I have a worksheet that I need to update on a daily basis
with data from an external Oracle database. I am using
the following query which gets yesterday's data (the Oracle
data is always for the previous day).

SELECT Sum(recno) FROM mailboxes
WHERE (trunc(logdate)=trunc(sysdate-1))

This sums the values in the rec_no column for all rows
that were logged yesterday. The thing is that on a Monday,
I need to get the data for both Saturday and Sunday so
would need to be able to pass the date as a parameter
rather than having to manually change the query.

How does one do this?

Many thanks,
Seamus

If I were passing to SQL Server then I would pass it in as a string
something like;

SELECT SUM(fld_hours) AS SumHours
FROM tbl_techtime
WHERE (fld_time_started = CONVERT(DATETIME, ' & mydate & ', 102))

SELECT SUM(fld_hours) AS SumHours
FROM tbl_techtime
WHERE (fld_time_started = CONVERT(DATETIME, ' & mystartdate & ', 102)
AND fld_time_started <= CONVERT(DATETIME, ' & myenddate & ', 102))

SELECT SUM(fld_hours) AS SumHours
FROM tbl_techtime
WHERE (fld_time_started BETWEEN CONVERT(DATETIME, ' & mystartdate & ',
102) AND CONVERT(DATETIME, ' & myenddate & ', 102))

No idea really with oracle.

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"Seamus Conlon" wrote:
|I have a worksheet that I need to update on a daily basis
| with data from an external Oracle database. I am using
| the following query which gets yesterday's data (the Oracle
| data is always for the previous day).
|
| SELECT Sum(recno) FROM mailboxes
| WHERE (trunc(logdate)=trunc(sysdate-1))
|
| This sums the values in the rec_no column for all rows
| that were logged yesterday. The thing is that on a Monday,
| I need to get the data for both Saturday and Sunday so
| would need to be able to pass the date as a parameter
| rather than having to manually change the query.
|
| How does one do this?
|
| Many thanks,
| Seamus
|
|

How are you executing the query (SQL statement queried to a recordset in
Excel VBA, other?)?



"Seamus Conlon" wrote:

I have a worksheet that I need to update on a daily basis
with data from an external Oracle database. I am using
the following query which gets yesterday's data (the Oracle
data is always for the previous day).

SELECT Sum(recno) FROM mailboxes
WHERE (trunc(logdate)=trunc(sysdate-1))

This sums the values in the rec_no column for all rows
that were logged yesterday. The thing is that on a Monday,
I need to get the data for both Saturday and Sunday so
would need to be able to pass the date as a parameter
rather than having to manually change the query.

How does one do this?

Many thanks,
Seamus

"Bill Pfister" wrote in message
...
How are you executing the query (SQL statement queried to a recordset in
Excel VBA, other?)?

To insert the query in the worksheet I initially used the
New Database Query option under Import External Data.
To refresh it I have a macro that uses something like:

Selection.QueryTable.Refresh

Thanks,
Seamus

Using VBA, you can craft your SQL statement to contain whatever parameters
you need. In the following example, I'm pointing to a local Access database,
you would only have to modify the details (driver, etc.) in the connect
string to point to Oracle or another DBMS.


Sub AccessQueryData1()
Dim strFilename As String
Dim strSQL As String
Dim strConn As String
Dim strSeparator As String

strSeparator = Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10)

strFilename = "D:\Data\Test.mdb"
strConn = "ODBC;DSN=0_ptd_test1;DBQ=" & strFilename &
";DriverId=25;FIL=MS Access;MaxBufferSize=2048;PageTimeout=5;"


strSQL = "SELECT Category.Name" & strSeparator & _
"FROM `" & strFilename & "`.Category Category " & strSeparator
& _
"WHERE Category.Name < 'Administrative' "


' Focus on only the parameter
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
End With

' All the other parameters
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
.FieldNames = True
.RowNumbers = False
.FillAdjacentFormulas = False
.PreserveFormatting = True
.RefreshOnFileOpen = False
.BackgroundQuery = True
.RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
.SavePassword = False
.SaveData = True
.AdjustColumnWidth = True
.RefreshPeriod = 0
.PreserveColumnInfo = True
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With
Range("E11").Select
End Sub


"Seamus Conlon" wrote:

"Bill Pfister" wrote in message
...
How are you executing the query (SQL statement queried to a recordset in
Excel VBA, other?)?

