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importing data from Excel using RODBC

3 messages · Ahmad, Christian Schulz, Richard Rowe

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Hi,
I used RODBC to import data from an Excel spreadsheet "*.xls", but some
columns were returned as zeros. When I looked at these columns in Excel, I
found that thery are results of formula calculations and not entry. My
question is: Is there any parameter or command I need to use in order to
overcome this problem?

Thank you
Ahmad Abu Hammour
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imho you can copy your complete
spreadsheet in excel and directly
after that, paste about right-mouseclick and the
special paste option.
...maybe "=B12+B18" in the cell get than the calculated value.

(..make a security-copy of your spreadsheet before you do this!)
regards,christian


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At 22:44 08/11/02 -0500, Abu Hammour wrote:
use the mouse to copy the cells/sheet of interest ... move to a new sheet 
then <right click>, choose 'paste special', activate the 'values' button, 
then paste.

Use this static sheet in your RODBC connection.

Excel formulae are stored elsewhere and, so far as I know, aren't visible 
to SQL,


Richard Rowe
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