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DTS Tutorial: Excel Named Ranges (Named Regions) - How to Import Into SQL Server Using DTS

   Chapter: Working with the Common Tasks in DTS
Download! Skill Level: 300 (Intermediate)
Duration: 16:30
Size: 11.4MB
Versions/Editions Covered: SQL Server 2000
Added/Updated: Nov 11, 2006
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This video could be subtitled, 'How to Import Very Complex Excel Spreadsheets into SQL Server the Easy Way' just for easier classification.

In this example, you'll learn how to deal with worksheets that have multiple data sets on them (multiple named ranges) so that you can load these into SQL Server. This is absolutely essential knowledge for anyone who works seriously with DTS! This video uses a complex Excel example and loads it into multiple SQL Server tables in one DTS package using the Import/Export wizard.

Highlights from this video:
  • Creating and managing named ranges in Microsoft Excel
  • Dealing with complex Excel spreadsheets and locating just one piece of data
  • Writing JOIN queries in Jet-SQL using the Query Builder
  • Best Practices for datatype mapping from Excel to SQL Server
  • Adding primary keys to the destination table
  • Writing ActiveX Script transformations using VBscript
  • Dealing with Sheet1$, Customers$, Orders$ and worksheets
and much more
Tags for this video: data type excel data excel spreadsheet named cells named range named region set of cells subset  
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