drs****** wrote in
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I need to create a button in Excel that when clicked will query an
Oracle database using a value stored in cell E1 as a restriction in
the query. Also I need the results of the query to be listed in a
range of cells in the workbook on the same sheet the button exists.

example:

If cell E1 = 10, then I need a button that when pressed runs a query
across an Oracle database;

Select name, number
from Panel
where number = '10'

I'm expecting 30 to 200 names to be returned. I would like these names
from the oracle db to be populated in cells IT4 - It 300.

Thanks,
Dan


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You'll most likely want to do this using ADO. Add the button to your
sheet and in the code behind it you'd open the connection & recordset,
then loop through the recordset adding values to cells as you iterate
through.

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim cnn As ADODB.Connection
Dim rst As ADODB.Recordset
Dim RowCurr As Long
Dim ColCurr As String
Dim ws As Excel.Worksheet

RowCurr = 4
ColCurr = "I"
Set ws = CommandButton1.Parent

cnn.Open YourConnectionStringToOracle
rst.Open YourSqlStatement, cnn

Do Until rst.EOF
ws.Range(colCurr & RowCurr).Value = rst.Fields("YOUR_FIELD").Value
RowCurr = RowCurr +
rst.MoveNext
Loop
rst.Close
cnn.Close
End Sub

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