Comments on: QueryCell http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/10/05/querycell/ Daily posts of Excel tips…and other stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:06:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: atools http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/10/05/querycell/#comment-48086 atools Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:05:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3064#comment-48086 <p>I found a special task pane in QueryCell, it works like a standard task pane in Excel. How do I create it? What styles to set to handle of window?</p> I found a special task pane in QueryCell, it works like a standard task pane in Excel. How do I create it? What styles to set to handle of window?

]]> By: QueryCell – SQL in Excel « Number Cruncher http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/10/05/querycell/#comment-44604 QueryCell – SQL in Excel « Number Cruncher Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:47:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3064#comment-44604 <p>[...] I get into what I thought of it, I know that Dick Kusleika at Daily Dose of Excel reviewed QueryCell last year. A number of questions were asked in comments then around what QueryCell provides that isn't [...]</p> [...] I get into what I thought of it, I know that Dick Kusleika at Daily Dose of Excel reviewed QueryCell last year. A number of questions were asked in comments then around what QueryCell provides that isn’t [...]

]]> By: Joseph http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/10/05/querycell/#comment-41667 Joseph Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:40:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3064#comment-41667 <p>Nice tool!!</p> <p>Allows the ability for people not familiar with SQL to get a taste of it! Also, for companies that utilize excel for business solutions but then need to change over to a new system, allows for evaluation of the data in order to identify data cleansing issues and possibly allow Business Analysts to identify how data should/would or could fit into the new system.</p> <p>Users could leverage this to make relationships with their data that they were not capable of doing before. I am guessing that most comments here are from those that work exclusively in the IT dept. If that is not the case then forgive the comment but this tool could be used to bridge some gaps between IT and the business world.</p> <p>Nice use of FireBird!! Keep it up!!</p> Nice tool!!

Allows the ability for people not familiar with SQL to get a taste of it! Also, for companies that utilize excel for business solutions but then need to change over to a new system, allows for evaluation of the data in order to identify data cleansing issues and possibly allow Business Analysts to identify how data should/would or could fit into the new system.

Users could leverage this to make relationships with their data that they were not capable of doing before. I am guessing that most comments here are from those that work exclusively in the IT dept. If that is not the case then forgive the comment but this tool could be used to bridge some gaps between IT and the business world.

Nice use of FireBird!! Keep it up!!

]]> By: Naseer http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/10/05/querycell/#comment-41577 Naseer Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:19:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3064#comment-41577 <p>please send me QueryCell,thanks</p> please send me QueryCell,thanks

]]> By: Dick Kusleika http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/10/05/querycell/#comment-41571 Dick Kusleika Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:40:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3064#comment-41571 <p><a href="mailto:dkusleika@gmail.com">dkusleika@gmail.com</a></p> dkusleika@gmail.com

]]> By: Rob van Gelder http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/10/05/querycell/#comment-41559 Rob van Gelder Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:27:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3064#comment-41559 <p>Hi Dick,</p> <p>What is your email address?</p> <p>Cheers,<br> Rob</p> Hi Dick,

What is your email address?

Cheers,
Rob

]]> By: Colin Banfield http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/10/05/querycell/#comment-41533 Colin Banfield Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:49:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3064#comment-41533 <p>Mike A. would love the "Test Data Table Generator" feature, since he blogged about this some time ago. <a href="http://datapigtechnologies.com/blog/index.php/creating-sample-data-sucks/" rel="nofollow">http://datapigtechnologies.com/blog/index.php/creating-sample-data-sucks/</a>.</p> <p>"Dick, did you tried a similar add-in called SQL Drill (former SQL Excel) at <a href="http://www.sqldrill.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.sqldrill.com/</a> which nevertheless seemed less impressive."</p> <p>They appear to be completely different products, based on the descriptions of each. I'll be testing both...</p> Mike A. would love the “Test Data Table Generator” feature, since he blogged about this some time ago. http://datapigtechnologies.com/blog/index.php/creating-sample-data-sucks/.

“Dick, did you tried a similar add-in called SQL Drill (former SQL Excel) at http://www.sqldrill.com/ which nevertheless seemed less impressive.”

