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Asked: 2026-05-17T14:50:43+00:00

I am starting a project with asp.net visual studio 2008 / SQL 2000 (2005

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I am starting a project with asp.net visual studio 2008 / SQL 2000 (2005 in future) using c#.

The tricky part for me is that the existing DB schema changes often and the import files columns will all have to be matched up with the existing db schema since they may not be one to one match on column names. (There is a lookup table that provides the tables schema with column names I will use)

I am exploring different ways to approach this, and need some expert advice. Is there any existing controls or frameworks that I can leverage to do any of this?

So far I explored FileUpload .NET control, as well as some 3rd party upload controls to accomplish the upload such as SlickUpload but the files uploaded should be < 500mb

Next part is reading of my csv /excel and parsing it for display to the user so they can match it with our db schema. I saw CSVReader and others but for excel its more difficult since I will need to support different versions.

Essentially The user performing this import will insert and/or update several tables from this import file. There are other more advance requirements like record matching but and preview of the import records, but I wish to get through understanding how to do this first.

Update: I ended up using csvReader with LumenWorks.Framework for uploading the csv files.

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    I am using csvReader from LumenWorks.Framework for uploading and importing the csv files into a sql table and a DataTable in memory which I create based on the columns imported.

    I also have the user map the fields in the ui and proceed to validate and prepare the data for import by labeling each record as insert/update/error. I then create/populate strongly typed DataSet for each table that will be affected and build the insert/update queries for Enterprise Library UpdateDataset() method.

    Then I submit the transaction to insert/update the database. –

    The mapping is a grid with 4 columns. ( import field name, destination table, destination field name, ignore, match status), with destination table and field names being selects which refresh based on table selected. I dynamically populate the selects. Initially select combo is populated with 1 value if the match is found, or please select if it isn’t. ignore allows user to ignore the field. match status is if a field was auto-mapped

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