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Hello every one, I am getting an error while importing data from excel sheet and binding that data to grid view.
Error: Could not find installable ISAM.

I think problem is in connection string.
This is my code:
C#
string path = fileupload.PostedFile.FileName;
           string strmail = string.Empty;
           string connectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + path + ";Extended Properties=Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;ReadOnly=False;";
               
            OleDbConnection objConn = new OleDbConnection(connectionString);
            objConn.Open();//Here is the error
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Updated 1-Feb-13 2:17am
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CHill60 1-Feb-13 8:22am    
What is path actually set to ? Try putting quotes around it

hi


check the below code
public DataSet GetDataFromExcel(string filePath)
{
    try
    {
    string strConn;
    strConn = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;" + "Data Source=" + filePath + ";" + "Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0 Xml;HDR=YES;IMEX=1;TypeGuessRows=0;ImportMixedTypes=Text\"";
    DataTable dt = new DataTable();
    dt = null;
    using (OleDbConnection oleDB = new OleDbConnection(strConn))
    {
        oleDB.Open();
        dt = oleDB.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null);
        if (dt == null)
            return null;

        ListItemCollection items = new ListItemCollection();
        int i = 0;

        //if (dt.Rows.Count > 1)
        //return null;  

        for (int rowIndex = 0; rowIndex < dt.Rows.Count; rowIndex++)
        {
            string excelSheetName;
            string lastCharacter = "";

            excelSheetName = dt.Rows[rowIndex]["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
            excelSheetName = excelSheetName.Replace("'", "");
            lastCharacter = excelSheetName.Substring(excelSheetName.Length - 1, 1);
            if (lastCharacter == "$")
            {
                items.Add(dt.Rows[rowIndex]["TABLE_NAME"].ToString());
            }
        }
        if (items.Count > 1)
            return null;

        string sName;
        string query;

        sName = items[0].ToString();
        sName = sName.Replace("'", "");
        sName = sName.Replace("$", "");

        query = "";
        query = String.Format("select * from [{0}$]", sName);
        OleDbDataAdapter da = new OleDbDataAdapter(query, strConn);
        DataSet ds = new DataSet();
        da.Fill(ds);
        return ds;
    }

    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {

        throw ex;
    }
}



public static DataSet ImportExceltoDataset(string file)
{
    IExcelDataReader iExcelDataReader = null;

    FileStream oStream = File.Open(file, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);

    iExcelDataReader = ExcelReaderFactory.CreateBinaryReader(oStream);

    iExcelDataReader.IsFirstRowAsColumnNames = true;

    DataSet dsUnUpdated = new DataSet();

    dsUnUpdated = iExcelDataReader.AsDataSet();

    iExcelDataReader.Close();

    return dsUnUpdated;
}
 
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OleDbCommand command = new OleDbCommand("SELECT * FROM [Sheet1$]", connection);

for more info check my blog here

http://dotnetdomain.blogspot.in/2010/06/how-to-store-excel-data-in-gridview.html[^]
 
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bapu_reddy 1-Feb-13 9:00am    
I have modified the code as per ur suggestions. But getting the following error -- "External table is not in the expected format". So what should be the format. please help me. Thanks in advance.
Problem is regarding provider Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0
it is found in your system

you can use with .xls

C#
string connectionstring = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\\" + file + ".xls;Extended Properties=Excel 8.0;";


Source : Database Connection c# with sql/acess/excel[^]
Thanks
Hemant Singh
 
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Please change your connection string like below
C#
ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" App.Path & "\..\Upload" & ExcelFileName & ".xls" & ";Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=NO;IMEX=1"""


Hope this helps
 
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