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Bringing in a Union Query with excel?
Is it possible to import a Union Query from Access into Excel, via
MSQuery? I keep getting a bogus error that there is no data being returned, when it works fine in Access. TIA |
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Bringing in a Union Query with excel?
I have discovered that this is a limitation of excel - all union
queries must be performed within excel, or the data must be made into table form before importing. See the following link http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:D...a&ct=clnk&cd=9 .... it will most likely not work, so for future generation's benefit, here is the text from the thread: ************************************************* I have crate a union query in Ms Access XP to combine 2 tables Customer & Vendor. Below is how the query looks like SELECT strCustomerID as strID, strCompanyName, "Customer" as strType FROM tblCustomer UNION SELECT strVendorID as strID, strCompanyName, "Vendor" as strType FROM tblVendor; It can run properly in Ms Access but when I try to import the data from Ms Access using Ms Excel's Import External Data | New Database Query, MS Excel complaints Too few parameters. Expected 2. Anyone knows what when wrong? Thank You xxxxxx Suggestions that did not work xxxxxxx I think I found out what's wrong. The cause of the problem lies in Ms Excel. It cannot support a query with calculated/derived field. However if you do it using Ms Query from within Ms Excel you can do any union query with any number calculated fields. ************************************************** ********* -S S Davis wrote: Is it possible to import a Union Query from Access into Excel, via MSQuery? I keep getting a bogus error that there is no data being returned, when it works fine in Access. TIA |
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Bringing in a Union Query with excel?
Can't you create a make table query which accesses that union query in access?
-- Brevity is the soul of wit. "S Davis" wrote: I have discovered that this is a limitation of excel - all union queries must be performed within excel, or the data must be made into table form before importing. See the following link http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:D...a&ct=clnk&cd=9 .... it will most likely not work, so for future generation's benefit, here is the text from the thread: ************************************************* I have crate a union query in Ms Access XP to combine 2 tables Customer & Vendor. Below is how the query looks like SELECT strCustomerID as strID, strCompanyName, "Customer" as strType FROM tblCustomer UNION SELECT strVendorID as strID, strCompanyName, "Vendor" as strType FROM tblVendor; It can run properly in Ms Access but when I try to import the data from Ms Access using Ms Excel's Import External Data | New Database Query, MS Excel complaints Too few parameters. Expected 2. Anyone knows what when wrong? Thank You xxxxxx Suggestions that did not work xxxxxxx I think I found out what's wrong. The cause of the problem lies in Ms Excel. It cannot support a query with calculated/derived field. However if you do it using Ms Query from within Ms Excel you can do any union query with any number calculated fields. ************************************************** ********* -S S Davis wrote: Is it possible to import a Union Query from Access into Excel, via MSQuery? I keep getting a bogus error that there is no data being returned, when it works fine in Access. TIA |
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Bringing in a Union Query with excel?
Does Excel have the ability to make a table into excel?
If so, thats an excellent idea! I currently have it set up to run a maketable query within access and then bring that in. Id love to get rid of that extra step. Dave F wrote: Can't you create a make table query which accesses that union query in access? -- Brevity is the soul of wit. "S Davis" wrote: I have discovered that this is a limitation of excel - all union queries must be performed within excel, or the data must be made into table form before importing. See the following link http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:D...a&ct=clnk&cd=9 .... it will most likely not work, so for future generation's benefit, here is the text from the thread: ************************************************* I have crate a union query in Ms Access XP to combine 2 tables Customer & Vendor. Below is how the query looks like SELECT strCustomerID as strID, strCompanyName, "Customer" as strType FROM tblCustomer UNION SELECT strVendorID as strID, strCompanyName, "Vendor" as strType FROM tblVendor; It can run properly in Ms Access but when I try to import the data from Ms Access using Ms Excel's Import External Data | New Database Query, MS Excel complaints Too few parameters. Expected 2. Anyone knows what when wrong? Thank You xxxxxx Suggestions that did not work xxxxxxx I think I found out what's wrong. The cause of the problem lies in Ms Excel. It cannot support a query with calculated/derived field. However if you do it using Ms Query from within Ms Excel you can do any union query with any number calculated fields. ************************************************** ********* -S S Davis wrote: Is it possible to import a Union Query from Access into Excel, via MSQuery? I keep getting a bogus error that there is no data being returned, when it works fine in Access. TIA |
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