Update Excel Database Records (Code Example)

Converting Excel WorkBook.ToDataSet() allows .Net developers to first manipulate the dataset, and then use it to update SQL records very easily using System.Data.

C#:

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

WorkBook wb = WorkBook.Load("test.xlsx");
DataSet dataSet = wb.ToDataSet();
//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);

    //Important - you can (and probably should) modify / crop the data in the dataset here to match the shape of your SQL query

    //Update the values in database using the values in Excel
    adapter.Update(dataSet);
}

VB:

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

Private wb As WorkBook = WorkBook.Load("test.xlsx")
Private dataSet As DataSet = wb.ToDataSet()
'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)

    'Important - you can (and probably should) modify / crop the data in the dataset here to match the shape of your SQL query

    'Update the values in database using the values in Excel
    adapter.Update(dataSet)
End Using