Connecting to Microsoft Excel

Establishing a Connection shows how to authenticate to Microsoft Excel and configure any necessary connection properties. You can also configure provider capabilities through the available Connection properties, from data modeling to firewall traversal. The Advanced Settings section shows how to set up more advanced configurations and troubleshoot connection errors.

Connecting from Visual Studio

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Microsoft Excel provides a seamless integration with Microsoft Visual Studio. The provider is registered as an ADO.NET provider with Visual Studio, allowing for integration with visual designer tools, Server Explorer, and ADO.NET data source configuration wizards.

Visual Studio Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Microsoft Excel supports Visual Studio versions 2012 and above.

.NET Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Microsoft Excel supports .NET Framework 4.0 and above as well as .NET Standard 2.0.

Microsoft Excel Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Microsoft Excel supports the Office Open XML spreadsheets used by Microsoft Excel 2007 and later.

Microsoft Excel File Extension Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Microsoft Excel currently supports .xlsx and .xlsm files. However, only read operations are supported for .xlsm files. Modifying data operations may cause loss of or damage to macros.

See Also

See the following for information about creating connections, building models, and creating real-time reports:

• See Using ADO.NET to create ADO.NET connection objects from code.
• See Using Entity Framework to build an EF model based on the Microsoft Excel connection.
• See Using SSRS to connect to Microsoft Excel and create real-time reports.
• See Using DbProviderFactory to connect to Microsoft Excel from generic ADO.NET code.