title: is required to install excel software in the server to import data from excel to sql server?
body: <p>one of my interview question asked by the technical team.
  i have to import excel data to sql server. is required to install excel software in the server to import data from excel to sql server? I sad no need to install on server? they are asking me with out excel on server how it will read the data from excel sheet? </p>
  
  <p>to read data in excel sheet from .net application is required to install excel on server?
  thanks advance</p>