Do we need to install Microsoft office in server for Excel import in Asp.net?

Question

do we need to install Microsoft office in server to run a application to import data from excel file to mssql database ?

any suggestions or ideas ?

the code

Answer 1

As @Romil said you can use the .NET framework for that:

string ConnectionString = string.Format(@"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source={0}; Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes"";", fileName);

using (OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection(ConnectionString))
{
     conn.Open();
     DataTable schemaTable = conn.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, new object[] { null, null, null, "TABLE" });

     foreach (DataRow schemaRow in schemaTable.Rows)
     {
          string sheet = schemaRow["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
          using (OleDbCommand cmd = new OleDbCommand("SELECT * FROM [" + sheet + "]", conn))
          {
               cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
               DataTable outputTable = new DataTable(sheet);
               output.Tables.Add(outputTable);
               new OleDbDataAdapter(cmd).Fill(outputTable);
          }
     }
                conn.Close();
}