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SQL Server - Linked Server

How to import an Excel file using Linked Server

1.- Download the Microsoft Access Database Engine 

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13255

In my case I installed the x64 version, to avoid problems I did through the console.

  • Open a cmd console as Administrator
  • Change the path where is your AccessDatabaseEngine_x64.exe file
  • Execute the file adding at the end /passive, example: 
C:\Users\ERODVEL\Documents>AccessDatabaseEngine_x64.exe  /passive
2.- Open your SQL Server Management Studio

  • Review that the Provider has been installed
  • Select Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 and right click in Properties, and review that the only selected option is "Allow inprocess".


  • Other form is by code    
EXEC sp_MSset_oledb_prop N'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0', N'AllowInProcess', 1
GO


  • Add a new Linked Server using the following code
EXEC master.dbo.sp_addlinkedserver
    @server = 'ExcelServer2',
    @srvproduct=N'ACE 12.0',
    @provider = 'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0',
    @datasrc = 'C:\Users\YOUR_USER\Documents\YOUR_EXCEL_FILE.xls',
    @provstr = 'Excel 12.0;HDR=YES;'


  • In the properties, configure the Security 
If not the error will be:
Cannot initialize the data source object of OLE DB provider "Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0" for linked server 

Solution:
Change the services: SQL Server(MSSQLSERVER) and SQL Server Agent (MSSQLSERVER) to start with the local account
Later start the SQL Server Manager with the local account

Queries

To do a query
  • Reference the table as [Linked_Server_Name]...[Tab_name$]

Linked Server to another Sql Server Instance

  1. Create a New Linked Server
  2. In the General section
    • Type in Linked Server the name or IP of the sql server to connect
    • In Server Type: Select SQL Server,
  3. In the  Security Tab, select "Be made using this security context" 
  4. Type OK

Using XLSM

When create the Linked Server in the Provider String property @provstr  change to Excel 12.0 Macro, where Macro is the key

EXEC master.dbo.sp_addlinkedserver
    @server = 'ExcelServer2',
    @srvproduct=N'ACE 12.0',
    @provider = 'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0',
    @datasrc = 'C:\Users\YOUR_USER\Documents\YOUR_EXCEL_FILE.xls',
    @provstr = 'Excel 12.0 Macro;HDR=YES;' 


Security

To configure the security add  to the script
 
 EXEC master.dbo.sp_addlinkedsrvlogin @rmtsrvname=N'Test',@useself=N'False',@locallogin=NULL,@rmtuser=NULL,@rmtpassword=NULL

Update 

    UPDATE DATA
    SET [Result] = @result
    FROM OPENROWSET('Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0',
    'Excel 12.0 Macro;HDR=Yes;DATABASE=C:\\SRC\Period.xlsx',
    'SELECT [Result] FROM [Period$] WHERE [Result] IS NULL') AS DATA

References

http://akawn.com/blog/2012/01/query-and-update-an-excel-2010-spread-sheet-via-a-linked-server/


http://vogtland.ws/markedwardvogt/?p=991

http://www.excel-sql-server.com/excel-import-to-sql-server-using-linked-servers.htm


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