Beginner: Find an online DB to practice on?

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Beginner: Find an online DB to practice on?

excel2010 (TechnicalUser)

(OP)

4 Jul 09 20:16

I'm teaching myself Excel, and learning about importing data. Where are some db's I can import from..can be anything, weather, tv schedules etc. All the tutorials assume that you already have a DB you want to connect to...

SkipVought (Programmer) · Answer 1 · 2009-07-06 07:57:04

Hi,

You might get better information posting in forum707: VBA Visual Basic for Applications (Microsoft), for Excel VBA, forum68: Microsoft: Office for Excel spreadsheet features & functions.

Check out the Windstar (or something like that) MS Access db example that Microsoft supplies.

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for a NUANCE!}

excel2010 (TechnicalUser) · Answer 2 · 2009-07-06 12:37:35

RE: Beginner: Find an online DB to practice on?

excel2010 (TechnicalUser)

(OP)

6 Jul 09 12:37

Thanks, I'll take a look.

genomon (Programmer) · Answer 3 · 2009-07-07 12:04:04

Northwind db is available in Access & SQL Server, and also as a free download from MS Office website.

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SkipVought (Programmer) · Answer 4 · 2009-07-07 16:43:32

AH,

Northwind
Northstar
Windstar

I was just on the backside of North.

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_{Just traded in my old subtlety...
for a NUANCE!}

genomon (Programmer) · Answer 5 · 2009-07-07 16:46:00

Or maybe spending too much time looking at Ford minivans? wink

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