Look at this ---
c:\\\\G_Drive_Entitlements_STM_2005.xls;"
Even in C# that would mean C:\\G_Drive_Entit...
If fixing that doesn't help, can we see your XLS? Also I assume that your
error is at Da.Fill .
- Sahil Malik
http://dotnetjunkies.com/weblog/sahilmalik
"freddy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Here is my code
> string Conn ="Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source =
> c:\\\\G_Drive_Entitlements_STM_2005.xls;" +
> "Extended Properties=Excel 8.0;";
> OleDbConnection dbConn = new OleDbConnection(Conn);
> dbConn.Open ();
> OleDbCommand Cmd = new OleDbCommand("Select * From [Sheet1$]", dbConn);
> OleDbDataAdapter Da = new OleDbDataAdapter();
> Da.SelectCommand = Cmd;
> DataSet Ds = new DataSet();
> Da.fill(Ds);
> dg.DataSource = Ds.Tables[0];
> dbConn.Close ();