How to export DataTable to Excel using C#

In this post we will be exporting the DataTable to an Excel using C#
Below is the method which will do the trick. Just pass the parameters datatable and the filename.

private void ExportDataTableToExcel(DataTable thetable, string fileName)

        {

            string attachment = "attachment; filename=" + fileName + ".xls";

            Response.ClearContent();

            Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", attachment);

            Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.ms-excel";

            //write columns from DataTable to Excel      

            string tab = "";

            foreach (DataColumn dc in thetable.Columns)

            {

                string title = string.Empty;

                if (dc.ColumnName.Contains("Meta"))

                    title = "Metadata Properties";

                else

                    title = dc.ColumnName;

                Response.Write(tab + title);

                tab = "\t";

            }

            Response.Write("\n");

            //write rows from DataTable to Excel  

            int i;

            foreach (DataRow dr in thetable.Rows)

            {

                tab = "";

                for (i = 0; i < thetable.Columns.Count; i++)

                {

                    Response.Write(tab + dr[i].ToString());

                    tab = "\t";

                }

                Response.Write("\n");

            }

            //To throw the excel file generated

            Response.End();

        }


Hope this helps...