ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK – VB.NET – Convert ODS to SQL Server

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ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK – VB.NET – Convert ODS to SQL Server

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How to convert ODS to SQL server in VB.NET using ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK

This tutorial will show how to convert ODS to SQL server in VB.NET

The sample source code below will teach you how to convert ODS to SQL server in VB.NET. ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK is the SDK component for writing, reading, modifying and calculating Excel and CSV spreadsheets. Can calculate and reculculate formulas with Excel installed. You may import or export data to and from CSV, XML, JSON. Supports export to databases, arrays, streams. It can be used to convert ODS to SQL server using VB.NET.

This rich sample source code in VB.NET for ByteScout Spreadsheet SDK includes the number of functions and options you should do calling the API to convert ODS to SQL server. Just copy and paste the code into your VB.NET application’s code and follow the instruction. Enjoy writing a code with ready-to-use sample VB.NET codes.

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Program.vb

      Imports Bytescout.Spreadsheet
Imports System.Data.SqlClient

Class Program
    Friend Shared Sub Main(args As String())
        Try
            ' MODIFY THE CONNECTION STRING WITH YOUR CREDENTIALS!!!
            Dim connectionString As String = "Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=master;Integrated Security=true;"

            Using connection As New SqlConnection(connectionString)
                connection.Open()

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

                ' Load ODS document
                Using document As New Spreadsheet()
                    document.LoadFromFile("sample.ods")
                    Dim worksheet As Worksheet = document.Workbook.Worksheets(0)

                    For row As Integer = 0 To worksheet.UsedRangeRowMax
                        Dim insertCommand As [String] = String.Format("INSERT OdsTest VALUES('{0}','{1}')", worksheet.Cell(row, 0).Value, worksheet.Cell(row, 1).Value)
                        ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, insertCommand)
                    Next
                End Using

                ' Check the data successfully exported
                Using command As New SqlCommand("SELECT * from OdsTest", connection)
                    Dim reader As SqlDataReader = command.ExecuteReader()

                    If reader IsNot Nothing Then
                        Console.WriteLine()
                        Console.WriteLine("Exported ODS data:")
                        Console.WriteLine()

                        While reader.Read()
                            Console.WriteLine([String].Format("{0}  |  {1}", reader(0), reader(1)))
                        End While
                    End If
                End Using

                Console.WriteLine()
                Console.WriteLine("Press any key.")
                Console.ReadKey()
            End Using
        Catch ex As Exception
            Console.WriteLine("Error: " & ex.Message)
            Console.ReadKey()
        End Try
    End Sub

    Private Shared Sub ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection As SqlConnection, query As String)
        Using command As New SqlCommand(query, connection)
            command.ExecuteNonQuery()
        End Using
    End Sub
End Class