In this Excel tutorial, you will learn –
Import SQL Data into Excel File How to Import Data to Excel using Wizard Dialog How to Import MS Access Data into Excel with Example
First we create SQL file to import in Excel. If you have already SQL exported file ready, then you can skip following two step and go to next step.
Create a new database named EmployeesDB Run the following query
USE EmployeeDB GO
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[employees]( [employee_id] [numeric](18, 0) NOT NULL, [full_name] nvarchar NULL, [gender] nvarchar NULL, [department] nvarchar NULL, [position] nvarchar NULL, [salary] [numeric](18, 0) NULL, CONSTRAINT [PK_employees] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ( [employee_id] ASC )WITH (PAD_INDEX = OFF, STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF, ALLOW_ROW_LOCKS = ON, ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS = ON) ON [PRIMARY] ) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
INSERT INTO employees(employee_id,full_name,gender,department,position,salary) VALUES (‘4’,‘Prince Jones’,‘Male’,‘Sales’,‘Sales Rep’,2300) ,(‘5’,‘Henry Banks’,‘Male’,‘Sales’,‘Sales Rep’,2000) ,(‘6’,‘Sharon Burrock’,‘Female’,‘Finance’,‘Finance Manager’,3000);
GO
How to Import Data to Excel using Wizard Dialog
Create a new workbook in MS Excel Click on DATA tab
Select from Other sources button Select from SQL Server as shown in the image above
Enter the server name/IP address. For this tutorial, am connecting to localhost 127.0.0.1 Choose the login type. Since am on a local machine and I have windows authentication enabled, I will not provide the user id and password. If you are connecting to a remote server, then you will need to provide these details. Click on next button
Once you are connected to the database server. A window will open, you have to enter all the details as shown in screenshot
Select EmployeesDB from the drop down list Click on employees table to select it Click on next button.
It will open a data connection wizard to save data connection and finish the process of connecting to the employee’s data.
You will get the following window
Click on OK button
Download the SQL and Excel File
How to Import MS Access Data into Excel with Example
Here, we are going to import data from a simple external database powered by Microsoft Access database. We will import the products table into excel. You can download the Microsoft Access database.
Open a new workbook Click on the DATA tab Click on from Access button as shown below
You will get the dialogue window shown below
Browse to the database that you downloaded and Click on Open button
Click on OK button You will get the following data
Download the Database and Excel File
