fromopenrowset('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0'
,'Excel8.0;HDR=YES;IMEX=1;DATABASE=d:folderexcel.xls',Sheet1$)
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SettingIMEX=1tellsthedrivertouseImportmode.Inthisstate,theregistrysettingImportMixedTypes=Textwillbenoticed.Thisforcesmixeddatatobeconvertedtotext.Forthistoworkreliably,youmayalsohavetomodifytheregistrysetting,TypeGuessRows=8.TheISAMdriverbydefaultlooksatthefirsteightrowsandfromthatsamplingdeterminesthedatatype.Ifthiseightrowsamplingisallnumeric,thensettingIMEX=1willnotconvertthedefaultdatatypetoText;itwillremainnumeric.
YoumustbecarefulthatIMEX=1notbeusedindiscriminately.ThisisIMPORTmode,sotheresultsmaybeunpredictableifyoutrytodoappendsorupdatesofdatainthismode.
ThepossiblesettingsofIMEXare:
0isExportmode
1isImportmode
2isLinkedmode(fullupdatecapabilities)
