Connect to a PostgreSQL database through ODBC on Excel 2016 - sql

Question

I'm having trouble using ODBC to connect from Excel 2016 to a PostgreSQL database.
I tried to follow this answer, without success, and this solution from MS, without any better results...
Has anyone ever succeeded at this? I saw that Excel 2016 had some troubles with ODBC drivers, but that was like a year ago, so I was wondering if things may be better now?
Thank you for your help.

Answer 1

My guess is this is a 32/64 bit thing. It's the single biggest issue we've had with setting people up on PostgreSQL within Excel/Access.
Bottom line: if your Excel instance is 32-bit (which is often the case), then you need to use the 32-bit ODBC driver. The latest Pg ODBC driver has both bundled in the same assembly, so the trick is to go into 32-bit ODBC and set up the driver that way.
From there, it should all be straight-forward:
Data Tab
From Other Data Sources
Microsoft Query
Select the Data source you just set up
And so on.

Answer 2

II am working on a Windows 10, 64-bit version, but turns out my Office package is 32-bit. Once I manually installed the 32-bit postgresql driver here: https://www.postgresql.org/ftp/odbc/versions/msi/, i was then able to correctly enter the Driver along the lines of these guidelines: https://www.connectionstrings.com/postgresql/
Final connection string looked like:
Driver={PostgreSQL ANSI};Server=name.text.ap-southeast-2.rds.amazonaws.com;Port=5432;Database=myDBname;

Answer 3

I had this as a comment before, but another commentor suggested I make this an answer: on excel 2016 for windows, don't waste your time with Data>Get Data >From Database. Instead use Data>Get Data >From Other Sources> From ODBC. To set up the ODBC: Click on the Start Menu. Select Control Panel. Select Administrative Tools and double click the Data Sources (ODBC) icon. Click on the System DSN tab. Here is a more detailed article that I pulled the ODBC set-up text from. Besides being much easier to set up, "From ODBC" comes with Office Business, or Office Home, while "From Database" only comes with Office Pro.

Answer 4

1.Excel 2016, x86
2.You need x86 odbc-driver
https://www.postgresql.org/ftp/odbc/versions/msi/
I used psqlodbc_13_02_0000-x86.zip
3.Create DataSource
-Control Panel
-Administration
-Open the 32 bit ODBC Administrator
-User DSN
-Add new User DSN (MyPostgreDsn), check connection
4.Connect Excel to Postgre
-Data
-From other sources
-OleDb wizard
-Other/Advanced
-Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC drivers
-Connection - use connection string - Build
-Machine Data Source
-Choose created data source (MyPostgreDsn)
-Ok
-Test Connection
-Ok
-Choose table…