They appear to be completely different products, based on the descriptions of each. I’ll be testing both…

]]> By: Stray__Cat http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/10/05/querycell/#comment-41532 Stray__Cat Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:02:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3064#comment-41532 <p>IMHO has its meaning.<br> Advanced users who are familiar with SQL sometimes miss the syntax to query large Excel files.<br> Excel filtering features are not suited for large dimensions, let's say more than few tenths of distinct values.<br> It's not a tool for the everyday user, though.</p> <p>My 2 cents</p> IMHO has its meaning.
Advanced users who are familiar with SQL sometimes miss the syntax to query large Excel files.
Excel filtering features are not suited for large dimensions, let’s say more than few tenths of distinct values.
It’s not a tool for the everyday user, though.

My 2 cents

]]> By: David Hager http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/10/05/querycell/#comment-41521 David Hager Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:20:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3064#comment-41521 <p>Slightly off-topic.</p> <p>GO LSU!</p> Slightly off-topic.

GO LSU!

]]> By: Sam Howley http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/10/05/querycell/#comment-41510 Sam Howley Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:12:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3064#comment-41510 <p>Hi All,</p> <p>Currently QueryCell:</p> <p>- Is very similar in appearance and operation to a standard SQL text client you might use to connect to a database<br> - Automatically scans all open worksheet, assigning table names to all contiguous regions of data. You can have multiple regions (tables) on the same worksheet)<br> - provides a SQL Library where you can drag your SQL queries to save them for future use<br> - Allows you to define custom regions, sub-tables within larger tables<br> - Has a simple test data generator, allowing you to generate test/dummy data for development/prototyping<br> - Has a SQL Insert generator, that simplifies the task of converting a region of Excel data into SQL Inserts. Obviously there are many ways to get<br> SQL data into a database but sometimes it's useful to have the actual Inserts saved<br> - As was mentioned in the review, makes it easy to color rows that match a specified criteria</p> <p>I agree that everything you can do in QueryCell you can do in other ways. It's aim is to make certain types of tasks easier.</p> <p>It's a newish product, released in June 2009. I would love to hear suggestions as to how it can become more useful for people.</p> <p>Jan : The NavigatorXL Screenshots do look similar as they also default to naming tables A,B,C etc. In QueryCell this is the default but you can change the<br> name of a region of data (table) to whatever you wish.</p> <p>Jon : Jon, thanks for your words. I think you are right in identifying that different people get different value from tools. There are certainly people getting value from QueryCell and It's really useful for me to hear about how it can provide value to more people :)</p> <p>jam : SQLDrill looks to be a great tool. I haven't used it extensively but it is very popular. It focuses, in my understanding, with connecting Excel up to external data sources and pulling their data into Excel. Where as QueryCell focuses on querying data already in Excel.</p> <p>Cheers<br> Sam Howley</p> Hi All,

Currently QueryCell:

- Is very similar in appearance and operation to a standard SQL text client you might use to connect to a database
- Automatically scans all open worksheet, assigning table names to all contiguous regions of data. You can have multiple regions (tables) on the same worksheet)
- provides a SQL Library where you can drag your SQL queries to save them for future use
- Allows you to define custom regions, sub-tables within larger tables
- Has a simple test data generator, allowing you to generate test/dummy data for development/prototyping
- Has a SQL Insert generator, that simplifies the task of converting a region of Excel data into SQL Inserts. Obviously there are many ways to get
SQL data into a database but sometimes it’s useful to have the actual Inserts saved
- As was mentioned in the review, makes it easy to color rows that match a specified criteria

I agree that everything you can do in QueryCell you can do in other ways. It’s aim is to make certain types of tasks easier.

It’s a newish product, released in June 2009. I would love to hear suggestions as to how it can become more useful for people.

Jan : The NavigatorXL Screenshots do look similar as they also default to naming tables A,B,C etc. In QueryCell this is the default but you can change the
name of a region of data (table) to whatever you wish.

Jon : Jon, thanks for your words. I think you are right in identifying that different people get different value from tools. There are certainly people getting value from QueryCell and It’s really useful for me to hear about how it can provide value to more people :)

jam : SQLDrill looks to be a great tool. I haven’t used it extensively but it is very popular. It focuses, in my understanding, with connecting Excel up to external data sources and pulling their data into Excel. Where as QueryCell focuses on querying data already in Excel.

Cheers
Sam Howley

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