Creating a temp table in SQL Server 2008 using an Excel Macro (ADODB)

Question

After lots of Googling, I've ended up with the following macro that I hoped would connect to a database, drop any existing temp table and then create a new one (populate it, and view the results).

Dim adoCn As ADODB.Connection
Dim adoRs As ADODB.Recordset
Dim adoCm As ADODB.Command
Dim strSQL As String

Set adoCn = New ADODB.Connection
With adoCn
    .ConnectionString = "Provider=SQLOLEDB;" & _
                        "Initial_Catalog=XXX;" & _
                        "Integrated Security=SSPI;" & _
                        "Persist Security Info=True;" & _
                        "Data Source=XXX;" & _
                        "Extended Properties='IMEX=1'"
    .CursorLocation = adUseServer
    .Open
End With

Set adoCm = New ADODB.Command

With adoCm
    Set .ActiveConnection = adoCn
    .CommandType = adCmdText
    .CommandText = "IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#AgedProducts') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #AgedProducts"
    .Execute
    .CommandText = "CREATE TABLE #AgedProducts " & _
                   "(Source_Order_Number VARCHAR(255)) " & _
                   "INSERT INTO #AgedProducts VALUES ('AB-123-456') " & _
                   "SELECT * FROM #AgedProducts (NOLOCK) "
    .Execute
End With

Set adoRs = New ADODB.Recordset
With adoRs
    Set .ActiveConnection = adoCn
    .LockType = adLockBatchOptimistic
    .CursorLocation = adUseServer
    .CursorType = adOpenForwardOnly
    .Open "SET NOCOUNT ON"
End With
adoRs.Open adoCm

MsgBox "Recordset returned...", vbOKOnly

While Not adoRs.EOF
    Debug.Print adoRs.Fields(0).Value
    adoRs.MoveNext
Wend

adoCn.Close

Set adoCn = Nothing
Set adoRs = Nothing

When I run the query I get the following error message:

Run-time error '-2147217887 (80040e21)':

The requested properties cannot be supported

The NOCOUNT line comes from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/235340 (as does much of the above code). I've added IMEX=1 to take into account order number might have multiple types in there but I doubt that's where the problem is happening.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

Modify the way how the recodset is opened, move the select from the command to the recodset open method call.

With adoCm
    Set .ActiveConnection = adoCn
    .CommandType = adCmdText
    .CommandText = "IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#AgedProducts') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #AgedProducts"
    .Execute
    .CommandText = "CREATE TABLE #AgedProducts " & _
                   "(Source_Order_Number VARCHAR(255)) " & _
                   "INSERT INTO #AgedProducts VALUES ('AB-123-456') "
    .Execute
End With

Set adoRs = New ADODB.Recordset
With adoRs
    Set .ActiveConnection = adoCn
    .LockType = adLockBatchOptimistic
    .CursorLocation = adUseServer
    .CursorType = adOpenForwardOnly

End With
adoRs.Open "SELECT * FROM #AgedProducts (NOLOCK)"