Parsing an Excel file in C#, the cells seem to get cut off at 255 characters… how do I stop that?

Question

I am parsing through an uploaded excel files (xlsx) in asp.net with c#. I am using the following code (simplified):

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Answer 1

Regarding the last post, I also use SpreadsheetGear and find that it also suffers from the 255 characters per cell limitation when reading from the older XLS (not XLSX) format.