using IronXL;
using System.Data;

 //Open any Excel document.
WorkBook workbook = WorkBook.Load("test.xls");

// Convert the whole Excel WorkBook to a DataSet
// This allows us to work with DataGrids and System.Data.SQL nicely
var dataSet = workbook.ToDataSet();
foreach (DataTable table in dataSet.Tables)
{
    Console.WriteLine(table.TableName);

     //Enumerate by rows or columns first at your preference
	foreach (DataRow row in table.Rows)
	{
	    for (int i = 0; i < table.Columns.Count; i++)
	    {
	        Console.Write(row[i]);
	    }
	}
}

Imports IronXL
Imports System.Data

 'Open any Excel document.
Private workbook As WorkBook = WorkBook.Load("test.xls")

' Convert the whole Excel WorkBook to a DataSet
' This allows us to work with DataGrids and System.Data.SQL nicely
Private dataSet = workbook.ToDataSet()
For Each table As DataTable In dataSet.Tables
	Console.WriteLine(table.TableName)

	 'Enumerate by rows or columns first at your preference
	For Each row As DataRow In table.Rows
		For i As Integer = 0 To table.Columns.Count - 1
			Console.Write(row(i))
		Next i
	Next row
Next table