ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK – C# – Convert XLSX to SQL Server

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ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK – C# – Convert XLSX to SQL Server

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How to convert XLSX to SQL server in C# using ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK

The tutorial below will demonstrate how to convert XLSX to SQL server in C#

This sample source code below will demonstrate you how to convert XLSX to SQL server in C#. ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK is the SDK that can write and read, modify and calculate Excel and CSV spreadsheets. Most popular formulas are supported. You may import or export data to and from CSV, XML, JSON as well as to and from databases, arrays. It can be used to convert XLSX to SQL server using C#.

C# code samples for C# developers help to speed up coding of your application when using ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK. This C# sample code is all you need for your app. Just copy and paste the code, add references (if needs to) and you are all set! You can use these C# sample examples in one or many applications.

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Program.cs

      using System;
using Bytescout.Spreadsheet;
using System.Data.SqlClient;

namespace ExportToSQLServer
{
	class Program
	{
		static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			try
			{
				// MODIFY THE CONNECTION STRING WITH YOUR CREDENTIALS!!!
				string connectionString = "Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=master;Integrated Security=true;";

				using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
				{
					connection.Open();

					// Drop test database if exists
					ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection,
											  "IF DB_ID ('XlsxTests') IS NOT NULL DROP DATABASE XlsxTests");
					// Create empty database
					ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, "CREATE DATABASE XlsxTests");
					// Switch to created database
					ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, "USE XlsxTests");
					// Create a table for XLSX data
					ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection,
											  "CREATE TABLE XlsxTest (Name VARCHAR(40), FullName VARCHAR(255))");

					// Load XLSX document
					using (Spreadsheet document = new Spreadsheet())
					{
						document.LoadFromFile("Hello_world.xlsx");
						Worksheet worksheet = document.Workbook.Worksheets[0];

						for (int row = 0; row <= worksheet.UsedRangeRowMax; row++)
						{
							String insertCommand = string.Format("INSERT XlsxTest VALUES('{0}','{1}')",
								worksheet.Cell(row, 0).Value, worksheet.Cell(row, 1).Value);
							ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, insertCommand);
						}
					}
					
					// Check the data successfully exported
					using (SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand("SELECT * from XlsxTest", connection))
					{
						SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();

						if (reader != null)
						{
							Console.WriteLine();
							Console.WriteLine("Exported XLSX data:");
							Console.WriteLine();

							while (reader.Read())
							{
								Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0}  |  {1}", reader[0], reader[1]));
							}
						}
					}

					Console.WriteLine();
					Console.WriteLine("Press any key.");
					Console.ReadKey();
				}
			}
			catch(Exception ex)
			{
				Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.Message);
				Console.ReadKey();
			}
		}

		static void ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(SqlConnection connection, string query)
		{
			using (SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(query, connection))
			{
				command.ExecuteNonQuery();
			}
		}
	}
}