QueryTable.RobustConnect Property (Excel)

Returns or sets how the query table connects to its data source. Read/write XlRobustConnect.

Syntax

expression .RobustConnect

expression A variable that represents a QueryTable object.

Remarks

XlRobustConnect can be one of these XlRobustConnect constants.

xlAlways . The query table always uses external source information (as defined by the SourceConnectionFile or SourceDataFile property) to reconnect.

xlAsRequired. The query table uses external source information to reconnect, using the Connection property.

xlNever. The query table never uses source information to reconnect.

If you import data by using the user interface, data from a web query or a text query is imported as a QueryTable object, while all other external data is imported as a ListObject object.

If you import data by using the object model, data from a web query or a text query must be imported as a QueryTable, while all other external data can be imported as either a ListObject or a QueryTable.

You can use the QueryTable property of the ListObject to access the RobustConnect property.

See Also

Concepts

QueryTable Object Members

QueryTable Object