Not tried it myself, but wouldn't this be a better connection
Code:cnt.Open "Provider=PervasiveOLEDB;" & _ "Data Source=" & dbPath & ";"
I ran across a sample Excel VB macro that Ken wrote that connects to a local Access database and inserts the rows of excel data into the Access table. It works perfectly, except i need to connect to a remote Pervasive SQL database. I have had success doing some ODBC connections using the connection wizard . These were just Select statement queries, i need to be able to connect to my remote pervasive database and insert rows of data . i tried recording a macro so i could look at the connection string but have had no luck getting the string to work in VB. I am thinking that the Insert code would have to be adjusted to work with Pervasive. I supplied Ken's code below Thanks for any help that can be offered.
IP address of pervasive server: 192.168.1.70
Name of pervasive database: globalHII
Here is Kens Code:
Code:Sub DB_Insert_via_ADOSQL() 'Author : Ken Puls (www.excelguru.ca) 'Macro purpose: To add record to Access database using ADO and SQL 'NOTE: Reference to Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects Libary required Dim cnt As New ADODB.Connection, _ rst As New ADODB.Recordset, _ dbPath As String, _ tblName As String, _ rngColHeads As Range, _ rngTblRcds As Range, _ colHead As String, _ rcdDetail As String, _ ch As Integer, _ cl As Integer, _ notNull As Boolean 'Set the string to the path of your database as defined on the worksheet dbPath = ActiveSheet.Range("B1").Value tblName = ActiveSheet.Range("B2").Value Set rngColHeads = ActiveSheet.Range("tblHeadings") Set rngTblRcds = ActiveSheet.Range("tblRecords") 'Concatenate a string with the names of the column headings colHead = " (" For ch = 1 To rngColHeads.Count colHead = colHead & rngColHeads.Columns(ch).Value Select Case ch Case Is = rngColHeads.Count colHead = colHead & ")" Case Else colHead = colHead & "," End Select Next ch 'Open connection to the database cnt.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _ "Data Source=" & dbPath & ";" 'Begin transaction processing On Error GoTo EndUpdate cnt.BeginTrans 'Insert records into database from worksheet table For cl = 1 To rngTblRcds.Rows.Count 'Assume record is completely Null, and open record string for concatenation notNull = False rcdDetail = "('" 'Evaluate field in the record For ch = 1 To rngColHeads.Count Select Case rngTblRcds.Rows(cl).Columns(ch).Value 'if empty, append value of null to string Case Is = Empty Select Case ch Case Is = rngColHeads.Count rcdDetail = Left(rcdDetail, Len(rcdDetail) - 1) & "NULL)" Case Else rcdDetail = Left(rcdDetail, Len(rcdDetail) - 1) & "NULL,'" End Select 'if not empty, set notNull to true, and append value to string Case Else notNull = True Select Case ch Case Is = rngColHeads.Count rcdDetail = rcdDetail & rngTblRcds.Rows(cl).Columns(ch).Value & "')" Case Else rcdDetail = rcdDetail & rngTblRcds.Rows(cl).Columns(ch).Value & "','" End Select End Select Next ch 'If record consists of only Null values, do not insert it to table, otherwise 'insert the record Select Case notNull Case Is = True rst.Open "INSERT INTO " & tblName & colHead & " VALUES " & rcdDetail, cnt Case Is = False 'do not insert record End Select Next cl EndUpdate: 'Check if error was encounted If Err.Number <> 0 Then 'Error encountered. Rollback transaction and inform user On Error Resume Next cnt.RollbackTrans MsgBox "There was an error. Update was not succesful!", vbCritical, "Error!" Else On Error Resume Next cnt.CommitTrans End If 'Close the ADO objects cnt.Close Set rst = Nothing Set cnt = Nothing On Error GoTo 0 End Sub
Not tried it myself, but wouldn't this be a better connection
Code:cnt.Open "Provider=PervasiveOLEDB;" & _ "Data Source=" & dbPath & ";"
Just for clarification, Tommy is trying to convert this article to Pervasive SQL.
I haven't ever used pervasive, but being that the routine uses ADO to inject the records, I would assume that only the change of connection string to what Bob supplied would be sufficient.
Let us know if that does/doesn't work, Tommy.![]()
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i think i may be making progress ... i am not getting an error with the connection screen .Here is what i am using
cnt.Open "Provider=PervasiveOLEDB;Data Source=demodata;Location=" & dbPath & ";"
i am getting errors on the insert , i think it is because pervasive syntax is different than Access
right now i would like to see if i am even connecting with the databse at all. I would like to cut the code down right now so that it will do a Select statement .
