This browser is no longer supported.
Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support.
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(128, 8%, 22%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EA%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Using ODBC connection string to access the data.
EX: ODBC : "Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls, *.xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb)};Dbq=D:\Support Docs\samples\Sales import with inventory and ledger entries\Data.xlsx;"
Same connection string was working fine with older release of MS Excel. From Excel 2016 same is not working.
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.
Hi Nithin,
Welcome to Microsoft Community.
Since the issue is related to ODBC connection, your issue would be better addressed in the Excel IT Pro forums:
Click on the link below to post the query:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/excel/threads
Thank you.