sql query confusion ...

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insert INTO tblcharges select * FROM OPENROWSET('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0', 'Excel 3.0;imex=1;hdr=yes;Database=C:\ss1.xls', 'select * from [sheet1$]')

what is the 'imex' means in the query???

Posted 27-Apr-11 18:26pm

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Updated 27-Apr-11 18:29pm

walterhevedeich

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Abhinav S · Answer 1 · 2011-04-27T18:31:00

Solution 2

"IMEX=1;" tells the driver to always read "intermixed" (numbers, dates, strings etc) data columns as text. Note that this option might affect excel sheet write access negative."

I picked this up from here[^].

Posted 27-Apr-11 18:31pm

Abhinav S

walterhevedeich · Answer 2 · 2011-04-27T18:31:00

Solution 3

This is a repost of your question a while ago. If you have some clarifications on the answer of your original post, why not comment on it, instead of downvoting the answer and posting the same question.

sql query problem.......[^]

Posted 27-Apr-11 18:31pm

walterhevedeich