Select * From Import
i can get the select statement into the code i am having trouble assiging it to a cell start displaying the results too. any ideas ?
Thanks for the replies and help so far
if this helps any for the problem with the insert command
this is a pervasive SQL Insert command
Insert INTO Import(Hours,Major,Minor,gpa) VALUES(33,'pe','music',4.0);
Ken and bob thanks so much for the help and code. With a few tweaks this code works with a Pervasive Database. Maybe this can will help somebody else. Thanks again guys
Here is the code:
Code:'Author : Ken Puls (www.excelguru.ca) 'Macro purpose: To add record to a Pervasive database using ADO and SQL 'NOTE: Reference to Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects Libary required Dim cnt As New ADODB.Connection, _ rst As New ADODB.Recordset, _ dbPath As String, _ tblName As String, _ rngColHeads As Range, _ rngTblRcds As Range, _ colHead As String, _ rcdDetail As String, _ ch As Integer, _ cl As Integer, _ notNull As Boolean 'Set the string to the path of your database as defined on the worksheet dbPath = ActiveSheet.Range("B1").Value tblName = ActiveSheet.Range("B2").Value Set rngColHeads = ActiveSheet.Range("tblHeadings") Set rngTblRcds = ActiveSheet.Range("tblRecords") 'Concatenate a string with the names of the column headings colHead = " (" For ch = 1 To rngColHeads.Count colHead = colHead & rngColHeads.Columns(ch).Value Select Case ch Case Is = rngColHeads.Count colHead = colHead & ")" Case Else colHead = colHead & "," End Select Next ch 'Open connection to the database ' cnt.Open "Provider=PervasiveOLEDB;Data Source=demodata;Location=" & dbPath & ";" cnt.Open "Provider=PervasiveOLEDB;Data Source=demodata;Location=" & dbPath & ";" 'Begin transaction processing On Error GoTo EndUpdate cnt.BeginTrans 'Insert records into database from worksheet table For cl = 1 To rngTblRcds.Rows.Count 'Assume record is completely Null, and open record string for concatenation notNull = False rcdDetail = "('" 'Evaluate field in the record For ch = 1 To rngColHeads.Count Select Case rngTblRcds.Rows(cl).Columns(ch).Value 'if empty, append value of null to string Case Is = Empty Select Case ch Case Is = rngColHeads.Count rcdDetail = Left(rcdDetail, Len(rcdDetail) - 1) & "NULL)" Case Else rcdDetail = Left(rcdDetail, Len(rcdDetail) - 1) & "NULL,'" End Select 'if not empty, set notNull to true, and append value to string Case Else notNull = True Select Case ch Case Is = rngColHeads.Count rcdDetail = rcdDetail & rngTblRcds.Rows(cl).Columns(ch).Value & "')" Case Else rcdDetail = rcdDetail & rngTblRcds.Rows(cl).Columns(ch).Value & "','" End Select End Select Next ch 'If record consists of only Null values, do not insert it to table, otherwise 'insert the record Select Case notNull Case Is = True 'rst.Open "INSERT INTO " & tblName & colHead & " VALUES " & rcdDetail, cnt ' Dim sSQL As String 'sSQL = "INSERT INTO " & tblName & colHead & " VALUES " & rcdDetail 'rst.Open sSQL, cnt Dim sSQL As String sSQL = "INSERT INTO " & tblName & colHead & " VALUES " & rcdDetail MsgBox "Query: " & sSQL rst.Open sSQL, cnt Case Is = False 'do not insert record End Select Next cl EndUpdate: 'Check if error was encounted If Err.Number <> 0 Then 'Error encountered. Rollback transaction and inform user On Error Resume Next cnt.RollbackTrans MsgBox "There was an error. Update was not succesful!", vbCritical, "Error!" Else On Error Resume Next cnt.CommitTrans End If 'Close the ADO objects cnt.Close Set rst = Nothing Set cnt = Nothing On Error GoTo 0
Hi Tommy,
Sorry, been out all day and not able to get back. Glad you got it sorted out.
PS... really? The connection string refers to PervasiveOLEDB. (with the period?) That seems odd to me...
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Me too Tommy, we are some hours ahead and when you posted last night I was drinking, then it was bed whilst you were still grapplingI see the INSERT syntax is the same for Pervasive as (most?) other dbs.
Ken, the period is not required after OLEDB in the connect string. just a typo, glad you caught that .
No worries. I edited the code to remove the extra period.
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