Export Table from SQL Server to Excel 2007 using C#

Question

my table in sql looks like this:

CREATE TABLE InjuryScenario
(
InjuryScenario_id int identity(1,1),
InjuryDay int,
InjuryMonth int,
InjuryYear int,
InjuryDesc varchar(80),
InjuryComments varchar(50),
AlmostInjury int,
InjuryInSchool varchar(20),
ProductInjury varchar(20),
Cause_id int,
CauseType_id int,
CauseChar_id int,
Place_id int,
PlaceType_id int,
InjuryDate_id int,
Username varchar(50),
TimeStamp datetime default (getdate()),
constraint pk_InjuryScenario_id primary key (InjuryScenario_id),
constraint fk_Cause_InjuryScenario foreign key(Cause_id) references Cause(Cause_id) on delete cascade,
constraint fk_CauseType_InjuryScenario foreign key(CauseType_id) references CauseType(CauseType_id) on delete no action,
constraint fk_CauseChar_InjuryScenario foreign key(CauseChar_id) references CauseChar(CauseChar_id) on delete no action,
constraint fk_Place_InjuryScenario foreign key(Place_id) references Place(Place_id) on delete cascade,
constraint fk_PlaceType_InjuryScenario foreign key(PlaceType_id) references PlaceType(PlaceType_id) on delete no action,
constraint fk_InjuryDate_InjuryScenario foreign key(InjuryDate_id) references InjuryDate(InjuryDate_id) on delete cascade, 
constraint fk_Users_InjuryScenario foreign key(Username) references Users(Username) on delete cascade
)

I fill this table with data and i want to show this table in Excel 2007. how can i do it using c#? Thank you!

possible duplicate of [How to export DataTable to Excel in C#](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8207869/how-to-export-datatable-to-excel-in-c-sharp) — Zein Makki, Apr 12 '14 at 09:30
the visual studio can't find this: using Excel = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel; — user3082812, Apr 12 '14 at 09:35
use add reference , like this : http://help.infragistics.com/Help/Doc/WindowsPhone/2011.2/CLR4.0/html/images/Getting_Started_Adding_Assembly_to_Visual_Studio_Project_03.png — Zein Makki, Apr 12 '14 at 09:38

user3082812 · Answer 1 · 2014-04-12T16:20:07.463

protected void insertBTN(object sender, EventArgs e)
{string conString = @"Data Source =XXXX; Initial Catalog=XXXX;     Persist Security Info=True;User ID=XXXX; Password=XXXX";SqlConnection sqlCon     = new SqlConnection(conString);
sqlCon.Open();

 SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter("SELECT * from InjuryScenario", sqlCon);
 System.Data.DataTable dtMainSQLData = new System.Data.DataTable();
 da.Fill(dtMainSQLData);
 DataColumnCollection dcCollection = dtMainSQLData.Columns;
    // Export Data into EXCEL Sheet
 Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.ApplicationClass ExcelApp = new                                            
 Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.ApplicationClass();
    ExcelApp.Application.Workbooks.Add(Type.Missing);
    // ExcelApp.Cells.CopyFromRecordset(objRS);
    for (int i = 1; i < dtMainSQLData.Rows.Count + 2; i++)
    {
        for (int j = 1; j < dtMainSQLData.Columns.Count + 1; j++)
        {
            if (i == 1)
            {
                ExcelApp.Cells[i, j] = dcCollection[j - 1].ToString();
            }
            else
                ExcelApp.Cells[i, j] = dtMainSQLData.Rows[i - 2][j - 1].ToString();
        }
    }
    ExcelApp.ActiveWorkbook.SaveCopyAs("C:\\Users\\Mor Shivek\\Desktop\\test.xls");
    ExcelApp.ActiveWorkbook.Saved = true;
    ExcelApp.Quit();}

i succeed! thank you! do you know how can i export few tables (not just one) to number of sheets? (each table in separate sheet) i copy my code above — user3082812, Apr 12 '14 at 16:14

Muhi Dean · Answer 2 · 2015-07-16T15:08:04.163

This is hundred percent working for VS-2013 Premium for C#. just copy and paste the code That's it. Its working for SQL Server database You can save the data into xls, xlsx, or csv and can use that same csv for parameterization. you need to install following packages to make it work.

using System.Data.SqlClient
using Excel=Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel
using SQL = System.Data

///***Copy from here////

        SqlConnection cnn;
        string connectionstring = null;
        string sql = null;
        string data = null;
        int i = 0;
        int j = 0;



        ////*** Preparing excel Application

        Excel.Application xlApp;
        Excel.Workbook xlWorkBook;
        Excel.Worksheet xlWorkSheet;
        object misValue = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;

        ///*** Opening Excel application

        xlApp = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Application();
        xlWorkBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(@"Fullpath\Book1.csv");
        xlWorkSheet = (Excel.Worksheet)(xlWorkBook.ActiveSheet as Excel.Worksheet);


        ////*** It will always remove the prvious result from the CSV file so that we can get always the updated data
        xlWorkSheet.UsedRange.Select();
        xlWorkSheet.UsedRange.Delete(Excel.XlDeleteShiftDirection.xlShiftUp);
        xlApp.DisplayAlerts = false;
        //xlWorkBook.Save();

