In this article, we’re going to show you how to perform the equivalent of Excel’s VLOOKUP in SQL. This is the second of our articles aimed at teaching Excel users the basics of SQL. In our previous article “Introduction to SQL for Excel Users”, we introduced the JOIN statement, and here we’re going to expand …
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What is the equivalent to VLOOKUP in SQL?
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Introduction to SQL for Excel Users
Andy McDonald - Jul 04, 2022This is the first of several articles on SQL for Excel users. The aim is to show you why it’s so useful for Excel users to be familiar with SQL and to introduce some basic concepts and queries. Why is it important to learn SQL? In a previous article, SQL and Excel: Why you need …
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Excel Power Query: What is it? Why use it?
Andy McDonald - Jul 01, 2022With Excel Power Query you can connect to data sources, import data, clean and shape it and then load it into Excel or a data model so that you can create charts and reports. In this article, we’re going to look at some examples of where you’d use Power Query and give a quick overview …
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How to Use SQL with Excel for Data Analysis
Andy McDonald - Jun 08, 2022In a previous article, we talked about why most organizations should use both SQL Server and Excel for their data management needs. In this article, we’re going to look at an example of how to perform data analysis using SQL and Excel with an Excel Add-In, called SQL Spreads. You can use the Add-In to …
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SQL Spreads release 6.2.1
Johannes Åkesson - May 23, 2022SQL Spreads 6.2.1 is now available for download. Support for connecting to Azure SQL using Azure AD Authentication. Support for using Multi-Factor Authentication when authenticating to Azure AD. Download the latest version of SQL Spreads »
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How to Connect Power Apps to SQL Server
Andy McDonald - May 13, 2022In this article, we’re going to look at how to connect Power Apps to SQL Server. This provides a slightly deeper dive than was covered in our previous Quick Start Guide to Power Apps. Power Apps is the low-code/no-code platform from Microsoft. It aims to make it quick and easy for people in organizations to …
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SQL Server Import and Export Wizard Guide
Andy McDonald - May 06, 2022This guide explains how to use the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard to get data into a SQL Server database. What is the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard? SQL Server Import and Export Wizard is a simple way to copy data from a source to a destination. It is most commonly used to …
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Connect Excel to SQL Server: 3 Easy Steps
Andy McDonald - May 06, 2022In a previous article, we spoke about why you need both Excel and SQL in your data management solutions, but how do you connect Excel to SQL Server? In this article, we’re going to show you the steps and highlight a key benefit of using an Excel add-in like SQL Spreads. But, first, we’re going …
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Export Power BI to Excel: Solved
Andy McDonald - May 03, 2022Power BI is a Business Intelligence (BI) platform. With Power BI, users can get data, analyze it, and create visualizations that help turn raw data into actionable information for their business. It’s normally the case that you want to import data from Excel to Power BI to create a dashboard or report, but there are …
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Power BI Fact and Dimension Tables
Andy McDonald - Apr 01, 2022In an earlier article, we looked at how to create a dashboard based on some sales data. The data source for that example was several tables in a SQL database. In this article, we’re going to look in more detail at the data model we built in that Power BI example, and specifically the use …
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