Data sources
Integrating Excel via ODBC
The following screenshot shows the ODBC data sources dialog.
Note
The ODBC connection to Excel is only possible with installed 64-bit ODBC driver or 64-bit Microsoft Office package!
If it should be possible to change data within Excel, the addition [ReadOnly = 0] in the connection string is necessary.
Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls, *.xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb)};DBQ=C:\MyExcel.xlsx;ReadOnly = 0;
Before the data can be loaded, a suitable load command must be formulated. In Excel, the reference to the corresponding table sheet is made via [MyTable$] and has the following form based on SQL:
SELECT [Table Column 1], [Table Column 2] FROM [MyTable$]
Afterwards a load interval can be assigned and the data can be loaded via Load data. Finally, everything is confirmed with OK.
The Excel file is now connected via the ODBC interface and can be used like any other data source.
