save changes to datatable back to database

[cj]

Dim myExcelConnection As New
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection("Provider=Micros oft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;
Data Source=" & filename & "; Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0""")
Dim myExcelSqlCommand As String = "SELECT * FROM [all ANIs$]"
Dim myExcelAdapter = New
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter(myExcelSqlComma nd, myExcelConnection)
myExcelAdapter.fill(myExcelDt)
DataGridView1.DataSource = myExcelDt

Now assuming I've made changes to myExcelDt via the DataGrid how do I
save these back to the database?

[Cor Ligthert[MVP]]

Hi CJ,

Updating is forever much more difficult then retrieving , just because that
you cannot use the wildcard * for it. You need the scheme.

For real databases which uses standard transact SQL script you can use the
commandbuilder, however not for Excel.

Here is exactly given with a sample how to do it with Excel.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;316934

You can do it as well using Excel it self and then you get this.
http://www.vb-tips.com/DataGridViewExport.aspx

Cor

[cj]

Hi Cor,

I like your links. The second seems interesting but it didn't work.
Anyway I'm trying to keep this learning generic as what I learn here I
also need to apply to other Oledb databases--mostly Visual Fox Pro
tables. We do import a lot of CSV files into VFP tables and export a
lot of VFP tables to csv and VFP supports exporting straight to Excel as
well.

I believe now that the connection to excel is not going to be a good
test for using VFP tables so I'll probably create a few test tables to
play with.
Cor Ligthert[MVP] wrote:

Hi CJ,

Updating is forever much more difficult then retrieving , just because
that you cannot use the wildcard * for it. You need the scheme.

For real databases which uses standard transact SQL script you can use
the commandbuilder, however not for Excel.

Here is exactly given with a sample how to do it with Excel.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;316934

You can do it as well using Excel it self and then you get this.
http://www.vb-tips.com/DataGridViewExport.aspx

Cor