Syntax for QueryTable (XL2K)

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What is the correct syntax to refresh an external data query? I have tried
Sheets(“InputData”).QueryTable(“ReportData”).Refresh
Which gives me an error message .

Thanks for any help

Peter

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Hi Peter, this from one of my workbooks,

ThisWorkbook.Sheets("LABORGUIDE").QueryTables(1).Refresh

I am not sure that you can refer to the querytable by name. Also, I believe that the sheet will have to be unprotected before it will refresh.

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Thanks for the info

I still have not found a way to refer to the query by name and am not sure how to find the number short of trial and error!
but have found this method which does what I need.

Worksheets(“InputData”).Range(“c10”).QueryTable.Refresh

would prefer to refer to query by name though in case I need to modify things!

Peter

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This works for me:

sName=activesheet.querytables(1).name
activesheet.querytables(sName).refresh

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You can index the QueryTables collection by name. As Rory pointed out, there is the QueryTables collection as opposed to the QueryTable property of a Range. You can determine the name by

Sheets("InputData").Range("C10").QueryTable.Name

If you used Excel to create the query, then Excel uses the Name “Query from XXXX”, where XXXX is the DataSource, so maybe Sheets(“InputData”).QueryTables(“Query from ReportData”).Refresh is what you need. You can also deternine the Query name from the Name box (to the left of the Formula bar). If you have the query with the name “Query from XXXX”, then you will have the name Query_from_XXXX in the drop-down. If you used VBA to create the query, then you should use the Name property to give it a useful name. HTH –Sam

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Many Thanks for all of the replies

Rory had it exactly right! Surprising how much difference a little old “s” can make! Always used to be the punctuation that had me pulling my hair out

I was able to get the query name from the properties sheet for it on the External Data Tool Bar

Cheers all

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Hi Peter,
I suspect you need to change
Sheets(“InputData”).QueryTable(“ReportData”).Refresh
to read
Sheets(“InputData”).QueryTables(“ReportData”).Refresh
Hope that helps.

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