Your table is

ExcelSource...[Sheet1$]

and if you have more Sheets you will have more tables

To generate the file the SQL Server needs rigths to write to device ( local drive:\... or network  \\compName\ SharedFolder) wich have to be givem to the account...

Do a SP in SQL 2000 and from VB use ADODB.CONNECTION and ADODB.COMMAND objects.

This might help you.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/bridgman_02june10.mspx

Telnet uses a text interface so you won't be able to run inside graphic interface apps (can reproduce only text). Some big app like SAP they...

check

HOWTO: Retrieve Values in SQL Server Stored Procedures w/ ADO

in MSDN

Nice Job

I just wnat to point out a few things:

- a true type font is needed to reproduce the BarCode (in this case is used Code39 wich is free)(the actual text has...