Excel spreadsheets are fantastic bits of kit, but databases are not. Rather than making the full jump to replacing Excel with a database system, there is a halfway house you can consider.

Learn how to connect Excel to a SQL database in order to import data into Excel. Then, create a report over the data. You'll need a SQL database first. If you don't have one, see Create your first SQL ...

This topic shows you how to connect to a Microsoft Access data source from the Choose a Data Source or Choose a Destination page of the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard. The following screen shot ...

Untangle SQL Server connection strings Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools.

Some users are seeing an error, We’re having trouble connecting the server while accessing an Excel file from SharePoint. In this guide, we have a few solutions that can help you fix the issue.