Optimal way to Read an Excel file (.xls/.xlsx)

Question

I know that there are different ways to read an Excel file:

• Iterop
• Oledb
• Open Xml SDK

C

Answer 1

If you can restrict it to just (Open Office XML format) *.xlsx files, then probably the most popular library would be EPPLus.

Bonus is, there are no other dependencies. Just install using nuget:

Install-Package EPPlus