{description} {excerpt}Imports data from an {msdn:System.Data.IDataReader|IDataReader} to the specified [Area|Area]. The new data will +overwrite+ values and formulas in the target worksheet cells, but existing formatting will be preserved.{excerpt} {signature:C#} public Area ImportData(System.Data.IDataReader data, DataImportProperties props) {signature}{signature:vb.net} Public Function ImportData(ByVal data As System.Data.IDataReader, ByVal props As DataImportProperties) As Area {signature} {parameters} {param:data}An instance of {msdn:System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader|System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader}, {msdn:System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataReader|System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataReader} or {code} Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient.AdomdDataReader{code} .{param} {param:props}A [DataImportProperties|DataImportProperties] object that contains a set of properties that will determine the behavior of the data import.{param} {returns}An {{Area}} object representing the set of cells populated with the imported values.{returns} {example}{code:csharp|title=C#} DataImportProperties importProps = wb.CreateDataImportProperties(); importProps.Truncate = true; Area importedArea = a.ImportData(dr, importProps); {code} {code:vbnet|title=vb.net} Dim importProps As DataImportProperties = wb.CreateDataImportProperties() importProps.Truncate = True Dim importedArea As Area = a.ImportData(dr, importProps) {code} {example} {scrollbar} |