Just wonder if anyone here uses Excel to connect to PG via ODBC.

I'm using it extensively as my platform to get data from PG/MSSQL
directly into excel. (Excel uses the msqry32.exe file which is like a
stripped down sql query tool and returns data directly into excel)

When using mssql, connecting from excel to mssql, I can get the query to
run in the background. Hence, a long running query will not interfere
with normal running of other excel works. Eg: Create new sheets,
graphing etc.

However, when trying to achieve the same thing using PG, somehow it
either :

1. PG/PG_ODBC doesn't parse/handle the request to do the query in the
background
2. I'm doing something wrong.

I'm partial to #1 as it works find on mssql.

Here's a sample query macro which you can stick into Excel. (alt-F11,
Module, Insert-New-Modules)


The Keyword here is "Refresh BackgroundQuery = True"

Sub macro1()

SQL = "Select * from public.tablename limit 5000"
With
ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:=Array(Arra y("ODBC;DRIVER={PostgreSQL Unicode};DATABASE=public;SERVER=127.0.0.1;PORT=543 2;UID=pguser;PWD=pguser")), Destination:=Range("A1"))
.CommandText = SQL
.Name = ""
.FieldNames = True
.RowNumbers = False
.FillAdjacentFormulas = False
.PreserveFormatting = True
.RefreshOnFileOpen = False
.BackgroundQuery = True
.RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
.SavePassword = False
.SaveData = True
.AdjustColumnWidth = True
.RefreshPeriod = 0
.PreserveColumnInfo = True
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=True
End If
End With
End Sub

I think this is like the last hurdle for me from moving from mssql to
PG.

Thanks and hopefully, there will be someone who uses it this way.

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