}
}
private string getFirstVisibileSheet(DataTable dtSheet, int index = 0)
{
string sheetName = String.Empty;
if (dtSheet.Rows.Count >= (index + 1))
{
sheetName = dtSheet.Rows[index]["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
if (sheetName.Contains("FilterDatabase"))
{
return getFirstVisibileSheet(dtSheet, ++index);
}
}
return sheetName;
}

Is it failing on ToString(), like here?
Error is "Object reference not set to an instance of an object"
Does Convert.ToString() fix anything?

Import from Excel in C#

I use following code to save data from excel file into table
private void RetrieveAndStoreExcelData(String filePath)
{
String excelConnectionStr = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" + "Data Source='" + filePath + "'; Extended Properties='Excel 8.0;'";
OleDbConnection excelConnection = new OleDbConnection(excelConnectionStr);
excelConnection.Open();
try
{
//Get the name of the first worksheet
DataTable schema = excelConnection.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null);
if (schema == null || schema.Rows.Count < 1)
{
throw new Exception("Error: Could not determine the name of the first worksheet.");
}
string firstSheetName = schema.Rows[0]["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
//Retrieve data from worksheet into reader
string query = "SELECT * FROM [" + firstSheetName + "]";
OleDbCommand command = new OleDbCommand(query, excelConnection);
OleDbDataReader dbReader = command.ExecuteReader(); //IEnumerable
//populate IEnumerable
if (dbReader.HasRows)
{
populateRecords(dbReader);
}
}
finally
{
excelConnection.Close();
}
}
This works fine. But if one of the fields length is greater than 255 characters then it truncates the string to 255 and that is also when that row appears after 10th row in excel sheet.
So, if first 10 rows is having length less than 255, it assumes that all rows will have length less than 255 characters.
So is there any way to solve this?

Best /Fastest way to read an Excel Sheet into a DataTable?

I'm hoping someone here can point me in the right direction - I'm trying to create a fairly robust utility program to read the data from an Excel sheet (may be .xls OR .xlsx) into a DataTable as quickly and leanly as possible.
I came up with this routine in VB (although I'd be just as happy with a good C# answer):
Public Shared Function ReadExcelIntoDataTable(ByVal FileName As String, ByVal SheetName As String) As DataTable
Dim RetVal As New DataTable
Dim strConnString As String
strConnString = "Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls, *.xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb)};DBQ=" & FileName & ";"
Dim strSQL As String
strSQL = "SELECT * FROM [" & SheetName & "$]"
Dim y As New Odbc.OdbcDataAdapter(strSQL, strConnString)
y.Fill(RetVal)
Return RetVal
End Function
I'm wondering if this is the best way to do it or if there are better / more efficent ways (or just more intelligent ways - Maybe Linq / native .Net providers) to use instead?
ALSO, just a quick and silly additional question - Do I need to include code such as y.Dispose() and y = Nothing or will that be taken care of since the variable should die at the end of the routine, right??
Thanks!!

