C#

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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"When the only tool you have is a hammer, a sore thumb you will have."

// This method will convert a column number to the excel letter.
// 1 = A, 2 = B, 3 = C, ..., 27 = AA
public string ConvertExcelIndexToLetter( int column ) {
			
    System.Text.StringBuilder value = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
    const int BASE_VALUE = 26;
    int modularBase;

    while ( column != 0 ) {
    
        if( column == ( ( column / BASE_VALUE ) * BASE_VALUE ) ) {

 	    modularBase = column - ( ( column / BASE_VALUE ) - 1 ) * BASE_VALUE;
	    column = ( column / BASE_VALUE ) - 1;
	}
	else {

	    modularBase =  column - ( ( column / BASE_VALUE ) ) * BASE_VALUE;
	    column = ( column / BASE_VALUE );

	}

	value.Append( ((char)( modularBase + 64 )).ToString() );

    }
			
    return value.ToString();

}

// always remember to clean up COM objects with the Marshal class.
// I have had problems with Excel 2000 & XP not closing.  Make sure
// you call the ReleaseComObject for every COM object.
private void NAR(object o){
    try {

	System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(o);

    }
    catch{ }
    finally{
        
        if (o != null ) o = null;

    }
}

<br />
  bool IsConnecting;<br />
<br />
  [DllImport("wininet.dll", SetLastError=true)]<br />
  private static extern bool InternetGetConnectedState(ref UInt32 Flags, <br />
    UInt32 Reserved);<br />
<br />
  private void buttonStartMonitor_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)<br />
  {<br />
    UInt32 Flags = new UInt32();<br />
    IsConnecting = InternetGetConnectedState(ref Flags,0);<br />
    timer1.Interval = 100;<br />
    timer1.Start();<br />
  }<br />
<br />
  private void timer1_Tick(object sender, System.EventArgs e)<br />
  {<br />
    UInt32 Flags = new UInt32();<br />
    if(IsConnecting != InternetGetConnectedState(ref Flags,0))<br />
    {<br />
      IsConnecting = InternetGetConnectedState(ref Flags,0);<br />
      //Perform your process here<br />
    }<br />
  }<br />