how to reduce the file size while exporting to excel in asp.net c#?

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Hi sir,
I developed application that exports dataset value to excel. I am having 10,500 records and 17 columns in the table. If i export
to excel file, it takes more than 25 MB, i cant able to open the exported excel file, it shows loading symbol for long time.
Kindly give me the solution for this problem.

Posted 26-Jun-13 1:32am

Prabu Spark

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[no name] 26-Jun-13 7:40am

A solution to what problem? Export less data or split the data into multiple files.

bbirajdar 26-Jun-13 9:42am

I agree, he should export less data in the excel.. Who is going to read 10500 records ??????

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_Asif_ · Answer 1 · 2013-06-28T02:25:00

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I think the quickest solution is to export data as CSV. This should significantly reduce the file size and you can easily open a CSV file in Excel.

Posted 28-Jun-13 2:25am

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