I hope you followed the previous tutorial where we checked Created some brand new database tables using Excel as a template. Let's populate these tables with meaningful data. Okay, it might not be the most meaningful dataset since I just made this data up using...
Use the Excel Templates below to follow along with the Excel2SQL Tutorials. Feel free to download and modify these smooth templates to Create your own SQL Scripts. [embeddoc...
We will create some brand new tables in SQL Management Studio using Excel as a template in this tutorial. The sample data is a fictitious list of Experts and their areas of specialty. Below is a quick Description of our tables and a short sampling of each. This...
Change is part of life and our data is extremely susceptible to these changes. Can Microsoft Excel Keep up with all of the changes to your data? Maybe it's time to use SQL to update your data. Let’s discuss updating data in an effective way. Up until now, many of the...
Most of my readers are heavy Excel users. Today we will transition our strong Excel foundation into learning another complementary tool, SQL Databases. Here are a few components that are fundamental to Databases and SQL. Tables - Other concepts could come first,...
Do you need help reconciling data from two different workbooks in Excel? Today, I will show you how to make quick work of duplicate records. While Excel is my go-to tool for making sense of data, this demo compares two Excel-based data sets using a brand-new tool,...
The Nested IF Nightmare Every Excel worksheet starts innocent enough. You open the formula box and create a simple “if this, then that” formula. The logic is clean, but you need to add one more condition. And then another one. Next thing you know, you’re drowning in...
Why do we join tables in SQL? Tables that logically represent information are the foundation of relational databases. The ancient rules of database normalization remind us to arrange database tables to reduce redundancy and increase flexibility. An adequately...
Updated for Superbowl 57 This Version is unlocked, so be careful with the formulas. You have to press F9 to Regenerate the squares because calculations are set to manual. This spreadsheet is for educational purposes only. Please check your local gambling restrictions...
VLOOKUP is great for looking up a value and returning another corresponding value. But what happens when the first match just isn't enough. I've been tasked with finding a way to put return not just the first but the second, and third match. At first, I tried to...
