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Technologies VB.Net, Excel 2010, DataTable

Hirendra Sisodiya Topics Excel, VB.Net, COM Interop, DataTable, Data Export
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Introduction
The sample applciation demonstrates that how you can export the datatable object in c# to excel format.

How to use
1. Download the sample project.

2. Open with your visual studio.

3. Build the project and Run.

Description
Let's say we have a datatable object that contains the emoloyees' details ( employee id, name and age). And we need to
export this data to an excel file. For it firstly i create a datatable object of the employees' details at runtime. I am using
DataGrodVoew cxontrol to show this data with the help of its DataSource property.

The sample application allows you to chosse the your excel file name and the option for inserting the column names in to
excel file ot not.

We need to add the reference of the Microsoft.Office.Interop.excel library.

Code
Create the datatable and set datasource to datagridview.

The following code shows how to create the data table object at runtime.

Visual Basic

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles My

Base.Load
DataGridView1.DataSource = GetDatatable()
End Sub
Private Function GetDatatable() As DataTable
Dim dt As New DataTable
dt.Columns.Add("id")
dt.Columns.Add("Name")

dt.Rows.Add()
dt.Rows(0)(0) = "1"
dt.Rows(0)(1) = "David"

dt.Rows.Add()
dt.Rows(1)(0) = "2"
dt.Rows(1)(1) = "Ram"

dt.Rows.Add()
dt.Rows(2)(0) = "3"
dt.Rows(2)(1) = "John"
Return dt
End Function

Exmport to Excel

Visual Basic

Private Sub ExportToExcel(ByVal dtTemp As DataTable, ByVal filepath As String)

Dim strFileName As String = filepath
If System.IO.File.Exists(strFileName) Then
If (MessageBox.Show("Do you want to replace from the existing file?", "Export to
Excel", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button2) =
System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Yes) Then
System.IO.File.Delete(strFileName)
Else
Return
End If

End If
Dim _excel As New Excel.Application
Dim wBook As Excel.Workbook
Dim wSheet As Excel.Worksheet

wBook = _excel.Workbooks.Add()
wSheet = wBook.ActiveSheet()

Dim dt As System.Data.DataTable = dtTemp

Dim dc As System.Data.DataColumn
Dim dr As System.Data.DataRow
Dim colIndex As Integer = 0
Dim rowIndex As Integer = 0

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