To insert the query in the worksheet I initially used the
New Database Query option under Import External Data.
To refresh it I have a macro that uses something like:

Selection.QueryTable.Refresh

Thanks,
Seamus

Bill, I modified your code slightly to suit and when I run
it I get an error "Invalid procedure call or argument" at
the first 'With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add' line.

I got the connection string from the existing query
so I expect it is correct.

Any ideas on what is wrong?

Seamus

"Bill Pfister" wrote in message
...
Using VBA, you can craft your SQL statement to contain whatever parameters
you need. In the following example, I'm pointing to a local Access
database,
you would only have to modify the details (driver, etc.) in the connect
string to point to Oracle or another DBMS.


Sub AccessQueryData1()
Dim strFilename As String
Dim strSQL As String
Dim strConn As String
Dim strSeparator As String

strSeparator = Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10)

strFilename = "D:\Data\Test.mdb"
strConn = "ODBC;DSN=0_ptd_test1;DBQ=" & strFilename &
";DriverId=25;FIL=MS Access;MaxBufferSize=2048;PageTimeout=5;"


strSQL = "SELECT Category.Name" & strSeparator & _
"FROM `" & strFilename & "`.Category Category " & strSeparator
& _
"WHERE Category.Name < 'Administrative' "


' Focus on only the parameter
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
End With

' All the other parameters
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
.FieldNames = True
.RowNumbers = False
.FillAdjacentFormulas = False
.PreserveFormatting = True
.RefreshOnFileOpen = False
.BackgroundQuery = True
.RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
.SavePassword = False
.SaveData = True
.AdjustColumnWidth = True
.RefreshPeriod = 0
.PreserveColumnInfo = True
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With
Range("E11").Select
End Sub

Seamus, would you mind dumping the connection string to the debug window and
posting it? Try using the macro recording to nail down the exact syntax. Do
you have an ODBC connection for your database? In my test case, I actually
created an ODBC connection (in the Control Panel / Administrative Tools /
Data Sources tool) before running recording the action. That may have an
effect.

Bill


"Seamus Conlon" wrote:

Bill, I modified your code slightly to suit and when I run
it I get an error "Invalid procedure call or argument" at
the first 'With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add' line.

I got the connection string from the existing query
so I expect it is correct.

Any ideas on what is wrong?

Seamus

"Bill Pfister" wrote in message
...
Using VBA, you can craft your SQL statement to contain whatever parameters
you need. In the following example, I'm pointing to a local Access
database,
you would only have to modify the details (driver, etc.) in the connect
string to point to Oracle or another DBMS.


Sub AccessQueryData1()
Dim strFilename As String
Dim strSQL As String
Dim strConn As String
Dim strSeparator As String

strSeparator = Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10)

strFilename = "D:\Data\Test.mdb"
strConn = "ODBC;DSN=0_ptd_test1;DBQ=" & strFilename &
";DriverId=25;FIL=MS Access;MaxBufferSize=2048;PageTimeout=5;"


strSQL = "SELECT Category.Name" & strSeparator & _
"FROM `" & strFilename & "`.Category Category " & strSeparator
& _
"WHERE Category.Name < 'Administrative' "


' Focus on only the parameter
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
End With

' All the other parameters
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
.FieldNames = True
.RowNumbers = False
.FillAdjacentFormulas = False
.PreserveFormatting = True
.RefreshOnFileOpen = False
.BackgroundQuery = True
.RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
.SavePassword = False
.SaveData = True
.AdjustColumnWidth = True
.RefreshPeriod = 0
.PreserveColumnInfo = True
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With
Range("E11").Select
End Sub

The output from the interactive pane is below:

?activesheet.querytables(1).connection
ODBC;DRIVER={Microsoft ODBC for
Oracle};UID=seamus;PWD=xfgtwy;SERVER=animotroi;

This is for the query I set up manually and it works fine.

