Ars Technica

Complex SQL query with optional tables

Multiple Detail Records - 4 in this case. (linked to the header record) Multiple Inventory Records - again, 4 - (each detail record points to one specific inventory record, but the inventory may be ...
TechRepublic

How to create and populate a table in Microsoft Excel’s Power Query

How to create and populate a table in Microsoft Excel’s Power Query Your email has been sent Updating data in a Microsoft Excel workbook is common, but you will run into cases where you can replace ...
InfoWorld

SQL unleashed: 9 ways to speed up your SQL queries

A common SQL habit is to use SELECT * on a query, because it’s tedious to list all the columns you need. Plus, sometimes those columns may change over time, so why not just do things the easy way? But ...
Ars Technica

VBA: Connection string results in "External table is not in the expected format"

I'm attempting to connect to an excel file using an ADO recordset. There is a column in this that I need the sum of for a report. I'm familiar with ADO connections, so I assumed this would be the most ...