        /////***Opening SQL Database using Windows Authentication

        connectionstring = "Integrated Security = SSPI;Initial Catalog=DatabaseName; Data Source=ServerName;";
        cnn = new SqlConnection(connectionstring);
        cnn.Open();

        ////** Write your Sql Query here
        sql = "SELECT  TOP 10 [FirstName],[MiddleName],[LastName],[Email],[AltEmail],[AuthorizedUserName] From Tablename";

        ///*** Preparing to retrieve value from the database
        SQL.DataTable dtable = new SQL.DataTable();

        SqlDataAdapter dscmd = new SqlDataAdapter(sql, cnn);
        SQL.DataSet ds = new SQL.DataSet();
        dscmd.Fill(dtable);

        ////*** Generating the column Names here

        string[] colNames = new string[dtable.Columns.Count];

        int col = 0;

        foreach (SQL.DataColumn dc in dtable.Columns)
            colNames[col++] = dc.ColumnName;

        char lastColumn = (char)(65 + dtable.Columns.Count - 1);

        xlWorkSheet.get_Range("A1", lastColumn + "1").Value2 = colNames;
        xlWorkSheet.get_Range("A1", lastColumn + "1").Font.Bold = true;
        xlWorkSheet.get_Range("A1", lastColumn + "1").VerticalAlignment
                    = Excel.XlVAlign.xlVAlignCenter;

        /////*** Inserting the Column and Values into Excel file



        for (i = 0 ; i <= dtable.Rows.Count - 1; i++)
            {
                for (j = 0; j <= dtable.Columns.Count-1; j++)
                  {
                          data = dtable.Rows[i].ItemArray[j].ToString();
                          xlWorkSheet.Cells[i + 2, j + 1] = data;

                }
            }


        ///**Saving the csv file without notification.
            xlApp.DisplayAlerts = false;
            xlWorkBook.Save();


        xlWorkBook.Close(true, misValue, misValue);
        xlApp.Quit();

        releaseObject(xlWorkSheet);
        releaseObject(xlWorkBook);
        releaseObject(xlApp);

}



    private void releaseObject(object obj)
    {
        try
        {
            System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(obj);
            obj = null;
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            obj = null;
            MessageBox.Show("Exception Occured while releasing object " + ex.ToString());
        }
        finally
        {
            GC.Collect();
        }

    }

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 12 '14 at 11:54

I tried this code it's working.

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            SqlConnection cnn;
            string connectionstring = null;
            string sql = null;
            string data = null;
            int i = 0;
            int j = 0;

            Excel.Application xlApp;
            Excel.Workbook xlWorkBook;
            Excel.Worksheet xlWorkSheet;
            object misValue = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;


            xlApp = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Application();
            xlWorkBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Add(misValue);
            xlWorkSheet = (Excel.Worksheet)xlWorkBook.Worksheets.get_Item(1);

            connectionstring ="Data Source=IN-WTS-SAM;Initial Catalog=MSNETDB;Integrated Security=True;Pooling=False";
            cnn = new SqlConnection(connectionstring);
            cnn.Open();
            sql = "SELECT * FROM Emp";
            SqlDataAdapter dscmd = new SqlDataAdapter(sql, cnn);
            DataSet ds = new DataSet();
            dscmd.Fill(ds);

            for (i = 0; i <= ds.Tables[0].Rows.Count - 1; i++)
            {
                for (j = 0; j <= ds.Tables[0].Columns.Count - 1; j++)
                {
                    data = ds.Tables[0].Rows[i].ItemArray[j].ToString();
                    xlWorkSheet.Cells[i + 1, j + 1] = data;
                }
            }


            xlWorkBook.SaveAs("informations.xls", Excel.XlFileFormat.xlWorkbookNormal, misValue, misValue, misValue, misValue, Excel.XlSaveAsAccessMode.xlExclusive, misValue, misValue, misValue, misValue, misValue);
            xlWorkBook.Close(true, misValue, misValue);
            xlApp.Quit();

            releaseObject(xlWorkSheet);
            releaseObject(xlWorkBook);
            releaseObject(xlApp);


            MessageBox.Show("Excel file created , you can find the file D:\\Sam-informations.xls");
        }

        private void releaseObject(object obj)
        {
            try
            {
                System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(obj);
                obj = null;
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                obj = null;
                MessageBox.Show("Exception Occured while releasing object " + ex.ToString());
            }
            finally
            {
                GC.Collect();
            }

        }
    }

Try this if it works for you.

do you know how can i do this dynamically? if i want to work on server with several computers: ExcelApp.ActiveWorkbook.SaveCopyAs("C:\\Users\\Mor Shivek\\Desktop\\test.xls"); @KrunalPatil — user3082812, Apr 13 '14 at 13:58
This codes work for me but I want to export sql table to excel with column name. Please help! Thank you! — Cát Tường Vy, Dec 07 '16 at 03:38

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Feb 16 '18 at 14:15

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Export sql table to excel with column name

for (i = 0; i <= ds.Tables[0].Columns.Count - 1; i++)
{
    data = ds.Tables[0].Columns[i].ColumnName.ToString();
    xlWorkSheet.Cells[1, i + 1] = data;
}

edited Feb 16 '18 at 14:15

Banana

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