Critical work in SQL Server is fragile and manual
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MSSQL - MDAC/ACCESS runtime - excel load fails
Solved - access 365 runtime doesn't work. I installed clean version of MDAC 2016, even it's not supported and it works. Thank you for help!. hey guys, does anybody had an issue with loading excel sheets(xls,xlsx) into Microsoft SQL Server Developer (64-bit) 16.0.4305.5 through...
Am I wasting my time?
...sql server instances to Azure SQL instances for slower speeds, higher cost, and bigger headache. We did start to build software in-house to replace vendors, but this has also mostly been a failure. However this at least gave me some experience working with developers, and I was...
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2 posts from 2 people in 2 places, about 1 a week over 56 days. Mostly on r/dataengineering, r/SQL. Tools named alongside: Microsoft Azure, Excel.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "spreadsheets" rule about SQL Server. First post Sep 5, 2026, latest Oct 30, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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