So, in your code I put
strConn = "ODBC;DRIVER={Microsoft ODBC for
Oracle};UID=seamus;PWD=xfgtwy;SERVER=animotroi;"
strSQL="SELECT Sum(daily_mailboxes.REC_NO)" & strSeparator & _
"FROM daily_mailboxes "

I left the following code as is:

With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
End With

I haven't tried anything further yet.

Seamus


"Bill Pfister" wrote in message
...
Seamus, would you mind dumping the connection string to the debug window
and
posting it? Try using the macro recording to nail down the exact syntax.
Do
you have an ODBC connection for your database? In my test case, I
actually
created an ODBC connection (in the Control Panel / Administrative Tools /
Data Sources tool) before running recording the action. That may have an
effect.

Bill


"Seamus Conlon" wrote:

Bill, I modified your code slightly to suit and when I run
it I get an error "Invalid procedure call or argument" at
the first 'With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add' line.

I got the connection string from the existing query
so I expect it is correct.

Any ideas on what is wrong?

Seamus

"Bill Pfister" wrote in message
...
Using VBA, you can craft your SQL statement to contain whatever
parameters
you need. In the following example, I'm pointing to a local Access
database,
you would only have to modify the details (driver, etc.) in the connect
string to point to Oracle or another DBMS.


Sub AccessQueryData1()
Dim strFilename As String
Dim strSQL As String
Dim strConn As String
Dim strSeparator As String

strSeparator = Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10)

strFilename = "D:\Data\Test.mdb"
strConn = "ODBC;DSN=0_ptd_test1;DBQ=" & strFilename &
";DriverId=25;FIL=MS Access;MaxBufferSize=2048;PageTimeout=5;"


strSQL = "SELECT Category.Name" & strSeparator & _
"FROM `" & strFilename & "`.Category Category " &
strSeparator
& _
"WHERE Category.Name < 'Administrative' "


' Focus on only the parameter
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
End With

' All the other parameters
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
.FieldNames = True
.RowNumbers = False
.FillAdjacentFormulas = False
.PreserveFormatting = True
.RefreshOnFileOpen = False
.BackgroundQuery = True
.RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
.SavePassword = False
.SaveData = True
.AdjustColumnWidth = True
.RefreshPeriod = 0
.PreserveColumnInfo = True
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With
Range("E11").Select
End Sub

Sorry, forgot to say that I do have an ODBC connection set up and
it works fine for external linking of the database within Access.

Seamus

"Bill Pfister" wrote in message
...
Seamus, would you mind dumping the connection string to the debug window
and
posting it? Try using the macro recording to nail down the exact syntax.
Do
you have an ODBC connection for your database? In my test case, I
actually
created an ODBC connection (in the Control Panel / Administrative Tools /
Data Sources tool) before running recording the action. That may have an
effect.

Bill


"Seamus Conlon" wrote:

Bill, I modified your code slightly to suit and when I run
it I get an error "Invalid procedure call or argument" at
the first 'With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add' line.

I got the connection string from the existing query
so I expect it is correct.

Any ideas on what is wrong?

Seamus

"Bill Pfister" wrote in message
...
Using VBA, you can craft your SQL statement to contain whatever
parameters
you need. In the following example, I'm pointing to a local Access
database,
you would only have to modify the details (driver, etc.) in the connect
string to point to Oracle or another DBMS.


