C# Excel Interop: Opening and Showing CSV file

Question

Hey I\'m writing a wrapper for the excel interop, I want to be able to open a csv file in excel and show it to the user. I\'ve got the basics down, but when i set visible t

Answer 1

It is MUCH easier than that if all you want to do is open the file...

 Process proc = new Process();
 proc.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("excel.exe", "output.csv");
 proc.Start();

Answer 2

You will need to use the OpenText method, instead of Open, if you want Excel to parse for delimiters. Details: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb223513%28v=office.12%29.aspx

An example in C#: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/c9838808.aspx