How to Dynamically and Iteratively Populate An Excel Workbook from SQL Server

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mdeschen1

Posted Tuesday, January 08, 2008 10:44 PM

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rdobrich

Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 7:23 AM

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Please, can you explane how do you create ExcelFileName and TAB
variable.
I can't see it cleary from the picture.

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Mike01

Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 7:33 AM

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Can you provide the SSIS package. It's difficult to see the screen shots and to follow

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Andrei Moskalev

Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 8:03 AM

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you can simple use output from your SQL Server and call xp_cmdshell to modify/re-massage/rename/move/.. your xls file.

I did it even within Unix (Excel will open your tab delimited output when you add xls extension to your file).

I did not like DTS, but SSIS can do the same, but I still prefer to use combination of batch file with ISQL and xp_..

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gregsoc

Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 8:48 AM

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Can you post more detail on how you get the filename created and the tab names.
Can't really make anything out in the pictures

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imaddaou

Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 10:13 AM

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Check this link. It has a more detailed sample.
http://rafael-salas.blogspot.com/2006/12/import-header-line-tables-into-dynamic_22.html

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kathyoshea

Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 10:20 AM

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What version of SQL Server?

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mdeschen1

Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 10:42 AM

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Hopefully here are some answers to the questions:

1. The filename actually is a variable. The variable was populated in the first Execute SQL task BEFORE the Foreach Loop. (Like a cursor). You dump values from a table into a variable.

Set the Excel Connection (notice that usually you specific connection 1, connection 2 etc but here NO specified number) to use a New Property expression. In the New Property expression and add the variable defined for the Excelsheet name. This variable references back to the cursor (called in this case 'Region' from the Execute SQL task).

As to the tabs...it is the same thing. A cursor is populated in the Execute SQL task called 'subregion'. This populated cursor is then used in a variable statement in the Foreach loop allowing the tabs to be created. Use the 'User:ListofSubgroups' value in the Variable name field within the Excel Destination Editor to create the tabs on the fly.

Now...as a 'heads up' To be able to create the Excel Destination the first time when developing the solution an actual Excel workbook with at least one tab must exist.

2. As with any solution there are definitely more ways than this one to 'skin a cat' and do this operation. This solution does not discuss how to push to 2007 Excel (we have just figured that one out). AND there is actually a way to totally code creation of an excel spreadsheet and tabs and population of same. It is not mine so I will not post here. This solution is for those that use SSIS packages preferentially.

The original motivator was to be able to do this WITHOUT having a template sitting on some filesystem. To that end we are one step closer to keeping everything in a SSIS solution.

Hoping the above helps....please keep the questions coming

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mdeschen1

Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:07 AM

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Radovan:

Were you able to pull down an actual version of the article? If so, you should be able to expand the screen prints. As well, I have posted more explanation here....

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Philippe Cand

Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:26 AM

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Hello,
I like this article. Do you think that I could target a SharePoint portal document library?
Also, I would like the possibility to create a VBA module in addition to the excel tab.
Thanks
Philippe

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