Excel MCP Server (uses Excel App, 100% Compatibility)

<Project> <!-- Copy office.dll (Microsoft.Office.Core) from the .NET Framework GAC to every project's output directory. Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll references office.dll, which .NET Core cannot find automatically in the .NET Framework GAC. office.dll is present when Office is installed (required for this Windows-only COM automation project). Prefers v16 (Office 2016+/365), falls back to v15 (Office 2013). --> <Target Name="CopyOfficeDllToOutput_v16" AfterTargets="Build" Condition="Exists('C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\office\16.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c\OFFICE.DLL')"> <Copy SourceFiles="C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\office\16.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c\OFFICE.DLL" DestinationFiles="$(OutputPath)office.dll" SkipUnchangedFiles="true" /> </Target> <Target Name="CopyOfficeDllToOutput_v15" AfterTargets="Build" Condition="!Exists('C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\office\16.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c\OFFICE.DLL') AND Exists('C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\office\15.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c\OFFICE.DLL')"> <Copy SourceFiles="C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\office\15.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c\OFFICE.DLL" DestinationFiles="$(OutputPath)office.dll" SkipUnchangedFiles="true" /> </Target> </Project>