# VBA - Create and Run a SQL Query
*Source: *
```VBA
Sub CreateAndRunQuery()
'------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'This macro opens the Sample.accdb database, creates and runs an SQL query (filtering
'all the customers from Canada). Then, it copies selected fields back in the Excel sheet.
'The code uses late binding, so no reference to external library is required.
'Written By: Christos Samaras
'Date: 05/10/2013
'Last Updated: 29/11/2014
'E-mail:
[email protected]
'Site: http://www.myengineeringworld.net
'------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'Declaring the necessary variables.
Dim con As Object
Dim rs As Object
Dim AccessFile As String
Dim strTable As String
Dim SQL As String
Dim i As Integer
'Disable screen flickering.
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
'Specify the file path of the accdb file. You can also use the full path of the file like:
'AccessFile = "C:\Users\Christos\Desktop\Sample.accdb"
AccessFile = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & "Sample.accdb"
'Set the name of the table you want to retrieve the data.
strTable = "Customers"
On Error Resume Next
'Create the ADODB connection object.
Set con = CreateObject("ADODB.connection")
'Check if the object was created.
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
MsgBox "Connection was not created!", vbCritical, "Connection Error"
Exit Sub
End If
On Error GoTo 0
'Open the connection.
con.Open "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" & AccessFile
'Create the SQL statement to retrieve the data from table.
'Get the necessary information (first name etc.) for all the Canadian customers.
SQL = "SELECT FirstName, LastName, Address, City, Phone FROM " & strTable & " WHERE COUNTRY='Canada'"
On Error Resume Next
'Create the ADODB recordset object.
Set rs = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
'Check if the object was created.
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
'Error! Release the objects and exit.
Set rs = Nothing
Set con = Nothing
'Display an error message to the user.
MsgBox "Recordset was not created!", vbCritical, "Recordset Error"
Exit Sub
End If
On Error GoTo 0
'Set thee cursor location.
rs.CursorLocation = 3 'adUseClient on early binding
rs.CursorType = 1 'adOpenKeyset on early binding
'Open the recordset.
rs.Open SQL, con
'Check if the recordet is empty.
If rs.EOF And rs.BOF Then
'Close the recordet and the connection.
rs.Close
con.Close
'Release the objects.
Set rs = Nothing
Set con = Nothing
'Enable the screen.
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
'In case of an empty recordset display an error.
MsgBox "There are no records in the recordset!", vbCritical, "No Records"
Exit Sub
End If
'Copy the recordset headers.
For i = 0 To rs.Fields.Count - 1
Sheets("New Query").Cells(1, i + 1) = rs.Fields(i).Name
Next i
'Write the query values in the sheet.
Sheets("New Query").Range("A2").CopyFromRecordset rs
'Close the recordet and the connection.
rs.Close
con.Close
'Release the objects.
Set rs = Nothing
Set con = Nothing
'Adjust the columns' width.
Sheets("New Query").Columns("A:E").AutoFit
'Enable the screen.
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
'Inform the user that the macro was executed successfully.
MsgBox "The Canadian customers were successfully retrieved from the '" & strTable & "' table!", vbInformation, "Done"
End Sub
```
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