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SQL Excel
The SQL Excel combination is a powerful one.
SQL (Simple Query Language) is a language to interact with
databases. Excel is a powerful spreadsheet application developed by
Microsoft. The SQL*XL software combines SQL and Excel to make
working with databases as easy as working with a spreadsheet.
Using SQL, large amounts of data in tables can be combined quickly and easily. SQL is not limited
to data retrieval and can also be used to define and manipulate data and
database objects. Further there exist programming language versions of SQL. In
Oracle databases PL/SQL is used and in Microsoft SQL the T-SQL language can be
used to make SQL programs.
Spreadsheets are used for data storage and analysis. Excel is the most important spreadsheet program in use today. Data can
be combined with functions to be used for sophisticated analysis. In addition
Excel offers basic graphing facilities as well as programming functions in the
VBA macro language.
The SQL Excel combination implemented in the SQL*XL
software enables the easy use of SQL in the Excel software. It adds database
capabilities to Excel. SQL*XL is fully integrated with Excel. It adds a user
interface for databases, new spreadsheet functions and it can be used through
the VBA macro language as well.
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