Sub AccessQueryData1()
Dim strFilename As String
Dim strSQL As String
Dim strConn As String
Dim strSeparator As String

strSeparator = Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10)

strFilename = "D:\Data\Test.mdb"
strConn = "ODBC;DSN=0_ptd_test1;DBQ=" & strFilename &
";DriverId=25;FIL=MS Access;MaxBufferSize=2048;PageTimeout=5;"


strSQL = "SELECT Category.Name" & strSeparator & _
"FROM `" & strFilename & "`.Category Category " &
strSeparator
& _
"WHERE Category.Name < 'Administrative' "


' Focus on only the parameter
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
End With

' All the other parameters
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
.FieldNames = True
.RowNumbers = False
.FillAdjacentFormulas = False
.PreserveFormatting = True
.RefreshOnFileOpen = False
.BackgroundQuery = True
.RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
.SavePassword = False
.SaveData = True
.AdjustColumnWidth = True
.RefreshPeriod = 0
.PreserveColumnInfo = True
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With
Range("E11").Select
End Sub

Seamus, sorry for getting to this earlier, but you can simply change the SQL
statement of a previously established QueryTable. The following example
modifies the Where clause for the QueryTable that begins in cell C6.



Public Sub TestRefresh()
Dim strSQL As String
Dim strSeparator As String
Dim strFilename As String


strFilename = "D:\Data\Test.mdb"
strSeparator = Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10)

' first query
strSQL = "SELECT Category.Name" & strSeparator & _
"FROM `" & strFilename & "`.Category Category " & strSeparator & _
"WHERE Category.Name < 'Administrative' "
Range("C6").QueryTable.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
Range("C6").QueryTable.Refresh

' need to wait while the first query refreshes
application.wait timeserial(hour(now()),minute(now()),second(now()+ 5))

' second query
strSQL = "SELECT Category.Name" & strSeparator & _
"FROM `" & strFilename & "`.Category Category " & strSeparator & _
"WHERE Category.Name = 'Administrative' "
Range("C6").QueryTable.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
Range("C6").QueryTable.Refresh

End Sub



"Seamus Conlon" wrote:


Sorry, forgot to say that I do have an ODBC connection set up and
it works fine for external linking of the database within Access.

Seamus

"Bill Pfister" wrote in message
...
Seamus, would you mind dumping the connection string to the debug window
and
posting it? Try using the macro recording to nail down the exact syntax.
Do
you have an ODBC connection for your database? In my test case, I
actually
created an ODBC connection (in the Control Panel / Administrative Tools /
Data Sources tool) before running recording the action. That may have an
effect.

Bill


"Seamus Conlon" wrote:

Bill, I modified your code slightly to suit and when I run
it I get an error "Invalid procedure call or argument" at
the first 'With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add' line.

I got the connection string from the existing query
so I expect it is correct.

Any ideas on what is wrong?

Seamus

"Bill Pfister" wrote in message
...
Using VBA, you can craft your SQL statement to contain whatever
parameters
you need. In the following example, I'm pointing to a local Access
database,
you would only have to modify the details (driver, etc.) in the connect
string to point to Oracle or another DBMS.


Sub AccessQueryData1()
Dim strFilename As String
Dim strSQL As String
Dim strConn As String
Dim strSeparator As String

strSeparator = Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10)

strFilename = "D:\Data\Test.mdb"
strConn = "ODBC;DSN=0_ptd_test1;DBQ=" & strFilename &
";DriverId=25;FIL=MS Access;MaxBufferSize=2048;PageTimeout=5;"


strSQL = "SELECT Category.Name" & strSeparator & _
"FROM `" & strFilename & "`.Category Category " &
strSeparator
& _
"WHERE Category.Name < 'Administrative' "


' Focus on only the parameter
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
End With

' All the other parameters
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
.FieldNames = True
.RowNumbers = False
.FillAdjacentFormulas = False
.PreserveFormatting = True
.RefreshOnFileOpen = False
.BackgroundQuery = True
.RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
.SavePassword = False
.SaveData = True
.AdjustColumnWidth = True
.RefreshPeriod = 0
.PreserveColumnInfo = True
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With
Range("E11").Select
End Sub

Thanks for the tip and I have tried to use it but still have a
problem when including the date parameter.
My SQL is

strsql = "SELECT Sum(REC_NO) " & strSeparator & _
"FROM daily_mailboxes " & strSeparator & _
"WHERE trunc(logdate) = '17-09-2006'"
Range("B10").QueryTable.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
Range("B10").QueryTable.Refresh

This gives a general ODBC error. When I use the following
WHERE clause it is ok.

