Don’t use SQLExecQuery and the other ODBC functions in the Xlodbc.xla add-in; use the objects, methods, and properties in the Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) library instead.
SQLExecQuery executes a query on a data source with a connection that has been established with SQLOpen.
SQLExecQuery executes only the query. Use SQLRetrieve or SQLRetrieveToFile to get the results.
This function is contained in the Xlodbc.xla add-in. Before you use the function, you must establish a reference to the add-in by using the References command (Tools menu).
SQLExecQuery(ConnectionNum, QueryText)
ConnectionNum Required. The unique connection ID returned by SQLOpen that identifies the data source you want to query.
QueryText Required. The query to be executed on the data source. The query must follow the SQL syntax guidelines for the specific driver.
The value returned by SQLExecQuery depends on the SQL statement, as shown in the following table.
| SQL statement | Return value |
|---|---|
| SELECT | The number of columns in the result set |
| UPDATE, INSERT, or DELETE | The number of rows affected by the statement |
| Any other valid SQL statement | 0 (zero) |
If SQLExecQuery is unable to execute the query on the specified data source, it returns Error 2042.
If ConnectionNum isn’t valid, SQLExecQuery returns Error 2015.
Before calling SQLExecQuery, you must establish a connection to a data source by using SQLOpen The unique connection ID returned by SQLOpen is used by SQLExecQuery to send queries to the data source.
If you call SQLExecQuery using a previously used connection ID, any pending results on that connection are replaced by the new results.
This example runs a query on the Northwind database. The result of the query, displayed on Sheet1, is a list of all products that are currently on order.
databaseName = "Northwind"
queryString = _
"SELECT * FROM product.dbf WHERE (product.ON_ORDER<>0)"
chan = SQLOpen("DSN=" & databaseName)
SQLExecQuery chan, queryString
Set output = Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1")
SQLRetrieve chan, output, , , True
SQLClose chan