I have written a SQL query that I would like to be able to call and run from a VBA sub in an excel workbook and then bring the query results into the workbook. I have found some subs online (stackoverflow and other places) that claim to do this but I am having trouble understanding them as they contain no explanation.

Jul 27, 2014 · Let see how to run a simple SELECT SQL Query in Excel VBA on an example Excel Worksheet. On the right see my Excel Worksheet and the Message Box with the similar output from my VBA Macro. The VBA Code is below: .Provider = "Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0"

Jan 10, 2018 · My solution is to wrap long sql code in a procedure on the sql server part. Consequently you don't need to write long sql code in vba. The procedure can have parameters so you don't need to change anything in the sql code. Just call the procedure from vba using sqlcommand and that's it.

Nov 4, 2013 · So you can use SELECT * FROM [Sheet1$] or you could use SELECT * FROM MyNamedRange. And to add on to the above, is there a reason you can't just name your range in VBA and then run your code? You said "static named ranges", but you can simply adjust your named ranges dynamically if needed.

Mar 31, 2006 · When working with Data Access Objects (DAO) or ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), you may need to construct an SQL statement in code. This is sometimes referred to as taking your SQL code "inline." For example, if you are creating a new QueryDef object, you must set its SQL property to a valid SQL string.

Feb 2, 2024 · The code below connects Excel with the SQL server using an ADO object which allows connection through a remote data source. With this object, VBA can access and manipulate the database. However, the ADODB object does not come automatically with the default library used by VBA.

Aug 19, 2021 · Just use the code from this article to connect to database and then use SQL queries to select, modify, delete or insert data 🙂

Jun 9, 2021 · Learn how to easily run a plain SQL query with Visual Basic for Applications on your Excel Spreadsheet.

Jun 17, 2024 · This synergy allows analysts to harness the robust querying capabilities of SQL within the versatile environment of Excel, where VBA thrives. By embedding SQL code into VBA scripts, one can automate the retrieval, manipulation, and presentation of data, transforming raw data into insightful reports with the click of a button. This approach not ...

In this article I will simply use the code from my first guest author Mathieu, to build up some small working solution, that uses parameters: So, the two classes, provided by Mathieu are here as well GitHub, named AdoValueConventer.cls and SqlCommand.cls. These are used to make the following query from the code below: