I'm trying to get into Sage 50 (v20 2014) via ODBC in Excel 2016 64bit. I keep running into connection problems.
I've set up a 64bit DSN using the utility on the Sage disk and I get the following...
If I go through 'Data/From other sources/From Microsoft Query' I get the usual 'Choose data source' box and the Sage DSN is visible. If I click it and click ok MS Query launches and then crashes immediately and I get 'Microsoft Query has stopped working'.
Interestingly, if I go back to the 'Choose Data Source' box, I get the error 'One or more of the folders in the search path could not be accessed'.
The default path set in the DSN is to 'C:\ProgramData\Sage\Accounts\2014\Company.000\ACCDATA' - the actual Sage database that I'm trying to access is in a network folder - 'V:\SHARED\Sage\COMPANY.002\ACCDATA'. I've tried both paths in the DSN and get the same results.
If I go through 'Data/New Query/From Other Sources/From ODBC' and then choose the Sage DSN, I get a full list of the tables but when I click on one of them to generate a preview, I get the following error...
DataSource.Error:ODBC:ERROR[42S02] Table not found
Details:
DataSourceKind=Odbc
DataSourcePath=dsn=SageLine50v20
OdbcErrors=Table
Also, if I use 'From data Connection Wizard', Excel crashes as soon as I choose the Sage DSN.
I'm not using any kind of connection string so I don't think it's authenticating with a user - I'm wondering if that would make a difference and if so, what would the connection string be?
I've been through everything that comes up if I google the problem and I've set up logins correctly etc but it will not connect. I don't know if this might be a 32/64bit comparability issue, but I'm using the 64bit Sage driver from the disk so I assumed that it wouldn't be a problem.
I've also tried connecting with MS PowerBI but I get the same problems.
Sage 50 is temperamental in how it allow connections to their database, what I mean: When it don't change the port, it just reject connections in awkward ways or not connect at all.
I didn't find a solution. However I found this workaround: Open sage, login and close it then connect using the DSN sage created with the sysadmin account(It grants you full access).
When defining the data path, it is critical to include a final backslash e.g
C:\ProgramData\Sage\Accounts\2018\COMPANY.001\ACCDATA\
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From time to time when I run some queries I get this error message :
An operation that uses the database driver could not be completed. If the driver is a Microsoft driver, make sure the driver file isn't damaged
I didn't found yet how to fix it with internet help.
this last website give a "solution" but I can't do the same.
"Well in my case it worked by giving the user access to the DB it is accessing."
I just have a worksheet who use others files from my company network, I don't use any database ...
I can't reinstall the driver or anything else, my company have a very strict politic about IT security.
May I have some help ?
I had the same issue when I try to connect Analysis service in Azure. The error message is misguiding. In actual, you are missing few client drivers that are needed to connect to Azure Analysis services. Install all the missing drivers (OLEDB, AMO and ADOMD) from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/analysis-services/client-libraries?view=asallproducts-allversions#known-issues and you should be good to go.
I think OLEDB installation should suffice the need but I did all three to avoid future encounters related to other admin stuff. Check if OLEDB updated # C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140 by comparing msolap.dll version. Latest version as I write this is 15.1.108.23
Tip: 1) Try connecting to Analysis Service from Excel by following the steps - Data Menu --> Get Data --> From Database --> From Analysis Services. Follow the prompts by filling appropriate info. Bingo! You are in!
2) Wait for a while if still you can't connect after installing all drivers. I don't know the actual reason why but was able to connect next day.
Please mark this as an answer if it helps to solve your problem.
Good Luck!
Update - 1/5/2021
Today I face same ugly error again which made me to rethink what else could be gone wrong in the system. Later realized that I had restarted the machine and that removed the temp connection file referred by Excel file. Following the steps to reconnect under the Tip section in above instructions let me successfully in.
As per the title I'm trying to connect to local MAMP database. This should be possible as Excel Mac 2016 includes Simba ODBC driver. However when I try and set up a connection via the dialog box shown, I always get an error shown below.
I've use the standard MAMP settings for the sql server as shown in first image.
Any help would be much appreciated as is hard to make this work.
Thanks
MAMP settings
Excel Dialog box
Error message
I've finally got this connecting.
Info which solved the answer found at
https://github.com/openlink/iODBC/issues/29
Basically excel 365 is sandboxed and so even if you create a DSN that tests ok in iODBC, it just continues to crash excel if you try to connect to it. Also I'm guessing sandboxing explains why excel is not able to see User DSNs created with iODBC, and can only see system ones.
So for others trying to connect Excel to MySQL, I needed to download iODBC to set up DSNs, and then download the iODBC connector for the ODBC drivers.
https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/
I then moved the driver libraries from /usr/local/mysql..... to /Library/ODBC/mysql...
I created a system DSN (as excel seems only to see the system ones) with keys
server 127.0.0.1
port 3306
username root
password *
[These details came from the MAMP page]
And then I was able to connect!
I am on a Windows 7 machine and have configured a ODBC connection by name of 'MyExcelDb' to an excel file. I am able to programatically connect to 'MyExcelDb' using type-1 jdbc driver and everything is working fine.
I now want to use Oracle SQLDveloper to query the DSN 'MyExcelDb' but I am not able to make this connection as I do not find any option for ODBC Connection. I have tried using the 'advanced' option in Oracle section and tried putting custom jdbc URL as 'jdbc:odbc:excelDB' bugt to no avail.
I have tried adding entries in SQLDeveloper for third party drivers like:
- sourceforge.net/projects/xlsql/
- code.google.com/p/sqlsheet/
- hxtt.com/excel.html
Despite this but no new connection option would appear and I am still struggling to make connection between the two.
I have searched around and found that I could install Oracle and add a TNS for the excel and that way I may be able to connect using the Oracle TNS in SQLDeveloper. Installing Oracle database but would be like killing a mosquito using a canon.
I wonder if there is a simple solution to my problem.
Have you tried following Oracle's guidelines for connecting to Excel files? Did you set up a system DSN as described in step three of the Oracle guide. Importing files into the database is routine and simple but using SQL Developer in the manner you describe, without the client installed. Here is an example of reading an Excel file via PL/SQL.
My question is why use SQL Developer to manipulate a datastore in Excel when Excel is designed to manipulate the data?
When I select from the Ribbon Get External Data -> From SQL Server I get the following Assertion Failed dialog from EXCEL:
I have tried this with an Admin account, and after logging off and on, with the same results. If I select -> From Analysis Services I don't get the dialog.
f I choose Ignore I get a dialog to specify connection details but it always fails, reporting an inability to locate the server, even though in SSMS and through TFS I can connect to the server without issues. The DB server is my local machine, though a Named Instance.
(Yes, I have very carefully checked that the server name is correctly specified.)
Has anyone seen this before and can assist in diagnosing the issue?
Update:
The error dialog occurs immediately on clicking on From SQL Server.
If I opt to Retry from the dialog, I get the standard Microsoft Excel has stopped working, would you like to check online for a solution etc. dialog. If I attempt to debug the code I am informed that Source is not available, although symbols appear to be successfully downloaded form the Microsoft Symbol Server.
I'm trying to use a localDB as a local development database, but not matter what I do, I always get the exception Login failed for user 'DOMAIN\user'.
Example: right-click on data connections in the server explorer pane in vs2012. Select add connection, select Microsoft SQL Server Database File under data source and click continue. Browse to the location you want to save the database file, use windows authentication, click okay, see error.
I've tried removing all sql components from my machine and installing a fresh instance of SQL Server Express LocalDB several times to no avail.
How do I figure out which data user the database is expecting? How can I install it so that my current user can use it?
Any Help will be much appreciated.