[arl_balan]

Hello there, I have a problem with my program. i need to upload to SQL Server database different files. The flow is like this:

file sender 1 = megan (constant file sender 1)
kind of file = .doc (constant kind of file)

file sender 2 = bumblebee (constant file sender 2)
kind of file = .pdf (constant kind of file)

file sender 3 = megatron (constant file sender 3)
kind of file = .xls (constant kind of file)

when the server receives the uploaded file from sender 1 = the program needs to open and read the doc file then transfer the content by rows and columns to table megan

when the server receives the uploaded file from sender 2 = the program needs to open and read the pdf file then transfer the content by rows and columns to table bumblebee

when the server receives the uploaded file from sender 3 = the program needs to open and read the xls file then transfer the content by rows and columns to table bumblebee

ex. doc file

name address tel. no age account number = constant format


what syntax i will use for the program c# to open and read the uploaded. then transfer to db table by rows and columns.

thanks a lot,

your help will be very much appreciated.

Arnold

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[arl_balan]

Hello PsycoCoder,

This is my sample working code parsing an excel file to db, but for .doc, .pdf, etc. etc how will it work?;

code:

{
	class EngineExcel1 : BatchFileEngine
	{
		public override bool IsValid()
		{
			// get extension, check if extension is .xls
			string extension = GetExtension();
			if (extension.CompareTo("xls") == 0)
				return true;

			return false;
		}

		public override void Process()
		{
			// step 1: create batch
			Batch batch = new Batch();
			batch.DateIn = DateTime.Now;
			batch.TotalAmount = 0;
			batch.Status = BatchStatus.Uploaded;
			batch.Stage = BatchStage.Uploading;
			batch.TransactionCount = 0;
			batch.CurrencyID = (int) TieUp.FundingCurrency;
			batch.TieUpID = TieUp.ID;
			batch.Balance = 0;
			
			BatchRepo batch_repo = new BatchRepo();
			batch_repo.Add(batch);
			batch_repo.Save();

			

			// we're parsing an excel .xls file
			string connectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source=\"" + FileName + "\";Extended Properties=\"Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;\"";
			OleDbConnection dbConnection = new OleDbConnection(@connectionString);
			dbConnection.Open();

			try
			{
				OleDbCommand dbCommand = new OleDbCommand("SELECT * FROM [Sheet1$]", dbConnection);
				OleDbDataReader dbReader = dbCommand.ExecuteReader();

				TransactionRemitterRepo remitter_repo = new TransactionRemitterRepo();
				TransactionBeneficiaryRepo bene_repo = new TransactionBeneficiaryRepo();

				// step 2: go through the individual rows
				while (dbReader.Read())
				{
					decimal amount = Convert.ToDecimal(dbReader["PHP"].ToString());

					// step 3: create transactions
					Transaction trans = new Transaction();
					trans.ReferenceID = dbReader["REF# NO"].ToString();
					trans.ValueDate = batch.DateIn; // default to now, since we don't have a value date in the excel file
					trans.TransactionDate = batch.DateIn; // always now
					trans.Amount = amount;
					trans.DeliveryType = DeliveryType.Get(dbReader["TRANSFER TYPE"].ToString());
					trans.Status = TransactionStatus.New;
					trans.BatchID = batch.ID;
					trans.TieUpID = TieUp.ID;

					TransactionRepo trans_repo = new TransactionRepo();
					trans_repo.Add(trans);
					trans_repo.Save();

					// step 4: create remitter (pre-merge)
					TransactionRemitter remitter = new TransactionRemitter();
					remitter.TransactionID = trans.ID;
					remitter.Name = dbReader["SENDER"].ToString();
					remitter.ContactNumber = dbReader["SENDER TEL# NO"].ToString();
					remitter_repo.Add(remitter);

					// step 5: create beneficiary (pre-merge)
					TransactionBeneficiary beneficiary = new TransactionBeneficiary();
					beneficiary.TransactionID = trans.ID;
					beneficiary.Name = dbReader["BENEFICIARY NAME"].ToString();
					beneficiary.ContactNumber = dbReader["BENEFICIARY CONTACT NO#"].ToString();
					beneficiary.Address = dbReader["BENEFICIARY/ADDRESS"].ToString();
					bene_repo.Add(beneficiary);

				  }