How to get list of ONLY excel worksheet names in Excel using OLEDB; filter out non-worksheets that show up in metadata

Question

I have an issue getting worksheet names from an Excel spreadsheet using OLEDB. The problem is that when I use GetOleDbSchemaTable, the resulting DataTable has more than jus

Answer 1

From experience, it seems to be all those whose name ends in a dollar sign. I've come across scenarios from clients where extra worksheets seemed to be appearing which weren't present in the data - these later turned out to be hidden worksheets in Excel!