Converting Dataset to Excel

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Function to Convert Dataset to Excel.

It will export all the table of the given dataset to the given excel.


Example:

ExportDatasetToExcel(dsFinal, "d:\\my.xls")

where dsFinal is my Datase and second parameter is the excel file location. Make sure the excel file exist.

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Public Sub ExportDatasetToExcel(ByVal ds As DataSet, ByVal strExcelFile As String)

        Dim conn As New OleDbConnection(String.Format("provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source='{0}';" & "Extended Properties='Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;'", strExcelFile))
        conn.Open()

        Dim strTableQ(ds.Tables.Count) As String

        Dim i As Integer = 0

        'making table query
        For i = 0 To ds.Tables.Count - 1

            strTableQ(i) = "CREATE TABLE [" & ds.Tables(i).TableName & "]("

            Dim j As Integer = 0
            For j = 0 To ds.Tables(i).Columns.Count - 1
                Dim dCol As DataColumn
                dCol = ds.Tables(i).Columns(j)
                strTableQ(i) &= " [" & dCol.ColumnName & "] varchar(255) , "
            Next
            strTableQ(i) = strTableQ(i).Substring(0, strTableQ(i).Length - 2)
            strTableQ(i) &= ")"

            Dim cmd As New OleDbCommand(strTableQ(i), conn)
            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()

        Next

        'making insert query
        Dim strInsertQ(ds.Tables.Count - 1) As String
        For i = 0 To ds.Tables.Count - 1
            strInsertQ(i) = "Insert Into " & ds.Tables(i).TableName & " Values ("
            For k As Integer = 0 To ds.Tables(i).Columns.Count - 1
                strInsertQ(i) &= "@" & ds.Tables(i).Columns(k).ColumnName & " , "
            Next
            strInsertQ(i) = strInsertQ(i).Substring(0, strInsertQ(i).Length - 2)
            strInsertQ(i) &= ")"
        Next

        'Now inserting data
        For i = 0 To ds.Tables.Count - 1
            For j As Integer = 0 To ds.Tables(i).Rows.Count - 1
                Dim cmd As New OleDbCommand(strInsertQ(i), conn)
                For k As Integer = 0 To ds.Tables(i).Columns.Count - 1
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@" & ds.Tables(i).Columns(k).ColumnName.ToString(), ds.Tables(i).Rows(j)(k).ToString())
                Next
                cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
                cmd.Parameters.Clear()

            Next
        Next
    End Sub
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