PivotCache.ADOConnection Property

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Returns an ADO Connection object if the PivotTable cache is connected to an OLE DB data source. The ADOConnection property exposes the Microsoft Excel connection to the data provider, allowing the user to write code within the context of the same session that Excel is using with ADO (relational source) or ADO MD (OLAP source). Read-only.

Syntax

expression.ADOConnection

expression   A variable that represents a PivotCache object.

Remarks

The ADOConnection property is available only for sessions with an OLE DB data source. When there is no ADO session, the query will result in a run-time error.

The ADOConnection property can be used for any OLE DB-based cache with ADO. The ADO Connection object can be used with ADO MD for finding information about OLAP cubes on which the cache is based.

Example

This example sets an ADO DB Connection object to the ADOConnection property of the PivotTable cache. The example assumes that a PivotTable report exists on the active worksheet.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub UseADOConnection()

Dim ptOne As PivotTable
Dim cmdOne As New ADODB.Command
Dim cfOne As CubeField

Set ptOne = Sheet1.PivotTables(1)
ptOne.PivotCache.MaintainConnection = True
Set cmdOne.ActiveConnection = ptOne.PivotCache.<strong class="bterm">ADOConnection</strong>

ptOne.PivotCache.MakeConnection

' Create a set.
cmdOne.CommandText = "Create Set [Warehouse].[My Set] as '{[Product].[All Products].Children}'"
cmdOne.CommandType = adCmdUnknown
cmdOne.Execute

' Add a set to the CubeField.
Set cfOne = ptOne.CubeFields.AddSet("My Set", "My Set")



End Sub

This example adds a calculated member, assuming that a PivotTable report exists on the active worksheet.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub AddMember()

Dim cmd As New ADODB.Command

If Not ActiveSheet.PivotTables(1).PivotCache.IsConnected Then
    ActiveSheet.PivotTables(1).PivotCache.MakeConnection
End If

Set cmd.ActiveConnection = ActiveSheet.PivotTables(1).PivotCache.<strong class="bterm">ADOConnection</strong>

' Add a calculated member.
cmd.CommandText = "CREATE MEMBER [Warehouse].[Product].[All Products].[Drink and Non-Consumable] AS '[Product].[All Products].[Drink] + [Product].[All Products].[Non-Consumable]'"
cmd.CommandType = adCmdUnknown
cmd.Execute

ActiveSheet.PivotTables(1).PivotCache.Refresh



End Sub

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