External table is not in the expected format

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public OleDbConnection OpenConnection(string FilePath)
 {
     string ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source=" + FilePath + "; Extended Properties='Excel 8.0; IMEX=1'";
     OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection(ConnectionString);
     con.Open();
     return con;
 }

the above function gives "External table is not in the expected format" error could anyone help me what is this about please ?

Thanks in advance

Posted 30-Aug-10 22:06pm

Jacobb Michael

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Simon_Whale · Answer 1 · 2010-08-30T22:19:00

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have a look at this example

example

Posted 30-Aug-10 22:19pm

Simon_Whale

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Jacobb Michael 31-Aug-10 5:04am

Thank you for the Ref:

and
string connectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" +
"Data Source=" + filename + ";" +
"Extended Properties=Excel 8.0;";
OleDbConnection objConn = new OleDbConnection(connectionString);

this is the connection string used in that example it is similar to the connection string what i have created.

and still i get "External table is not in the expected format" error.

Simon_Whale 31-Aug-10 5:14am

is this for any file tried? or just that file?