Export Lotus Notes data to Microsoft Excel using the ADODB.Recordset object

If you need to export or update a large amount of Lotus Notes data to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet using LotusScript, you can use ADODB.Recordset and SQL.

You can even update the Microsoft Excel data using the same process; you just need to change the SQL data.

For example, once you have added the data you can retrieve it by using the SQL "Select * from Empdata, where EmployeeID = 'Emp#10'". Also, you should make sure you update the value using oRs(1).Value = "New Name."

1. Create a Microsoft Excel file (for example, on "D:TempExcelFile.xls).

    

2. Write some labels on row 1 as:

   EmployeeID        EmployeeName
   

   "EmployeeID" can be on cell A1 and "EmployeeName" on Cell B1.

    

3. Now use menu "Insert>>Name>>Define."

    

4. Write "EmpData" in the "Names in Workbook" field.

    

5. Select Range "=Sheet1!$A$1:$B$1" in the "Refers To" field and click OK.

    

6. Save the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

    

7. Write the following LotusScript code on some form button:

   Dim ORs As Variant
   ReportPath = "D:TempExcelFile.xls"
   Set oRs = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")                  
   oRs.Open "Select * from EmpData",
   {Provider = "Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0";Data Source=}
    & ReportPath & {; Extended 
   Properties="Excel 8.0;HDR=NO:" },1,3 
                   
   For I = 1 To 200
   oRs.Addnew
   oRs(0).Value = "Emp#" & Trim$(Cstr(I))
   oRs(1).Value = "Employee Name"  & Trim$(Cstr(I))
   Next
   oRs.Update
   oRs.Close
   

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