If you want to do the same thing in C# based on Ciarán Answer
string sSheetName = null;
string sConnection = null;
DataTable dtTablesList = default(DataTable);
OleDbCommand oleExcelCommand = default(OleDbCommand);
OleDbDataReader oleExcelReader = default(OleDbDataReader);
OleDbConnection oleExcelConnection = default(OleDbConnection);
sConnection = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\\Test.xls;Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0;HDR=No;IMEX=1\"";
oleExcelConnection = new OleDbConnection(sConnection);
oleExcelConnection.Open();
dtTablesList = oleExcelConnection.GetSchema("Tables");
if (dtTablesList.Rows.Count > 0)
{
sSheetName = dtTablesList.Rows[0]["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
}
dtTablesList.Clear();
dtTablesList.Dispose();
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(sSheetName)) {
oleExcelCommand = oleExcelConnection.CreateCommand();
oleExcelCommand.CommandText = "Select * From [" + sSheetName + "]";
oleExcelCommand.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
oleExcelReader = oleExcelCommand.ExecuteReader();
nOutputRow = 0;
while (oleExcelReader.Read())
{
}
oleExcelReader.Close();
}
oleExcelConnection.Close();
here is another way read Excel into a DataTable without using OLEDB
very quick
Keep in mind that the file ext would have to be .CSV for this to work properly
private static DataTable GetDataTabletFromCSVFile(string csv_file_path)
{
csvData = new DataTable(defaultTableName);
try
{
using (TextFieldParser csvReader = new TextFieldParser(csv_file_path))
{
csvReader.SetDelimiters(new string[]
{
tableDelim
});
csvReader.HasFieldsEnclosedInQuotes = true;
string[] colFields = csvReader.ReadFields();
foreach (string column in colFields)
{
DataColumn datecolumn = new DataColumn(column);
datecolumn.AllowDBNull = true;
csvData.Columns.Add(datecolumn);
}
while (!csvReader.EndOfData)
{
string[] fieldData = csvReader.ReadFields();
//Making empty value as null
for (int i = 0; i < fieldData.Length; i++)
{
if (fieldData[i] == string.Empty)
{
fieldData[i] = string.Empty; //fieldData[i] = null
}
//Skip rows that have any csv header information or blank rows in them
if (fieldData[0].Contains("Disclaimer") || string.IsNullOrEmpty(fieldData[0]))
{
continue;
}
}
csvData.Rows.Add(fieldData);
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
}
return csvData;
}

I have always used OLEDB for this, something like...
Dim sSheetName As String
Dim sConnection As String
Dim dtTablesList As DataTable
Dim oleExcelCommand As OleDbCommand
Dim oleExcelReader As OleDbDataReader
Dim oleExcelConnection As OleDbConnection
sConnection = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\Test.xls;Extended Properties=""Excel 12.0;HDR=No;IMEX=1"""
oleExcelConnection = New OleDbConnection(sConnection)
oleExcelConnection.Open()
dtTablesList = oleExcelConnection.GetSchema("Tables")
If dtTablesList.Rows.Count > 0 Then
sSheetName = dtTablesList.Rows(0)("TABLE_NAME").ToString
End If
dtTablesList.Clear()
dtTablesList.Dispose()
If sSheetName <> "" Then
oleExcelCommand = oleExcelConnection.CreateCommand()
oleExcelCommand.CommandText = "Select * From [" & sSheetName & "]"
oleExcelCommand.CommandType = CommandType.Text
oleExcelReader = oleExcelCommand.ExecuteReader
nOutputRow = 0
While oleExcelReader.Read
End While
oleExcelReader.Close()
End If
oleExcelConnection.Close()
The ACE.OLEDB provider will read both .xls and .xlsx files and I have always found the speed quite good.

public DataTable ImportExceltoDatatable(string filepath)
{
// string sqlquery= "Select * From [SheetName$] Where YourCondition";
string sqlquery = "Select * From [SheetName$] Where Id='ID_007'";
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
string constring = #"Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + filepath + ";Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0;HDR=YES;\"";
OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection(constring + "");
OleDbDataAdapter da = new OleDbDataAdapter(sqlquery, con);
da.Fill(ds);
DataTable dt = ds.Tables[0];
return dt;
}

This seemed to work pretty well for me.
private DataTable ReadExcelFile(string sheetName, string path)
{
using (OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection())
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
string Import_FileName = path;
string fileExtension = Path.GetExtension(Import_FileName);
if (fileExtension == ".xls")
conn.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" + Import_FileName + ";" + "Extended Properties='Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;'";
if (fileExtension == ".xlsx")
conn.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + Import_FileName + ";" + "Extended Properties='Excel 12.0 Xml;HDR=YES;'";
using (OleDbCommand comm = new OleDbCommand())
{
comm.CommandText = "Select * from [" + sheetName + "$]";
comm.Connection = conn;
using (OleDbDataAdapter da = new OleDbDataAdapter())
{
da.SelectCommand = comm;
da.Fill(dt);
return dt;
}
}
}
}

