Convert Excel to XML with C#

Question

I tried to convert excel file to XML file. And I did it successfully. However when I run the APP on another PC (where I dont have SQL server manager), it is not working anymore. I receive this error

'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.16.0' provider is not registered on the local machine

which I tried to solve with every solved question here (installing Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable, converting app into x86, etc...) and nothing worked.

But since I don't really need (or at least I think so) Access, is there any other way, how to convert excel file to xml?

Here is to code

XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();

try
{               
    bool test = Environment.Is64BitProcess;
    FileName.Content = filelocation.Substring(filelocation.LastIndexOf(@"\")+1);

    if (!test)
    {
        connStr = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.16.0;Data Source=" + filelocation + ";Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0;HDR=Yes;IMEX=2\"";                    
    }               

    OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection(connStr);
    OleDbCommand cmd = new OleDbCommand();
    cmd.Connection = conn;
    OleDbDataAdapter da = new OleDbDataAdapter(cmd);
    DataTable dt = new DataTable();

To here it is working, here is the issue

    conn.Open();
    DataTable dtSheet = conn.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null);
    string sheetName = dtSheet.Rows[0]["table_name"].ToString();
    cmd.CommandText = "select * from [" + sheetName + "]";
    da.SelectCommand = cmd;
    da.Fill(dt);
    conn.Close();

And then I continue...

    DataSet ds = new DataSet();                
    ds.Tables.Add(dt);                
    oItem = dt.Rows.Count;
    oItem -= 1;

    XmlDeclaration declaire = doc.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0", "utf-8", null);
    declaire.Standalone = "yes";                
    XmlElement rootnode = doc.CreateElement("Wiring");                    
    doc.InsertBefore(declaire, doc.DocumentElement);
    doc.AppendChild(rootnode);                

    while (i <= oItem)
    {
        XmlElement dobEle = doc.CreateElement("Machine");

        do
        {...

Is there any other way how to solve the problematic code?

EDIT I have installed Office on both PCs. And I have tried.Ace.OLEDB.x (4-23 [just to be sure]) and on PC where I develop the APP v.12 and v.16 works. On the PC where I deployed the app none of them works

Edit 2 So I just found out I have office 365 on the 2nd computer but not fully licensed Access (for whatever reason). Could someone confirm, if that's the reason why it doesn't work?

Answer 1

simple and easy excel file reader. https://github.com/ExcelDataReader/ExcelDataReader

i believe u can also add it from nuget