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list data validation automation excel

Sep 23 2011 8:46 AM
I am automating excel from c# and want to put list data validation on a column I have so far:

//Creat Excel WorkBook with WorkSheet 
            Excel.Application objExcel = new Excel.Application();
            Excel.Workbook objWorkBook = objExcel.Workbooks.Add(System.Reflection.Missing.Value);
            Excel.Worksheet objSheet = (Excel.Worksheet)objWorkBook.Worksheets.get_Item(1);

            //put column heading in row 1
            objSheet.get_Range("a1", System.Reflection.Missing.Value).Value2 = "rs_id";
            objSheet.get_Range("b1", System.Reflection.Missing.Value).Value2 = "manufacturer";
            objSheet.get_Range("c1", System.Reflection.Missing.Value).Value2 = "title";
            objSheet.get_Range("d1", System.Reflection.Missing.Value).Value2 = "description";
            objSheet.get_Range("e1", System.Reflection.Missing.Value).Value2 = "quantity";
            objSheet.get_Range("f1", System.Reflection.Missing.Value).Value2 = "discrepancy";
            objSheet.get_Range("g1", System.Reflection.Missing.Value).Value2 = "cost_price";
            objSheet.get_Range("h1", System.Reflection.Missing.Value).Value2 = "BIN_price";
            objSheet.get_Range("i1", System.Reflection.Missing.Value).Value2 = "quantity_per_sale";
            objSheet.get_Range("j1", System.Reflection.Missing.Value).Value2 = "category";

            //find out how many need to be preped befor the can be listed
            SqlDataAdapter DaFindNumberToPrep = new SqlDataAdapter();
            DataSet DsToPrep = new DataSet();
            string SelectToPrep = "SELECT * FROM test_db.dbo.deliveries WHERE ready_to_list = 'no'";
            int NumberToPrep = 0;
            using (SqlConnection test_db_conn = new SqlConnection(test_db_ConnectionStrin))
            {
                DaFindNumberToPrep = new SqlDataAdapter(SelectToPrep, test_db_conn);
                DaFindNumberToPrep.Fill(DsToPrep);
                NumberToPrep = (int)DsToPrep.Tables[0].Rows[0][0];
            }

            //loop to populate sheet
            int row_index = 2;
            foreach (DataRow row in DsToPrep.Tables[0].Rows)
            {
                objSheet.get_Range("a" + row_index.ToString(), System.Reflection.Missing.Value).Value2 = row["rs_id"].ToString();
                objSheet.get_Range("b" + row_index.ToString(), System.Reflection.Missing.Value).Value2 = row["manufacturer"].ToString();
                objSheet.get_Range("c" + row_index.ToString(), System.Reflection.Missing.Value).Value2 = row["title"].ToString();
                objSheet.get_Range("d" + row_index.ToString(), System.Reflection.Missing.Value).Value2 = row["description"].ToString();
                objSheet.get_Range("e" + row_index.ToString(), System.Reflection.Missing.Value).Value2 = (int)row["quantity"];
                objSheet.get_Range("f" + row_index.ToString(), System.Reflection.Missing.Value).Value2 = row["discrepancy"].ToString();
                objSheet.get_Range("g" + row_index.ToString(), System.Reflection.Missing.Value).Value2 = (float)row["cost_price"];

                row_index++;
            }

            //Display results
            objExcel.Visible = true;

but once the loop is done I want to set "j2":"j"+row_index.ToString() to have list data validations ie it can only take the values in the range "k1":"k6" so that the user can just choose from the drop down list

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