Error External table is not in the expected format

Question

I am trying to get data to sqlserver2005 on my C# windows application, from sheet1.xls file through oledb connection in visual studio-2008 and I am usi

Answer 1

Use Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 for excel files

string excelconnectionstring = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" +excelfilepath + ";"+"Extended Properties="Excel 12.0;HDR=Yes";

connectionstrings