Export SQL Query to Excel File with multiple sheets - sql

Question

I have the below query (thanks to stackoverflow) that will loop through a list of groups and give me the permissions the group will have for a category. In Linqpad I can export the result into one Excel sheet, but I was wondering if it was possible to export each group result in the loop to a separate sheet in the Excel file. I was going to try in C# first, but I was wondering if it can be done via SQL or Linqpad as well.
Also, Ad Hoc Distributed Queries are disabled on the server.
SELECT GroupId, Name
INTO #GroupTemp
FROM [Group]
DECLARE #Id INT
WHILE EXISTS (
SELECT * FROM #GroupTemp
)
BEGIN
SELECT TOP 1 #Id = GroupId
FROM #Temp
SELECT g.NAME AS 'GroupName'
,c.NAME AS 'CategoryName'
,c.CategoryId
,c.ParentCategoryId
,p.[Read]
,p.Edit
,p.[Delete]
,p.[Add]
,p.Share
,p.Admin
FROM GroupCategoryPermission p
INNER JOIN [Group] g ON p.GroupId = #Id
INNER JOIN Category c ON p.CategoryID = c.CategoryID
WHERE g.GroupId = #Id
DELETE #GroupTemp
WHERE GroupId = #Id
END

Answer 1

I just decided to use an Excel macro after I exported the query from Linqpad. My VBA is a little rusty and I have a couple of small issues that I need to work out (I'm sure there is an easier way than I did it), but this is okay for now. Basically, I searched for every row in column one with GroupName as the value. From there I stored those in an array and used the different in between each for each sheet to be added.
Option Explicit
Private Function Sleep()
Application.Wait Now + 1 / (24 * 60 * 60.0# * 2)
End Function
'Remove 1st row of Sheet 1 and blank rows from sheet
Private Function CheckEmpty()
On Error Resume Next
Worksheets(1).Select()
Columns("A").SpecialCells(xlBlanks).EntireRow.Delete()
Rows("1:1").Select()
Selection.Delete Shift:=xlUp
End Function
'Function to get the name of the group and name the sheet that name
Private Function NameSheet()
Dim groupName As String
groupName = ActiveSheet.Range("A2").Value
If Len(groupName) > 31 Then
groupName = Left(groupName, 31)
ActiveSheet.Name = groupName
Else
ActiveSheet.Name = groupName
End If
End Function
'This will format the sheet
Private Function FormatSheet()
Cells.Select()
With Selection
.WrapText = False
End With
Rows("1:1").Select()
Selection.Font.Bold = True
Cells.Select()
With Selection
.HorizontalAlignment = xlLeft
.VerticalAlignment = xlBottom
.Orientation = 0
.AddIndent = False
.IndentLevel = 0
.ShrinkToFit = False
.ReadingOrder = xlContext
.MergeCells = False
.Columns.AutoFit()
End With
End Function
'Main sub to separate groups into their own sheets
Sub SplitToSheets()
'Variables
Dim ws As Worksheet, rng As Range, cell As Range, findString As String
Dim counter As Long, numbers() As Long, lastRow As Long, firstRow As Long
'Clean sheet 1
Worksheets(1).Activate()
CheckEmpty()
FormatSheet()
'Set the range that we will be checking
firstRow = Rows("1:1").Row
lastRow = ActiveSheet.Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
rng = Range("A" & firstRow & ":" & "A" & lastRow)
rng.Select()
'Set the counter so we loop through array
counter = 1
'Loop through array and store row numbers
For Each cell In rng
If cell.Value = "GroupName" Then
ReDim Preserve numbers(counter)
numbers(counter) = cell.Row
'Increase counter by 1
counter = counter + 1
End If
Next
'Separate groups to sheet using numbers array
'Variables
Dim inx As Long, rStart As Long, rEnd As Long, ind As Long
'Copy first group to new sheet on it's own (need to change logic to avoid separation, eventually)
rStart = numbers(1)
rEnd = numbers(2) - 1
Rows(rStart & ":" & rEnd).Select()
Selection.Copy()
Sheets.Add After:=Sheets(Sheets.Count)
Selection.PasteSpecial(Paste:=xlPasteValuesAndNumberFormats, Operation:= _
xlNone, SkipBlanks:=False, Transpose:=False)
NameSheet()
FormatSheet()
'Index Counter for looping through array
ind = 0
For inx = LBound(numbers) To UBound(numbers)
'Need to loop once and make sure the counter is greater than 1
If ind > 0 Then
'Revert to sheet 1
Worksheets(1).Select()
'Start row number
rStart = numbers(ind)
'End row number
rEnd = (numbers(ind) - numbers(ind - 1))
'Selection must start on second group
If rEnd > 1 Then
'Select range
Rows(rStart & ":" & rStart + rEnd).Select()
'Copy
Selection.Copy()
'Add next availble sheet
Sheets.Add After:=Sheets(Sheets.Count)
'Paste values
Selection.PasteSpecial(Paste:=xlPasteValuesAndNumberFormats, Operation:= _
xlNone, SkipBlanks:=False, Transpose:=False)
'Set sheet name and rename to match group
NameSheet()
FormatSheet()
Sleep()
End If
End If
'Increase index by 1
ind = ind + 1
Next
'This deletes the main sheet that we no longer need
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
Worksheets(1).Delete()
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
Worksheets(1).Activate()
End Sub
'This macro will give option to seach for sheet
Sub GetSheet()
Dim SearchData As String
SearchData = InputBox("Enter 'exact' group name.")
If SearchData <> vbNullString Then
On Error Resume Next
Sheets(SearchData).Activate()
If Err.Number <> 0 Then MsgBox "Unable to find group named: " & SearchData
On Error GoTo 0
End If
End Sub