How to retrieve data from Excel with ADODB connection if the first line of the worksheet does not have the column name?

Question

I use the following type of code to retrieve data from some Excel Workbooks (path is a Parameter)

Dim strSQL  As String, conStr as String
Dim cnn As New ADOD         


        

Answer 1

Use a named or unnamed range in your query:

strQuery = "SELECT * FROM MyRange"

strQuery = "SELECT * FROM [Sheet1$A1:B10]"

See these Microsoft support articles for more information:

How To Use ADO with Excel Data from Visual Basic or VBA

ExcelADO demonstrates how to use ADO to read and write data in Excel workbooks