Incorrect syntax near the keyword ''IN'' error

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Incorrect syntax near the keyword ''IN'' error

Naresh Prabhu Panchmal

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January 30, 2005 at 3:10 am

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Hi,
i'm trying to insert data queried from SQL server into an Excel sheet using the following query.
"INSERT INTO [sheet1$] IN '" & App.Path & strWBName & ".xls' 'Excel 8.0;' Select * from TEST.dbo.Testing"
Later i execute the query using the SQL server connection.
I'm getting following error:
Run-Time error '-214721900 (80040e14)':
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server] Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'IN'".
Can anyone help me out of the situation?
Thanks in advance
Regards
Naresh

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Andy Robertson SSC Eights! Points: 935 More actions · Answer 1

Have you thought about using a querytable in excel. It might be easier?

David Burrows SSC Guru Points: 65142 More actions · Answer 2

This is the format you want

"INSERT INTO OPENROWSET('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0', 'Excel 8.0;Database='" & App.Path & strWBName + "', [sheet1$]) (col1,col2,col3) SELECT col1,col2,col3 FROM TEST.dbo.Testing'"

Note that the spreadsheet must exist and have columnheaders in row 1 (e.g. col1,col2,col3 above) it will not work otherwise

Otherwise use DTS

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Anon.

Andy Robertson SSC Eights! Points: 935 More actions · Answer 3

Much easier to use a query table unless you have a specific reason not too!

PhilM99 SSCrazy Points: 2214 More actions · Answer 4

I looked up 'Query Table' in Excel to see what you were talking about, couldn't find it. Are you talking about importing the data into the Excel sheet, from Excel, by using a database query? In other words, importing the data fro within, rather than injecting it from without?

Just curious, thought I might learn something if I ask...

Andy Robertson SSC Eights! Points: 935 More actions · Answer 5

Yes. In Excel goto Data/Get External Data.New Database query. Follow the steps. It's fairly straightforward and is a good quick way to display your database data in a spreadsheet. Hope it's helpful. Sounds like you might be interested in pivot tables as well (same sort of thing, but you can split the data up and get counts, averages etc).

cheers

Andy

David Burrows SSC Guru Points: 65142 More actions · Answer 6

I create hidden spreadsheet in a workbook with a macro that automatically starts when the workbook is opened and creates a new workbook, populates it with the data and closes the original workbork leaving the data behind. The user can then choose what they do with the results.

The code is standard apart from the connection string and the stored procedure used. It creates the headings from the sql column names and the data type to determine data format.

Far away is close at hand in the images of elsewhere.
Anon.

Naveen Mehta SSC-Addicted Points: 497 More actions · Answer 7

Can you please paste the macro code in here...I guess it would be great to learn its functionality.

Naveen

David Burrows SSC Guru Points: 65142 More actions · Answer 8

Here you go

Sub Auto_Open()

Dim SQL

Dim r As Integer

Dim c As Integer

Dim i As Integer

Dim OldBook As Workbook

Dim NewBook As Workbook

Dim Conn As ADODB.Connection

Dim RS As ADODB.Recordset

Set OldBook = ThisWorkbook

Set Conn = New ADODB.Connection

connstr = "connection string here"

SQL = "sql here"

Conn.Open connstr

Set RS = Conn.Execute(SQL)

Workbooks.Add

r = 1

If RS.EOF = False Then

i = RS.Fields.Count - 1

For c = 0 To i

ActiveSheet.Cells(r, c + 1).Value = RS.Fields(c).Name

Next c

End If

With Range(ActiveSheet.Cells(r, 1), ActiveSheet.Cells(r, i + 1)).Interior

.ColorIndex = 15

.Pattern = xlSolid

.PatternColorIndex = xlAutomatic

End With

With Range(ActiveSheet.Cells(r, 1), ActiveSheet.Cells(r, i + 1)).Borders

.LineStyle = xlContinuous

.Weight = xlThin

.ColorIndex = xlAutomatic

End With

Do Until RS.EOF

r = r + 1

For c = 0 To i

Select Case RS.Fields(c).Type

Case 3 'int

ActiveSheet.Cells(r, c + 1).NumberFormat = "0"

ActiveSheet.Cells(r, c + 1).Value = RS(c)

Case 131 'Numeric

ActiveSheet.Cells(r, c + 1).NumberFormat = "#,#0.00"

ActiveSheet.Cells(r, c + 1).Value = Val(RS(c))

Case 135 'Date

ActiveSheet.Cells(r, c + 1).NumberFormat = "dd/mm/yyyy"

ActiveSheet.Cells(r, c + 1).HorizontalAlignment = xlLeft

ActiveSheet.Cells(r, c + 1).Value = RS(c) & ""

Case 200 'varchar

ActiveSheet.Cells(r, c + 1).NumberFormat = "@"

ActiveSheet.Cells(r, c + 1).Value = RS(c) & ""

Case Else

ActiveSheet.Cells(r, c + 1).Value = RS(c) & ""

End Select

Next c

RS.MoveNext

Loop

ActiveSheet.Columns.AutoFit

ActiveSheet.Range("A1").Select

RS.Close

Conn.Close

OldBook.Close

End Sub

Far away is close at hand in the images of elsewhere.
Anon.

Andy Robertson SSC Eights! Points: 935 More actions · Answer 9

That's not a query table though... It can be cumbersome going through a recordset record by record. This is the VBA to add a query table. You need to put your DSN name in and obviously change the command text to the sql you want to use.

Public Sub CreateQueryTable()

With ActiveWorkbook.ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:= _

"ODBC;DSN=YOURDSNNAME" _

, Destination:=Range("A1"))

.CommandText = Array("SELECT * FROM TESTTABLE")

.Name = "WHATEVERQUERYNAMEYOULIKE"

.FieldNames = True

.RowNumbers = False

.FillAdjacentFormulas = False

.PreserveFormatting = True

.RefreshOnFileOpen = False

.BackgroundQuery = True

.RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells

.SavePassword = True

.SaveData = True

.AdjustColumnWidth = True

.RefreshPeriod = 0

.PreserveColumnInfo = True

.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False

End With

End Sub