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krausr79
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Posted - 10/01/2012 :  09:34:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I do all my SQL statements using excel VBA. I search for help with syntax and statements online, but more often than not I try to use some sweet-sounding SQL function and it comes back with:

sql0204: DATEADD in *LIBL type *N not found

Where dateadd was the latest nifty function I'm trying to use. Is there some way I can use this function? Or is there somewhere I can find an exhaustive list of available Excel VBA sql functions?

I'm also posting this question at:
http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/excel-questions/662196-excel-sql-functions-can-i-use.html#post3281975

robvolk
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Posted - 10/01/2012 :  09:39:43  Show Profile  Visit robvolk's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Excel doesn't actually "support" SQL, nor does VBA. They offer a programming interface that lets you connect to SQL databases, and you get access to whatever functions/features that SQL product supports.

Regarding DATEADD and the error message you're getting, it looks like you're accessing an AS/400 - DB2 database, which doesn't support that function.

SQLTeam is a Microsoft SQL Server website, so we really can't help with DB2, but dbForums can: http://www.dbforums.com/db2/1637371-help-there-dateadd-function-db2.html
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krausr79
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Posted - 10/01/2012 :  10:31:56  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Now that points me in the right direction! The search term as400 helped me find a couple manuals:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/html/as400/v4r4/ic2924/info/db2/rbafzmst.pdf

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/topic/db2/rbafzmst.pdf

Not completely sure which one is exactly right for me, but these should provide a rich source of possible things to try and a place to look up potential functions that don't seem to be working,
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