I know questions this kind are asked from time to time but i can't find any satisfying solution.
How can I open a CSV-File using MS ACE OLEDB 12?
I try it with the following code.
DbConnection connection = new OleDbConnection();
connection.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\\Documents;Extended Properties=\"Text;HDR=Yes\"";
connection.Open();
DbCommand cmd;
cmd = connection.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM [Mappe1#csv]";
DbDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
while (reader.Read())
{
for (int i = 0; i < reader.FieldCount; i++)
Console.Write("(" + reader.GetValue(i).ToString() + ")");
Console.WriteLine();
}
cmd.Dispose();
connection.Dispose();
Console.WriteLine("Done");
Console.ReadKey();
The Problem is that only one column is found. The Text is delimited by ';'. Even when i specifiy the delimiter with "Delimited(|)" f.e. it will not work.
I can't find any documentation for this provider...
This helped me getting a semicolon-delimited csv to parse in C# using ACE.OLEDB.12.0:
http://sqlserverpedia.com/blog/sql-server-bloggers/use-ace-drivers-and-powershell-to-talk-to-text-files/:
Create a schema.ini text file in the same directory as the csv file you want to import with the following contents:
[fileIwantToImport.csv]
Format=Delimited(;)
ColNameHeader=True
Worked for me. But so yucky.
Seems like the FORMAT=Delimited(;)
in the connection string has gone out of fashion...
Try:
connection.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\\Documents;Extended Properties=\"Text;HDR=Yes;FORMAT=Delimited\"";
(inserting "FORMAT=Delimited" into the extended properties of the connection string...)
Have you considered creating DataSet?
public static DataSet ConvertTabFiles(string File, string TableName, string delimiter)
{
//The DataSet to Return
DataSet result = new DataSet();
//Open the file in a stream reader.
StreamReader s;
try
{
s = new StreamReader(@File);
}
catch
{
MessageBox.Show("Can't perform operation on file: " + File);
return result;
}
//Split the first line into the columns
string[] columns = null;
try
{
columns = s.ReadLine().Split(delimiter.ToCharArray());
}
catch
{
MessageBox.Show("Can't parse the file " + File + ", please try again!");
return result;
}
//Add the new DataTable to the RecordSet
result.Tables.Add(TableName);
//MessageBox.Show("Add the new DataTable to the RecordSet");
//Cycle the colums, adding those that don't exist yet
//and sequencing the one that do.
foreach (string col in columns)
{
bool added = false;
string next = "";
int i = 0;
while (!added)
{
//Build the column name and remove any unwanted characters.
string columnname = col + next;
//See if the column already exists
if (!result.Tables[TableName].Columns.Contains(columnname))
{
//if it doesn't then we add it here and mark it as added
result.Tables[TableName].Columns.Add(columnname);
added = true;
}
else
{
//if it did exist then we increment the sequencer and try again.
i++;
next = "_" + i.ToString();
}
}
}
//Read the rest of the data in the file.
string AllData = s.ReadToEnd();
string[] rows = AllData.Split("\r\n".ToCharArray());
//Now add each row to the DataSet
foreach (string r in rows)
{
//Split the row at the delimiter.
string[] items = r.Split(delimiter.ToCharArray());
//Add the item
result.Tables[TableName].Rows.Add(r);
}
//Return the imported data.
return result;
}