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 read excel file to DataTable and you can import excel file to sql server database (use SqlBulkCopy). ExcelDataReader reads very fast. On my machine 10000 records less 3 sec and 60000 less 8 sec.
Read to DataTable example:
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var dt = new DataTable();
using (var reader = new ExcelDataReader(#"data.xlsx"))
dt.Load(reader);
Console.WriteLine("done: " + dt.Rows.Count);
Console.ReadKey();
}
}

I found it pretty easy like this
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.IO;
using Excel;
public DataTable ExcelToDataTableUsingExcelDataReader(string storePath)
{
FileStream stream = File.Open(storePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
string fileExtension = Path.GetExtension(storePath);
IExcelDataReader excelReader = null;
if (fileExtension == ".xls")
{
excelReader = ExcelReaderFactory.CreateBinaryReader(stream);
}
else if (fileExtension == ".xlsx")
{
excelReader = ExcelReaderFactory.CreateOpenXmlReader(stream);
}
excelReader.IsFirstRowAsColumnNames = true;
DataSet result = excelReader.AsDataSet();
var test = result.Tables[0];
return result.Tables[0];
}
Note: you need to install SharpZipLib package for this
Install-Package SharpZipLib
neat and clean! ;)

This is the way to read from excel oledb
try
{
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection MyConnection;
System.Data.DataSet DtSet;
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter MyCommand;
string strHeader7 = "";
strHeader7 = (hdr7) ? "Yes" : "No";
MyConnection = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + fn + ";Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0;HDR=" + strHeader7 + ";IMEX=1\"");
MyCommand = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter("select * from [" + wks + "$]", MyConnection);
MyCommand.TableMappings.Add("Table", "TestTable");
DtSet = new System.Data.DataSet();
MyCommand.Fill(DtSet);
dgv7.DataSource = DtSet.Tables[0];
MyConnection.Close();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString());
}

The below code is tested by myself and is very simple, understandable, usable and fast.
This code, initially takes all sheet names, then puts all tables of that excel file in a DataSet.
public static DataSet ToDataSet(string exceladdress, int startRecord = 0, int maxRecord = -1, string condition = "")
{
DataSet result = new DataSet();
using (OleDbConnection connection = new OleDbConnection(
(exceladdress.TrimEnd().ToLower().EndsWith("x"))
? "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source='" + exceladdress + "';" + "Extended Properties='Excel 12.0 Xml;HDR=YES;'"
: "provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source='" + exceladdress + "';Extended Properties=Excel 8.0;"))
try
{
connection.Open();
DataTable schema = connection.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null);
foreach (DataRow drSheet in schema.Rows)
if (drSheet["TABLE_NAME"].ToString().Contains("$"))
{
string s = drSheet["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
if (s.StartsWith("'")) s = s.Substring(1, s.Length - 2);
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter command =
new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter(string.Join("", "SELECT * FROM [", s, "] ", condition), connection);
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
if (maxRecord > -1 && startRecord > -1) command.Fill(startRecord, maxRecord, dt);
else command.Fill(dt);
result.Tables.Add(dt);
}
return result;
}
catch (Exception ex) { return null; }
finally { connection.Close(); }
}
Enjoy...

