Read .xls File Via C# Without Having Excel Installed

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hi all,

is this possible? I know there are third party tools such as
Aspose.Cells for .NET, but do you know of any cost-free alternatives?

thx

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[email protected] wrote:
> hi all,
>
> is this possible? I know there are third party tools such as
> Aspose.Cells for .NET, but do you know of any cost-free alternatives?
>
> thx

my apologies. I forgot to add that using OLEDB is not a preferred
option.