Function Similar to importxml in Excel?

Question

I love using Google Docs function =importxml() but would love to know if there was anything like it in Excel 2010? I cant seem to find a way for the program to automatically

Answer 1

The 'From Web' function on the Data menu will pull online data directly into spreadsheet. XML data import is also available under the From Other Sources sub-menu, also listed on the data menu.

Created connections are managed via the Connections dialogue box on the Data menu.

Sample code using record macros while creating a 'From Web' connection:

Sub Macro1()
' Macro1 Macro
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:= _
        "URL;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Excel" _
        , Destination:=Range("$A$1"))
        .Name = _
        "?affID=110195&tt=270912_7a_3912_6&babsrc=HP_ss&mntrId=3e2fc48700000000000088532eb428ec"
        .FieldNames = True
        .RowNumbers = False
        .FillAdjacentFormulas = False
        .PreserveFormatting = True
        .RefreshOnFileOpen = False
        .BackgroundQuery = True
        .RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
        .SavePassword = False
        .SaveData = True
        .AdjustColumnWidth = True
        .RefreshPeriod = 0
        .WebSelectionType = xlEntirePage
        .WebFormatting = xlWebFormattingNone
        .WebPreFormattedTextToColumns = True
        .WebConsecutiveDelimitersAsOne = True
        .WebSingleBlockTextImport = False
        .WebDisableDateRecognition = False
        .WebDisableRedirections = False
        .Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
    End With
End Sub