ByteScout Data Extraction Suite – C# – Import from dataset with spreadsheet sdk

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ByteScout Data Extraction Suite – C# – Import from dataset with spreadsheet sdk

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How to import from dataset with spreadsheet sdk in C# using ByteScout Data Extraction Suite

Learn to import from dataset with spreadsheet sdk in C#

This sample source code below will display you how to import from dataset with spreadsheet sdk in C#. What is ByteScout Data Extraction Suite? It is the bundle that includes three SDK tools for data extraction from PDF, scans, images and from spreadsheets: PDF Extractor SDK, Data Extraction SDK, Barcode Reader SDK. It can help you to import from dataset with spreadsheet sdk in your C# application.

The SDK samples given below describe how to quickly make your application do import from dataset with spreadsheet sdk in C# with the help of ByteScout Data Extraction Suite. Just copy and paste the code into your C# application’s code and follow the instructions. Further improvement of the code will make it more robust.

Trial version of ByteScout Data Extraction Suite is available for free. Source code samples are included to help you with your C# app.

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Program.cs

      using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;

namespace Bytescout.Spreadsheet.Demo.Csharp.ImportFromDataSet
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            const string fileName = "CSharpImportFromDataSet.xls";

            // Create a new spreadsheet
            Spreadsheet spreadsheet = new Spreadsheet();

            // Get the data from the dataset that we wish to import
            DataSet periodicTableAndScientists = GetDataSet();

            // Import data into spreadheet
            spreadsheet.ImportFromDataSet(periodicTableAndScientists);

			// Insert row with column captions
			for (int i = 0; i < periodicTableAndScientists.Tables.Count; i++)
			{
				DataTable dataTable = periodicTableAndScientists.Tables[i];
				Worksheet worksheet = spreadsheet.Worksheets[i];

				worksheet.Rows.Insert(0);

				for (int colIndex = 0; colIndex < dataTable.Columns.Count; colIndex++)
				{
					worksheet.Cell(0, colIndex).Value = dataTable.Columns[colIndex].Caption;
				}
			}

            // Save the spreadsheet
            if (File.Exists(fileName)) File.Delete(fileName);
            spreadsheet.SaveAs(fileName);

            // Close spreadsheet
            spreadsheet.Close();

            // Open the spreadsheet
            Process.Start(fileName);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a data set of the periodic table of elements and some famous scientists
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>A data set of the periodic table of elements and some scientists</returns>
        private static DataSet GetDataSet()
        {
            DataTable periodicTable = GetDataTableOfElements();
            DataTable scientists = GetDataTableOfScientists();

            DataSet dataset = new DataSet();
            dataset.Tables.Add(periodicTable);
            dataset.Tables.Add(scientists);
            
            return dataset;
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a data table of the periodic table of elements
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>A data table of the periodic table of elements</returns>
        private static DataTable GetDataTableOfElements()
        {
            DataTable periodicTable = new DataTable("PeriodicTable");

            periodicTable.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(string));
            periodicTable.Columns.Add("Symbol", typeof(string));
            periodicTable.Columns.Add("AtomicNumber", typeof(int));

            DataRow dr = periodicTable.Rows.Add();
            dr[0] = "Hydrogen";
            dr[1] = "H";
            dr[2] = "1";

            dr = periodicTable.Rows.Add();
            dr[0] = "Helium";
            dr[1] = "He";
            dr[2] = "2";

            dr = periodicTable.Rows.Add();
            dr[0] = "Lithium";
            dr[1] = "Li";
            dr[2] = "3";

            dr = periodicTable.Rows.Add();
            dr[0] = "Beryllium";
            dr[1] = "Be";
            dr[2] = "4";

            dr = periodicTable.Rows.Add();
            dr[0] = "Boron";
            dr[1] = "B";
            dr[2] = "5";

            dr = periodicTable.Rows.Add();
            dr[0] = "Carbon";
            dr[1] = "C";
            dr[2] = "6";

            return periodicTable;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a data table of scientists
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>A data table of scientists</returns>
        private static DataTable GetDataTableOfScientists()
        {
            DataTable scientistsTable = new DataTable("Scientists");

            scientistsTable.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(string));

            DataRow dr = scientistsTable.Rows.Add();
            dr[0] = "Antoine Lavoisier";

            dr = scientistsTable.Rows.Add();
            dr[0] = "Julius Lothar Meyer ";

            dr = scientistsTable.Rows.Add();
            dr[0] = "Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev";

            return scientistsTable;
        }
    }
}