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Asked: 2026-05-11T14:48:02+00:00

[Sample.xlsx] Column 0, Row 0 = ItemA Column 0, Row 1 = ItemB Column

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[Sample.xlsx]

Column 0, Row 0 = 'ItemA'     Column 0, Row 1 = 'ItemB'     Column 0, Row 2 = 'ItemC'     Column 0, Row 3 = 'ItemD'

[Application]

DataSet dsData = new DataSet();     string strConn = @'Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=Sample.xlsx;Extended Properties='Excel 12.0;'';     OleDbDataAdapter daGetExcel = new OleDbDataAdapter('SELECT * FROM [Sheet1$]', strConn);     daGetExcel.Fill(dsData);          foreach (DataRow row in dsData.Tables[0].Rows)  {      lbExcelData.Items.Add(row[0].ToString());  }

lbExcelData is a ListBox control on the form.

[RESULTS]

‘ItemB’, ‘ItemC’, ‘ItemD’

[PROBLEM]

Why is the first item, ‘ItemA’, being ignored?

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  1. For Excel, set HDR=NO in the Extended Properties setting of the connection string.

    ‘Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=Sample.xlsx;Extended Properties=’Excel 12.0;HDR=NO”

    http://connectionstrings.com/excel-2007

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