C#

// Quantum sort algorithm implementation
while (!sorted) 
     ;

using Excel;
using Microsoft.Office.Core;
using System.Reflection;

namespace whaterever
{

class ExcelToWhatever
{
Excel.Application _excel = null;

		[STAThread]
		static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			ExcelToWhatever app = new ExcelToWhatever();

		}

		public ExcelToWhatever()
		{
			_excel = new Excel.ApplicationClass();
			_excel.Visible = true;

			try
			{
				Process();
			}
			finally
			{
				_excel.Quit();
			}
		}

		void Process()
		{
			Workbook workbook = _excel.Workbooks.Open(@"whatever.xls",
				Missing.Value,Missing.Value,Missing.Value,Missing.Value,Missing.Value,Missing.Value,Missing.Value,
				Missing.Value,Missing.Value,Missing.Value,Missing.Value,Missing.Value,Missing.Value,Missing.Value);
			ProcessSheet((Worksheet)workbook.Worksheets["sheet1"]);
		}		
		void ProcessSheet(Worksheet worksheet)
		{
				Range aCell = (Range)worksheet.Cells[1, 2];
				string cellText = aCell .Value2.ToString().Trim();
		}

}

}

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