Excel ADO.NET Provider

Excel Spreadsheet Integration with .NET Apps

• DataBind to Excel Spreadsheets using standard Visual Studio wizards.
• Comprehensive support for CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) operations.
• Use Excel Spreadsheets as simple real-time database to power .NET applications.

ADO.NET Provider Overview

The Excel ADO.NET Provider offers the most natural way to access Excel data from any .NET application. Simply use Excel Data Provider objects to connect and access data just as you would access any traditional database. You will be able to use the Excel Data Provider through Visual Studio Server Explorer, in code through familiar classes, and in data controls like DataGridView, GridView, DataSet, etc.

Using the Excel Data Provider

The Excel Data Provider wraps the complexity of accessing Excel services in an easy-to-integrate, fully managed ADO.NET Data Provider. Applications then access Excel through the Excel Data Provider with simple Transact-SQL.

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Excel hides the complexity of accessing data and provides additional powerful security features, smart caching, batching, socket management, and more.

Working with DataAdapters, DataSets, DataTables, etc.

The Excel Data Provider has the same ADO.NET architecture as the native .NET data providers for SQL Server and OLEDB, including: ExcelConnection, ExcelCommand, ExcelDataAdapter, ExcelDataReader, ExcelDataSource, ExcelParameter, etc. Because of this you can now access Excel data in an easy, familiar way.

More Than Read-Only: Full Update/CRUD Support

Excel Data Provider goes beyond read-only functionality to deliver full support for Create, Read Update, and Delete operations (CRUD). Your end-users can interact with the data presented by the Excel Data Provider as easily as interacting with a database table.