c# - How to Export data into MS Excel from ASP.NET MVC -

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i trying export data excel mvc. don't understand why;

public void downloadasexcelorderreports() {     try     {         var list = _reportwork.getlist();         gridview gv = new gridview();         gv.datasource = list;         gv.databind();         response.clearcontent();         response.buffer = true;         response.contentencoding = system.text.encoding.utf32;         response.addheader("content-disposition", "attachment; filename=marklist.xls");         response.contenttype = "application/ms-excel";         response.charset = "";         using (stringwriter sw = new stringwriter())         {             using (htmltextwriter htw = new htmltextwriter(sw))             {                 gv.rendercontrol(htw);                 response.output.write(sw.tostring());                 response.flush();                 response.end();             }         }     }     catch (exception ex)     {      } } 

this code found online.i output this. has fill in table automatically excel.i can't see, missed.

gridview webcontrol. put data (databind) , emits html (rendercontrol) supposed sent browser , browser show table (tr , td tags).

in case you're trying show html code within excel document , makes no sense.

the best i've found use epplus, can nuget package manager. have tie data want excel doc like. it's bit fiddly there's no alternative.