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How to identify the data source of a pivot table

Asked by: Natchiket

I have a pivot table on an undocumented workbook.  When I try to refresh the data, an ODBC error message appears, as shown below... and then the list of available DSNs appears.  But since I don't know what the original data source was it's impossible to say what the correct DSN is (or even if any of the DSNs on my PC are valid).  Is there a way of extracting the DSN name or the original connection string from the Pivot Table ?

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2009-03-26 at 01:28:07ID24266409
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Microsoft Excel 2003

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Pivot table

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ODBC

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Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Software

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Answers

 

by: RichardSchollarPosted on 2009-03-26 at 01:35:47ID: 23988210

Hi

With this sheet which would contain the data returned visible on your Excel screen, open up the VBE (Alt+F11), then open up the Immediate Window (Ctrl+G) and type the following into it and press Enter:

?Activesheet.QueryTables(1).Connection

This will return what the actual connection string is which shouldlist what DSN it is using.

Richard

 

by: RichardSchollarPosted on 2009-03-26 at 01:40:30ID: 23988231

My apologies - just realised you are using a pivot table (D'Oh! - I blame lack of coffee). The help files provide a way - copy the following into a new module in your project (in the VBE right-click on your workbook in the top left Project window and choose Insert>Module - type the code into the code window that will open), amend the sheet name to whichever holds the pivot table and click Run - it should create a new sheet with the same data as above:

Richard

Sub Conn()
Dim newSheet
Set newSheet = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets.Add
sdArray = Worksheets("Sheet1").UsedRange.PivotTable.SourceData '====amend sheet name as appropriate
For i = LBound(sdArray) To UBound(sdArray)
    newSheet.Cells(i, 1) = sdArray(i)
Next i
End Sub

                                              
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by: NatchiketPosted on 2009-03-26 at 01:55:02ID: 23988295

Hi Richard, thanks for that... I actually devised my own solution although it doesn't discriminate between worksheets, but was enough for me to determine the DSN.  I shall take it as read that your solution works!



Sub PT()
 
Dim pc As Excel.PivotCache
 
For Each pc In ActiveWorkbook.PivotCaches
    Debug.Print pc.Connection
Next
 
 
End Sub
                                              
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by: roryaPosted on 2009-03-26 at 01:56:46ID: 23988309

If you just want the connection info then:

Activesheet.pivottables(1).pivotcache.connection

would work.

Regards,

Rory

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