I would like to convert a workbook from Lotus 1-2-3 to Excel, but I
cannot find a way to reproduce the functionality that is key to making
this particular file useful. The file is two sheets, one of which
contains a multi-column list. One of the columns indicates whether the
data for that record have been exported to an external database. In
1-2-3, a query can be run on the table to find the records that do not
have "Y" in that column's cell, i.e., which have not yet been exported,
and the query result populates a table on the second sheet in the
workbook. Then, that table (on sheet two) is exported from 1-2-3 and
imported into the external database.

The problem I'm having is getting Excel to find the non-exported
records (without "Y" in the first column) in a way that produces
something--anything--that can be imported into the separate database.
Filtering appears to do it, but the data that is exported, or even
copied to the clipboard, also contains the filtered out records.

Surely there is a way to do this.... Can someone help, please? [Excel
2003]