''' <summary>
''' ReadToDataTable reads the given Excel file to a datatable.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="table">The table to be populated.</param>
''' <param name="incomingFileName">The file to attempt to read to.</param>
''' <returns>TRUE if success, FALSE otherwise.</returns>
''' <remarks></remarks>
Public Function ReadToDataTable(ByRef table As DataTable,
incomingFileName As String) As Boolean
Dim returnValue As Boolean = False
Try
Dim sheetName As String = ""
Dim connectionString As String = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" & incomingFileName & ";Extended Properties=""Excel 12.0;HDR=No;IMEX=1"""
Dim tablesInFile As DataTable
Dim oleExcelCommand As OleDbCommand
Dim oleExcelReader As OleDbDataReader
Dim oleExcelConnection As OleDbConnection
oleExcelConnection = New OleDbConnection(connectionString)
oleExcelConnection.Open()
tablesInFile = oleExcelConnection.GetSchema("Tables")
If tablesInFile.Rows.Count > 0 Then
sheetName = tablesInFile.Rows(0)("TABLE_NAME").ToString
End If
If sheetName <> "" Then
oleExcelCommand = oleExcelConnection.CreateCommand()
oleExcelCommand.CommandText = "Select * From [" & sheetName & "]"
oleExcelCommand.CommandType = CommandType.Text
oleExcelReader = oleExcelCommand.ExecuteReader
'Determine what row of the Excel file we are on
Dim currentRowIndex As Integer = 0
While oleExcelReader.Read
'If we are on the First Row, then add the item as Columns in the DataTable
If currentRowIndex = 0 Then
For currentFieldIndex As Integer = 0 To (oleExcelReader.VisibleFieldCount - 1)
Dim currentColumnName As String = oleExcelReader.Item(currentFieldIndex).ToString
table.Columns.Add(currentColumnName, GetType(String))
table.AcceptChanges()
Next
End If
'If we are on a Row with Data, add the data to the SheetTable
If currentRowIndex > 0 Then
Dim newRow As DataRow = table.NewRow
For currentFieldIndex As Integer = 0 To (oleExcelReader.VisibleFieldCount - 1)
Dim currentColumnName As String = table.Columns(currentFieldIndex).ColumnName
newRow(currentColumnName) = oleExcelReader.Item(currentFieldIndex)
If IsDBNull(newRow(currentFieldIndex)) Then
newRow(currentFieldIndex) = ""
End If
Next
table.Rows.Add(newRow)
table.AcceptChanges()
End If
'Increment the CurrentRowIndex
currentRowIndex += 1
End While
oleExcelReader.Close()
End If
oleExcelConnection.Close()
returnValue = True
Catch ex As Exception
'LastError = ex.ToString
Return False
End Try
Return returnValue
End Function

Use the below snippet it will be helpfull.
string POCpath = #"G:\Althaf\abc.xlsx";
string POCConnection = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + POCpath + ";Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0;HDR=Yes;IMEX=1\";";
OleDbConnection POCcon = new OleDbConnection(POCConnection);
OleDbCommand POCcommand = new OleDbCommand();
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
OleDbDataAdapter POCCommand = new OleDbDataAdapter("select * from [Sheet1$] ", POCcon);
POCCommand.Fill(dt);
Console.WriteLine(dt.Rows.Count);

I've used this method and for me, it is so efficient and fast.
// Step 1. Download NuGet source of Generic Parsing by Andrew Rissing
// Step 2. Reference this to your project
// Step 3. Reference Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel to your project
// Step 4. Follow the logic below
public static DataTable ExcelSheetToDataTable(string filePath) {
// Save a copy of the Excel file as CSV
var xlApp = new XL.Application();
var xlWbk = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(filePath);
var tempPath =
Path.Combine(Environment
.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile)
, "AppData"
, "Local",
, "Temp"
, Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(filePath) + ".csv");
xlApp.DisplayAlerts = false;
xlWbk.SaveAs(tempPath, XL.XlFileFormat.xlCSV);
xlWbk.Close(SaveChanges: false);
xlApp.Quit();
// The actual parsing
using (var parser = new GenericParserAdapter(tempPath)) {
parser.FirstRowHasHeader = true;
return parser.GetDataTable();
}
}
Generic Parsing by Andrew Rissing

Here is another way of doing it
public DataSet CreateTable(string source)
{
using (var connection = new OleDbConnection(GetConnectionString(source, true)))
{
var dataSet = new DataSet();
connection.Open();
var schemaTable = connection.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null);
if (schemaTable == null)
return dataSet;
var sheetName = "";
foreach (DataRow row in schemaTable.Rows)
{
sheetName = row["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
break;
}
var command = string.Format("SELECT * FROM [{0}$]", sheetName);
var adapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(command, connection);
adapter.TableMappings.Add("TABLE", "TestTable");
adapter.Fill(dataSet);
connection.Close();
return dataSet;
}
}
//
private string GetConnectionString(string source, bool hasHeader)
{
return string.Format("Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source={0};
Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0;HDR={1};IMEX=1\"", source, (hasHeader ? "YES" : "NO"));
}