"WHERE trunc(logdate) = trunc(sysdate)"

I really want to have a variable date, but I can't even get
a literal one to work.

Seamus



"Bill Pfister" wrote in message
...
Seamus, sorry for getting to this earlier, but you can simply change the
SQL
statement of a previously established QueryTable. The following example
modifies the Where clause for the QueryTable that begins in cell C6.



Public Sub TestRefresh()
Dim strSQL As String
Dim strSeparator As String
Dim strFilename As String


strFilename = "D:\Data\Test.mdb"
strSeparator = Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10)

' first query
strSQL = "SELECT Category.Name" & strSeparator & _
"FROM `" & strFilename & "`.Category Category " & strSeparator & _
"WHERE Category.Name < 'Administrative' "
Range("C6").QueryTable.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
Range("C6").QueryTable.Refresh

' need to wait while the first query refreshes
application.wait timeserial(hour(now()),minute(now()),second(now()+ 5))

' second query
strSQL = "SELECT Category.Name" & strSeparator & _
"FROM `" & strFilename & "`.Category Category " & strSeparator & _
"WHERE Category.Name = 'Administrative' "
Range("C6").QueryTable.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
Range("C6").QueryTable.Refresh

End Sub



"Seamus Conlon" wrote:


Sorry, forgot to say that I do have an ODBC connection set up and
it works fine for external linking of the database within Access.

Seamus

"Bill Pfister" wrote in message
...
Seamus, would you mind dumping the connection string to the debug
window
and
posting it? Try using the macro recording to nail down the exact
syntax.
Do
you have an ODBC connection for your database? In my test case, I
actually
created an ODBC connection (in the Control Panel / Administrative Tools
/
Data Sources tool) before running recording the action. That may have
an
effect.

Bill


"Seamus Conlon" wrote:

Bill, I modified your code slightly to suit and when I run
it I get an error "Invalid procedure call or argument" at
the first 'With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add' line.

I got the connection string from the existing query
so I expect it is correct.

Any ideas on what is wrong?

Seamus

"Bill Pfister" wrote in
message
...
Using VBA, you can craft your SQL statement to contain whatever
parameters
you need. In the following example, I'm pointing to a local Access
database,
you would only have to modify the details (driver, etc.) in the
connect
string to point to Oracle or another DBMS.


Sub AccessQueryData1()
Dim strFilename As String
Dim strSQL As String
Dim strConn As String
Dim strSeparator As String

strSeparator = Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10)

strFilename = "D:\Data\Test.mdb"
strConn = "ODBC;DSN=0_ptd_test1;DBQ=" & strFilename &
";DriverId=25;FIL=MS Access;MaxBufferSize=2048;PageTimeout=5;"


strSQL = "SELECT Category.Name" & strSeparator & _
"FROM `" & strFilename & "`.Category Category " &
strSeparator
& _
"WHERE Category.Name < 'Administrative' "


' Focus on only the parameter
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
End With

' All the other parameters
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
.FieldNames = True
.RowNumbers = False
.FillAdjacentFormulas = False
.PreserveFormatting = True
.RefreshOnFileOpen = False
.BackgroundQuery = True
.RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
.SavePassword = False
.SaveData = True
.AdjustColumnWidth = True
.RefreshPeriod = 0
.PreserveColumnInfo = True
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With
Range("E11").Select
End Sub

Use "#" for date qualifiers in your SQL statement (instead of single quotes)
- see the included example. Try returning a a simple Select query ("SELECT
REC_NO FROM daily_mailbox") to determine if you're hitting the connection
properly.

strSQL = "SELECT Sampler.* " & _
"FROM Sampler " & _
"WHERE Sampler.When #1/1/2004#"



"Seamus Conlon" wrote:

Thanks for the tip and I have tried to use it but still have a
problem when including the date parameter.
My SQL is

strsql = "SELECT Sum(REC_NO) " & strSeparator & _
"FROM daily_mailboxes " & strSeparator & _
"WHERE trunc(logdate) = '17-09-2006'"
Range("B10").QueryTable.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
Range("B10").QueryTable.Refresh

This gives a general ODBC error. When I use the following
WHERE clause it is ok.

