Can anyone suggest, how to check if xls file empty or not?
I have tried FileInfo("fname").Length == 0 But it’s not working.
Thanks
Can anyone suggest, how to check if xls file empty or not? I have
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Can anyone suggest, how to check if xls file empty or not?
I have tried FileInfo("fname").Length == 0 But it’s not working.
Thanks
An “empty” Excel file will still have an Excel file header, which is why your test for a size of 0 is failing.
You can use Excel Interop to see what the UsedRange is:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exceldev/thread/b9cdfbd7-5ae9-41f7-b7e8-ebc00e835d45#546316e8-8745-42e8-9c0d-063d1373dfbe