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FernandoPaiva
FernandoPaiva

Reputation: 4462

Exception trying read an excel file by OleDb?

I'm trying read an excel file using OleDb but an exception is always throw. How could I do this ?

trying

private void btnRead_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
            try {
                OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + 
                                                            FILE_PATH + ";Extended Properties=\\Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;IMEX=1\"");
                String sql = "select * from [alunos.unid2.xls$]";
                OleDbCommand command = new OleDbCommand(sql, conn);

                conn.Open();
                OleDbDataReader rs = command.ExecuteReader();
                while (rs.NextResult()) {
                    //Console.WriteLine(rs["ALU_NOME"]);
                    strBuilder.Append(rs["ALU_NOME"]);
                }
                conn.Close();
            }catch (Exception ex) {
                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
            }

        }

Exception

Format of the initialization string does not conform to specification starting at index 130.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 111

Answers (1)

Akshey Bhat
Akshey Bhat

Reputation: 8545

OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + FILE_PATH + ";Extended Properties='Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;IMEX=1;'");

You are missing opening quote for value of Extended Properties

Upvotes: 1

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