Querying Excel tables from Microsoft Query
Apologies if this posts twice. Since my posting hasn't shown up in 5 hours, I'm assuming it got lost. I cannot query a Microsoft Excel workbook with Microsoft Query. The error message I get is "the data source contains no visible tables". But the workbook that I am trying to query contains two named tables. Any suggestions on what the problem might be? Thanks.
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For posterity, here is the fix. If you have a range that has been converted to a table and given a table name, as opposed to simply a named range, Microsoft Query will not recognize it as a database table. I guess that would make too much sense. What you have to do is convert the table to a range (Table Tools/convert to range), then give the range a name. Then MS query will recognize it as a table when you select the workbook as the data source. Go figure. "JGPatrick" wrote: > Apologies if this posts twice. Since my posting hasn't shown up in 5 hours, > I'm assuming it got lost. > > I cannot query a Microsoft Excel workbook with Microsoft Query. > The error message I get is "the data source contains no visible tables". > But the workbook that I am trying to query contains two named tables. > > Any suggestions on what the problem might be? > > Thanks.
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