Hi,
To Remove the Hyperlink column and show only the text on Exported Excel. Please try the subsequent implementation Export to Excel Button Click
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Export the GridView to Excel
PrepareGridViewForExport(GridView1);
ExportGridView();
}
Methods
private void ExportGridView()
{
string attachment = "attachment; filename=Contacts.xls";
Response.ClearContent();
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", attachment);
Response.ContentType = "application/ms-excel";
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
HtmlTextWriter htw = new HtmlTextWriter(sw);
GridView1.RenderControl(htw);
Response.Write(sw.ToString());
Response.End();
}
public override void VerifyRenderingInServerForm(Control control)
{
}
private void PrepareGridViewForExport(Control gv)
{
Literal l = new Literal();
string name = String.Empty;
for (int i = 0; i < gv.Controls.Count; i++)
{
//Removing the Hyperlink from Hyperlink column and assigning the text to literal control
if (gv.Controls[i].GetType() == typeof(HyperLink))
{
l.Text = (gv.Controls[i] as HyperLink).Text;
gv.Controls.Remove(gv.Controls[i]);
gv.Controls.AddAt(i, l);
}
if (gv.Controls[i].HasControls())
{
PrepareGridViewForExport(gv.Controls[i]);
}
}
}