Issue when reading data from excel sheet

Hi Friends

I am getting the following error when I am trying to read data from an excel sheet using sql script

OLE DB provider 'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0' reported an error. The provider did not give any information about the error.
OLE DB error trace [OLE/DB Provider 'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0' IDBInitialize::Initialize returned 0x80004005: The provider did not give any information about the error.].

If I save the excel file in the database server machine, then it will work fine.. I am getting this error message when I save the excel file in any other machine in the network and trying to read data from that excel sheet

I am using the following code

Select @PowerFileName = '\\xxx.xxx.x.xxx\upload\Data_Sheet.xls'
EXEC MASTER..XP_CMDSHELL @cmd, NO_OUTPUT
set @provider = 'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0'
set @ExcelString = 'Excel 5.0;Database=' + @PowerFileName
EXEC ('select * into tbl_BaseLoad from OPENrowset(''' + @provider + ''',''' + @ExcelString + ''',''SELECT * FROM [baseload$] WHERE F3 IS NOT NULL UNION SELECT * FROM [baseload$] WHERE F2='+ @CurrentDateNumber +''')')


Please help me

Ammooss

re: Issue when reading data from excel sheet

Can you access that machine from the SQL Server?

-- CK

re: Issue when reading data from excel sheet

Yes.. I can access that machine from sql server machine

re: Issue when reading data from excel sheet

How do you access the remote machine?

-- CK

re: Issue when reading data from excel sheet

Sorry..I couldnt understand your question.. I access the remote machine using the IP via the Run

re: Issue when reading data from excel sheet

I mean accessing inside the SQL Server. The RUN command is on the OS level, not inside SQL Server. Have you tried accessing the remote machine from SQL Server via IP?

--- CK

re: Issue when reading data from excel sheet

CK

I am not sure how to access the remote machine from SQL Server via IP.. Can you pls help me?

Ammooss

re: Issue when reading data from excel sheet

CK

I just tried to copy the same excel file from remote machine to the server machine using the following code.. but that time I got the message "Access is denied"

declare @msg varchar(3000)
declare @file varchar(1000)
declare @file1 varchar(1000)

set @file = '\\remote macine IP\folder\Data_Sheet.xls'
set @file1 = '\\server machine IP\folder\Data_Sheet1.xls'

SET @msg = 'copy "' + @file + '" "' + @file1 + '"';

exec master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @msg

but this code works fine if I try to copy a file from one folder in the server machine to another folder

Ammooss

re: Issue when reading data from excel sheet

Here, read this first.

Good luck!

--- CK