How do I read individual cell data from an excel sheet? I know how to extract the data from the .xls file and bind it to a gridview. But how do i extract data from a particular cell or column and save it in a local variable for instance.

I need this because i need to extract data from excel and insert it into a MySql database.

Read this : http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread196171.html it has examples of write, but read should not be that hard.
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Read this : http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread196171.html it has examples of write, but read should not be that hard.
There are many others on this site. Did you know this site has a search function? Try it out!

Thanks. I'm new to this site. Didn't think of searching

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