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How to copy RS data into excel sheet in VB?

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I am working with VB6 and have created an excel.application object. I also have RS from SQL. Now I want to copy the RS into my excell sheet and save. I also have the save part working. Just need the code to move the data from excel to SQL.
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Ok, I got that how do I get colum headers also in it. Like the first row of excel sheet will be column names of rs? How ever with the msdn help I am using the following and it worked. Tell me if your way or this way is the same

       Set oXlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
        oXlApp.SheetsInNewWorkbook = 1
        oXlApp.Workbooks.ADD
        oXlApp.Application.Workbooks(1).SaveAs FileName:=sErrorFile
       
        'excel_app.Visible = True
        oXlApp.Workbooks.Open sErrorFile   'txtExcelFile.Text        
        Set oXlSht = oXlApp.ActiveSheet
       
        ' Use the Recordset to fill the table.
        oXlSht.Cells.CopyFromRecordset oRS
        oXlSht.Cells.Columns.AutoFit
       
        ' Save the workbook.
        oXlApp.ActiveWorkbook.Save

The two are eaxctly the same, with the difference is They are using the Cells range object and I am using a particular cell as teh top left point for your data.

Leon
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Alternative1:
You might define the Excel worksheet as an ADO database table.  You could loop through the recordset appending to the Excel table.

Alternative 2:
If your recordset resides in either MSAccess or MSDE, then you can attach the Excel worksheet to the database and append the data with a single Insert Into... Select... statement.
aikimark:
I have already done this but if you give me sample code for you alternate 2 I will increase the points to 100 award you 50 as well as this would increase my knowledge. All you have to do is send me sample code which I can test it quickly.
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 aikimark:
That is good to know. But my code is all dynamic in VB and Access db can change and so is the excell file. But I think it is a good solution as well so I will accept your solution as alternative solution as well. thanks.
oops I did it wrong. Accepted answer and assisted answer got switched. Sorry about that.
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Thanks for the points.

1. It is possible to programmatically attach/detach an Excel spreadsheet to an MSAccess database.

2. It is possible to use the IN sub-clause in MSAccess/Jet SQL that will point to an external data source.  This IN sub-clause usually appears in the FROM clause.
aikimark:
ohh. That is interesting. Now I am looking at another problem which I have posted and I am sure you can help me. Hre is the link:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21103847/Access-to-Sql-table-bulk-copy.html
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