PivotCache.CommandType property (Excel)

Returns or sets one of these XlCmdType constants: xlCmdCube, xlCmdDefault, xlCmdSql, or xlCmdTable.

The constant that is returned or set describes the value of the CommandText property. The default value is xlCmdSQL. Read/write XlCmdType.

Syntax

expression.CommandType

expression An expression that returns a PivotCache object.

Remarks

You can set the CommandType property only if the value of the QueryType property for the query table or PivotTable cache is xlOLEDBQuery.

If the value of the CommandType property is xlCmdCube, you cannot change this value if there is a PivotTable report associated with the query table.

Example

This example sets the command string for the first query table's ODBC data source. The command string is an SQL statement.

Set qtQtrResults = _ 
 Workbooks(1).Worksheets(1).QueryTables(1) 
With qtQtrResults 
 .CommandType = xlCmdSQL 
 .CommandText = _ 
 "Select ProductID From Products Where ProductID < 10" 
 .Refresh 
End With

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