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Hello, Here's the VB.NET Version of this post Read Excel 2010 64 bit file using OleDB Provider in C# on how to read Microsoft Excel 64 Bit File On a 64 bit maching using OleDB Provide and VB.NET as the language. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Option Strict On Option Infer On Imports System.Data Public Class Form1 Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase .Load Dim MyConnection As New OleDb.OleDbConnection( "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source='c:\\temp\\test.xlsx';Extended Properties=Excel 12.0;" ) Dim DtSet As New DataSet() Dim MyCommand As New OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter( "select * from [Sheet1$]" , MyConnection) Try MyCommand.Fill(DtSet) DataGridView1.DataSource = DtSet.Tables(0) MyConnection.Close() Catch ex As ApplicationException Throw ex Finally End T

Good afternoon! In the forums where I am a contributor, here's a tip on how to read an excel 2010 64/32 bit file using C#. The Operating System of my machine is Windows 8 64 bit. So, here are the steps. 1. Download AccessDatabaseEngine_x64.exe For 32 bit excel on windows 8 64 bit machines, download AccessDatabaseEngine.exe 2. Install it in my laptop. 3. Restart my laptop. 3. Change Active Config of Visual Studio Solution to Debug|Any CPU. For 32 bit excel, choose Debug|X86 4. Clean and Rebuild The Solution. Code: private void Form1_Load( object sender, EventArgs e) { try { System.Data.OleDbOleDbConnection MyConnection; System.DataDataSet DtSet; System.Data.OleDbOleDbDataAdapter MyCommand; MyConnection = new System.Data.OleDbOleDbConnection( "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source='c:\\temp\\test.xlsx';Extended Properties=Excel 12.0;" ); MyCommand = new System.Data.OleDb