How can VBA connect to MySQL database in Excel? - mysql

Question

Dim oConn As ADODB.Connection
Private Sub ConnectDB()
Set oConn = New ADODB.Connection
Dim str As String
str = "DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 5.2.2 Driver};" & _
"SERVER=sql100.xtreemhost.com;" & _
"PORT=3306" & _
"DATABASE=xth_9595110_MyNotes;" & _
"UID=xth_9595110;" & _
"PWD=myPassword;" & _
"Option=3"
''' error '''
oConn.Open str
End Sub
Private Sub InsertData()
Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset
Set rs = New ADODB.Recordset
ConnectDB
sql = "SELECT * FROM ComputingNotesTable"
rs.Open sql, oConn, adOpenDynamic, adLockOptimistic
Do Until rs.EOF
Range("A1").Select
ActiveCell = rs.Fields("Headings")
rs.MoveNext
Loop
rs.Close
oConn.Close
Set oConn = Nothing
Set rs = Nothing
End Sub
Doing the similar things in PHP, I could successfully log in to the MySQL server.
I have installed the ODBC connector.
But in the above VBA codes, I failed.
An error turns up. (see the codes where the error exists)
$connect = mysql_connect("sql100.xtreemhost.com","xth_9595110","myPassword") or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("myTable",$connect);

Answer 1

This piece of vba worked for me:
Sub connect()
Dim Password As String
Dim SQLStr As String
'OMIT Dim Cn statement
Dim Server_Name As String
Dim User_ID As String
Dim Database_Name As String
'OMIT Dim rs statement
Set rs = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset") 'EBGen-Daily
Server_Name = Range("b2").Value
Database_name = Range("b3").Value ' Name of database
User_ID = Range("b4").Value 'id user or username
Password = Range("b5").Value 'Password
SQLStr = "SELECT * FROM ComputingNotesTable"
Set Cn = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") 'NEW STATEMENT
Cn.Open "Driver={MySQL ODBC 5.2.2 Driver};Server=" & _
Server_Name & ";Database=" & Database_Name & _
";Uid=" & User_ID & ";Pwd=" & Password & ";"
rs.Open SQLStr, Cn, adOpenStatic
Dim myArray()
myArray = rs.GetRows()
kolumner = UBound(myArray, 1)
rader = UBound(myArray, 2)
For K = 0 To kolumner ' Using For loop data are displayed
Range("a5").Offset(0, K).Value = rs.Fields(K).Name
For R = 0 To rader
Range("A5").Offset(R + 1, K).Value = myArray(K, R)
Next
Next
rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing
Cn.Close
Set Cn = Nothing
End Sub

Answer 2

Ranjit's code caused the same error message as reported by Tin, but worked after updating Cn.open with the ODBC driver I'm running. Check the Drivers tab in the ODBC Data Source Administrator. Mine said "MySQL ODBC 5.3 Unicode Driver" so I updated accordingly.

Answer 3

Just a side note for anyone that stumbles onto this same inquiry... My Operating System is 64 bit - so of course I downloaded the 64 bit MySQL driver... however, my Office applications are 32 bit... Once I downloaded the 32 bit version, the error went away and I could move forward.

Answer 4

Updating this topic with a more recent answer, solution that worked for me with version 8.0 of MySQL Connector/ODBC (downloaded at https://downloads.mysql.com/archives/c-odbc/):
Public oConn As ADODB.Connection
Sub MySqlInit()
If oConn Is Nothing Then
Dim str As String
str = "Driver={MySQL ODBC 8.0 Unicode Driver};SERVER=xxxxx;DATABASE=xxxxx;PORT=3306;UID=xxxxx;PWD=xxxxx;"
Set oConn = New ADODB.Connection
oConn.Open str
End If
End Sub
The most important thing on this matter is to check the proper name and version of the installed driver at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\ODBC Drivers\

Answer 5

Enable Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.8 Library
Dim oConn As ADODB.Connection
Private Sub ConnectDB()
Set oConn = New ADODB.Connection
oConn.Open "DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver};" & _
"SERVER=localhost;" & _
"DATABASE=yourdatabase;" & _
"USER=yourdbusername;" & _
"PASSWORD=yourdbpassword;" & _
"Option=3"
End Sub
There rest is here: http://www.heritage-tech.net/908/inserting-data-into-mysql-from-excel-using-vba/

Answer 6

Just to update this further
instead of looping through every row and column which takes forever.
try using
`Sub connect()
Dim Password As String
Dim SQLStr As String
'OMIT Dim Cn statement
Dim Server_Name As String
Dim User_ID As String
Dim Database_Name As String
'OMIT Dim rs statement
Set rs = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset") 'EBGen-Daily
Server_Name = "Server_Name "
Database_Name = "Database_Name" ' Name of database
User_ID = "User_ID" 'id user or username
Password = "Password" 'Password
SQLStr = "SELECT * FROM item"
Set Cn = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") 'NEW STATEMENT
Cn.Open "Driver={MySQL ODBC 8.0 ANSI Driver};Server=" & _
Server_Name & ";Database=" & Database_Name & _
";Uid=" & User_ID & ";Pwd=" & Password & ";"
rs.Open SQLStr, Cn, adOpenStatic
Range("A2").CopyFromRecordset rs
rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing
Cn.Close
Set Cn = Nothing
End Sub
this is multiple minutes faster