How do I connect to Oracle SQL using VBA? - sql

I'm a newbie with vba, and would appreciate help with connecting to Oracle SQL using VBA.
I have such code for MS Server, and need to modify it somehow (or create a new one) so it works with Oracle SQL.
Here's the code:
Public Const sConnect As String = "xxx; Initial Catalog=xxx; User ID=xxx;Password=xxx;"
Sub GetData1()
Sheets(1).Range("a1:ao20000").ClearContents
Dim rsConnection As ADODB.Connection
Dim rsRecordset As ADODB.Recordset
Dim sQuerry As String
sQuerry = "select * from xxx"
Set rsConnection = New ADODB.Connection
Set rsRecordset = New ADODB.Recordset
rsConnection.ConnectionString = sConnect
rsConnection.Open
Set rsRecordset = rsConnection.Execute(sQuerry)
Worksheets(1).Range("A2").CopyFromRecordset rsRecordset
rsConnection.Close
Set rsConnection = Nothing
Set rsRecordset = Nothing
End Sub
My questions are:
Do i need to install anything else than Oracle Developer? If so, what?
How to change the code to make it work?
Thanks a lot in advance!!
Regards,
Maciej

You need to install Oracle client software on your computer. The smallest setup is to use Oracle instant client, see http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/instant-client/index-097480.html.
The only thing you need to change in your program is the connection string

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