"WHERE trunc(logdate) = trunc(sysdate)"

I really want to have a variable date, but I can't even get
a literal one to work.

Seamus



"Bill Pfister" wrote in message
...
Seamus, sorry for getting to this earlier, but you can simply change the
SQL
statement of a previously established QueryTable. The following example
modifies the Where clause for the QueryTable that begins in cell C6.



Public Sub TestRefresh()
Dim strSQL As String
Dim strSeparator As String
Dim strFilename As String


strFilename = "D:\Data\Test.mdb"
strSeparator = Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10)

' first query
strSQL = "SELECT Category.Name" & strSeparator & _
"FROM `" & strFilename & "`.Category Category " & strSeparator & _
"WHERE Category.Name < 'Administrative' "
Range("C6").QueryTable.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
Range("C6").QueryTable.Refresh

' need to wait while the first query refreshes
application.wait timeserial(hour(now()),minute(now()),second(now()+ 5))

' second query
strSQL = "SELECT Category.Name" & strSeparator & _
"FROM `" & strFilename & "`.Category Category " & strSeparator & _
"WHERE Category.Name = 'Administrative' "
Range("C6").QueryTable.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
Range("C6").QueryTable.Refresh

End Sub



"Seamus Conlon" wrote:


Sorry, forgot to say that I do have an ODBC connection set up and
it works fine for external linking of the database within Access.

Seamus

"Bill Pfister" wrote in message
...
Seamus, would you mind dumping the connection string to the debug
window
and
posting it? Try using the macro recording to nail down the exact
syntax.
Do
you have an ODBC connection for your database? In my test case, I
actually
created an ODBC connection (in the Control Panel / Administrative Tools
/
Data Sources tool) before running recording the action. That may have
an
effect.

Bill


"Seamus Conlon" wrote:

Bill, I modified your code slightly to suit and when I run
it I get an error "Invalid procedure call or argument" at
the first 'With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add' line.

I got the connection string from the existing query
so I expect it is correct.

Any ideas on what is wrong?

Seamus

"Bill Pfister" wrote in
message
...
Using VBA, you can craft your SQL statement to contain whatever
parameters
you need. In the following example, I'm pointing to a local Access
database,
you would only have to modify the details (driver, etc.) in the
connect
string to point to Oracle or another DBMS.


Sub AccessQueryData1()
Dim strFilename As String
Dim strSQL As String
Dim strConn As String
Dim strSeparator As String

strSeparator = Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10)

strFilename = "D:\Data\Test.mdb"
strConn = "ODBC;DSN=0_ptd_test1;DBQ=" & strFilename &
";DriverId=25;FIL=MS Access;MaxBufferSize=2048;PageTimeout=5;"


strSQL = "SELECT Category.Name" & strSeparator & _
"FROM `" & strFilename & "`.Category Category " &
strSeparator
& _
"WHERE Category.Name < 'Administrative' "


' Focus on only the parameter
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
End With

' All the other parameters
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
.FieldNames = True
.RowNumbers = False
.FillAdjacentFormulas = False
.PreserveFormatting = True
.RefreshOnFileOpen = False
.BackgroundQuery = True
.RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
.SavePassword = False
.SaveData = True
.AdjustColumnWidth = True
.RefreshPeriod = 0
.PreserveColumnInfo = True
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With
Range("E11").Select
End Sub

Thanks for all the help Bill. It is working now with the
date format you suggested.

