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hello,

 can anyone tell me how to upload an excel file into board database. thanks in advance.

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  • Dear Niharika Kakarla,

     

    doing this you have 2 opportunitites

     

    1. You generate (export) CSV Files out of your Excel Files

    2. You use EXCEL ODBC Connection

     

    Hope it helps

     

    Regards

     

    Alexander Kappes

  • Ciao Alexander Kappes

    please may you explain how to use ODBC connection in excel in order to upload data in Board DB?

    tnaks

  • Dear PIETRO DI CINO,

     

    it´s exactly the same as using ODBC for MS SQL or each other database system.

     

    For excel you have to do the following special configurations

     

    1. you have to define "Names" for  your EXCEL Sheets, this will be later the table names in the odbc

    2. the excel has to be placed on the server. (By the way it isn´t working when the file is opened by anybody in EXCEL Client during the load with board)

    3. you have to install the odbc driver on the machine where the board engine is running. The ODBC itself can be downloaded from MS for free: Download Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable from Official Microsoft Download Center )

     

    Hope it helps

     

    regards

     

    Alexander Kappes

  • Thanks Alexander Kappes.it is helpful. can you please refer any doc for "how to create excel ODBC connection" . 

  • dear Niharika Kakarla,

     

    sorry we don´t have such documents. I think Google will be helpfuly for you.

     

    In general it´s nothing special to using ODBC for any other Database Provider.

     

    On http://help.board.com you can find documentation how to use DataReader (Chapter 6), perhaps this may also help you

     

    thanks and regards

     

    Alexander Kappes

  • Great!!!! Thanks a lot!

  • Andrea Florio
    Andrea Florio Active Partner
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    Hi Alexander Kappes

    that you know , are there limits of columns for excel files? I have created many odbc excel all working, except one I'm trying to create now so I always get the message 'DB EMPTY OR UNAVAIABLE'. I don't understand the motivation, so i think maybe is for the big number of columns.

    Thank you

    Andrea

  • Dear Andrea,

     

    do you have defined names for your sheets?

     

    You can do this in Formulars -> Name Manager function in Excel.

     

    The names are your table names later on in the odbc.

     

    I think this is your problem.

     

    regards

     

    Alexander Kappes

  • Andrea Florio
    Andrea Florio Active Partner
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    Thank You Alexander Kappes,

    now the connection is ok

    Regards

    Andrea