Convert XLS to SQL Server - VB.NET
Spreadsheet SDK sample in VB.NET demonstrating ‘Convert XLS to SQL Server’
Program.vb
Imports System.IO
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 ('XlsTests') IS NOT NULL DROP DATABASE XlsTests")
' Create empty database
ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, "CREATE DATABASE XlsTests")
' Switch to created database
ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, "USE XlsTests")
' Create a table for XLS data
ExecuteQueryWithoutResult(connection, "CREATE TABLE XlsTest (Name VARCHAR(40), FullName VARCHAR(255))")
' Load XLS document
Using document As New Spreadsheet()
document.LoadFromFile("SimpleReport.xls")
Dim worksheet As Worksheet = document.Workbook.Worksheets(0)
For row As Integer = 0 To worksheet.UsedRangeRowMax
Dim insertCommand As [String] = String.Format("INSERT XlsTest 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 XlsTest", connection)
Dim reader As SqlDataReader = command.ExecuteReader()
If reader IsNot Nothing Then
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine("Exported XLS 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