Run an SQL Query With a Parameter from Excel 2007

Dunno why MS has made this so complicated, You will have to use Microsoft Query.

Click on Data -> From External Sources -> From Microsoft Query. CHoose Data source comes up. Select SQL Server, enter the Auth details, and select the table

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Click on Next, don't select any filtering criteria, choose sort by criteria, click on next. Now, click on View/Edit in MS Query instead of selecting Return to Excel

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Click on Finish. Now in MS Query, Click on Criteria -> Add Criteria, choose the operator and let the value be []

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Click on File -> return data to Excel. Now Excel should prompt you for the parameter, select the relevant cell

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To edit the parameters, click on Data -> Properties -> Finger icon -> Definition -> parameters

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You can also use the SQL query editor and type in the query with the joins and put a ? against the field where the parameter has to be fetched.

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Sql

Sql Server 2008

Query

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel 2007

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