Seamus


"Bill Pfister" wrote in message
...
Use "#" for date qualifiers in your SQL statement (instead of single
quotes)
- see the included example. Try returning a a simple Select query
("SELECT
REC_NO FROM daily_mailbox") to determine if you're hitting the connection
properly.

strSQL = "SELECT Sampler.* " & _
"FROM Sampler " & _
"WHERE Sampler.When #1/1/2004#"



"Seamus Conlon" wrote:

Thanks for the tip and I have tried to use it but still have a
problem when including the date parameter.
My SQL is

strsql = "SELECT Sum(REC_NO) " & strSeparator & _
"FROM daily_mailboxes " & strSeparator & _
"WHERE trunc(logdate) = '17-09-2006'"
Range("B10").QueryTable.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
Range("B10").QueryTable.Refresh

This gives a general ODBC error. When I use the following
WHERE clause it is ok.

"WHERE trunc(logdate) = trunc(sysdate)"

I really want to have a variable date, but I can't even get
a literal one to work.

Seamus



"Bill Pfister" wrote in message
...
Seamus, sorry for getting to this earlier, but you can simply change
the
SQL
statement of a previously established QueryTable. The following
example
modifies the Where clause for the QueryTable that begins in cell C6.



Public Sub TestRefresh()
Dim strSQL As String
Dim strSeparator As String
Dim strFilename As String


strFilename = "D:\Data\Test.mdb"
strSeparator = Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10)

' first query
strSQL = "SELECT Category.Name" & strSeparator & _
"FROM `" & strFilename & "`.Category Category " & strSeparator &
_
"WHERE Category.Name < 'Administrative' "
Range("C6").QueryTable.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
Range("C6").QueryTable.Refresh

' need to wait while the first query refreshes
application.wait
timeserial(hour(now()),minute(now()),second(now()+ 5))

' second query
strSQL = "SELECT Category.Name" & strSeparator & _
"FROM `" & strFilename & "`.Category Category " & strSeparator &
_
"WHERE Category.Name = 'Administrative' "
Range("C6").QueryTable.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
Range("C6").QueryTable.Refresh

End Sub



"Seamus Conlon" wrote:


Sorry, forgot to say that I do have an ODBC connection set up and
it works fine for external linking of the database within Access.

Seamus

"Bill Pfister" wrote in
message
...
Seamus, would you mind dumping the connection string to the debug
window
and
posting it? Try using the macro recording to nail down the exact
syntax.
Do
you have an ODBC connection for your database? In my test case, I
actually
created an ODBC connection (in the Control Panel / Administrative
Tools
/
Data Sources tool) before running recording the action. That may
have
an
effect.

Bill


"Seamus Conlon" wrote:

Bill, I modified your code slightly to suit and when I run
it I get an error "Invalid procedure call or argument" at
the first 'With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add' line.

I got the connection string from the existing query
so I expect it is correct.

Any ideas on what is wrong?

Seamus

"Bill Pfister" wrote in
message
...
Using VBA, you can craft your SQL statement to contain whatever
parameters
you need. In the following example, I'm pointing to a local
Access
database,
you would only have to modify the details (driver, etc.) in the
connect
string to point to Oracle or another DBMS.


Sub AccessQueryData1()
Dim strFilename As String
Dim strSQL As String
Dim strConn As String
Dim strSeparator As String

strSeparator = Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10)

strFilename = "D:\Data\Test.mdb"
strConn = "ODBC;DSN=0_ptd_test1;DBQ=" & strFilename &
";DriverId=25;FIL=MS Access;MaxBufferSize=2048;PageTimeout=5;"


strSQL = "SELECT Category.Name" & strSeparator & _
"FROM `" & strFilename & "`.Category Category " &
strSeparator
& _
"WHERE Category.Name < 'Administrative' "


' Focus on only the parameter
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
End With

' All the other parameters
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=strConn,
Destination:=Range("C6"))
.CommandText = Array(strSQL)
.FieldNames = True
.RowNumbers = False
.FillAdjacentFormulas = False
.PreserveFormatting = True
.RefreshOnFileOpen = False
.BackgroundQuery = True
.RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
.SavePassword = False
.SaveData = True
.AdjustColumnWidth = True
.RefreshPeriod = 0
.PreserveColumnInfo = True
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With
Range("E11").Select
End Sub