Issue when reading data from excel sheet

[ammoos]

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

[ck9663]

Can you access that machine from the SQL Server?

-- CK

[ammoos]

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

[ck9663]

How do you access the remote machine?

-- CK

[ammoos]

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

[ck9663]

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

[ammoos]

CK

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

Ammooss

[ammoos]

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

[ck9663]

Here, read this first.

Good luck!

--- CK