Load Excel From SQL Database

Name: C# Excel Library - IronXL
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VB C#

using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using IronXL;

//Your sql query
string sql = "SELECT * FROM Users";

//Your connection string
string connectionString = @"Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=usersdb;Integrated Security=True";

using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{
    //Open connections to the database
    connection.Open();
    SqlDataAdapter adapter = new SqlDataAdapter(sql, connection);
    DataSet ds = new DataSet();
    // Fill DataSet with data
    adapter.Fill(ds);


    //Create an Excel workbook from the SQL DataSet in one line
    WorkBook workbook = WorkBook.Load(ds);
}

Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports IronXL

'Your sql query
Private sql As String = "SELECT * FROM Users"

'Your connection string
Private connectionString As String = "Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=usersdb;Integrated Security=True"

Using connection As New SqlConnection(connectionString)
	'Open connections to the database
	connection.Open()
	Dim adapter As New SqlDataAdapter(sql, connection)
	Dim ds As New DataSet()
	' Fill DataSet with data
	adapter.Fill(ds)


	'Create an Excel workbook from the SQL DataSet in one line
	Dim workbook As WorkBook = WorkBook.Load(ds)
End Using

Install-Package IronXL.Excel

Load Excel From SQL Database

IronXL allows us create an Excel workbook from the SQL DataSet using `System.Data`.

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