OleDbConnection myOleDbConnection = new OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source="+Server.MapPath(filepath)+";Extended Properties='Excel 8.0;IMEX=1'"); OleDbDataAdapter myOledbDataAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM [student$]",myOleDbConnection); DataSet ds = new DataSet(); myOledbDataAdapter.Fill(ds);