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you can use OPenQuery, OpenDataSource...function to access excel.csv,mdb from t-SQL.
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you can use OPenQuery, OpenDataSource...function to access excel.csv,mdb from t-SQL.

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<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321686" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321686</a>
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321686 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321686]

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no good, i am looking to work with the excel workbook not only import data from it.
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no good, i am looking to work with the excel workbook not only import data from it.

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how can i have excel do calculations using the OPENDATASOURCE and work with the results in TSQL?
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how can i have excel do calculations using the OPENDATASOURCE and work with the results in TSQL?

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Hi All,<br />
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I'd like a workign example on how to, in TSQL in SQL server 2000, open an excel workbook 'c:\tester.xls'. update field &quot;value1&quot; and &quot;value2&quot; from the first worksheet.<br />
run the calculate method<br />
and read the value from the &quot;result&quot; field<br />
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regards
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Hi All,

I'd like a workign example on how to, in TSQL in SQL server 2000, open an excel workbook 'c:\tester.xls'. update field "value1" and "value2" from the first worksheet.
run the calculate method
and read the value from the "result" field

regards

How to work with excel from TSQL

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