I know this topic is done to death but I am at wits end.
I need to parse a csv. It's a pretty average CSV and the parsing logic has been written using OleDB by another developer who swore that it work before he went on vacation :)
CSV sample:
Dispatch Date,Master Tape,Master Time Code,Material ID,Channel,Title,Version,Duration,Language,Producer,Edit Date,Packaging,1 st TX,Last TX,Usage,S&P Rating,Comments,Replace,Event TX Date,Alternate Title
,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,,i,,j,k,,l,m,,n,
The problem I have is that I get various errors depending on the connection string I try.
when I try the connection string:
Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source="D:\TEST.csv\";Extended Properties="text;HDR=No;FMT=Delimited"
I get the error:
'D:\TEST.csv' is not a valid path. Make sure that the path name is spelled correctly and that you are connected to the server on which the file resides.
When I try the connection string:
Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=D:\TEST.csv;Extended Properties=Excel 12.0;
or the connection string
Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=D:\TEST.csv;Extended Properties=Excel 8.0;
I get the error:
External table is not in the expected format.
I am considering throwing away all the code and starting from scratch. Is there something obvious I am doing wrong?