MS Access Query alternative in MS SQL Server Express

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Hello Guys,
I am looking for an alternative to MS Access queries. The reason I need this is that I am moving everything from MS Access into SQL server. Before I had MS Access DB and C# based form that inserts stuff in the table. Then - out of the same database (using Create table queries and regular queries) I build the report, link it into excel and draw pivot - usual business stuff. (In excel query from the MS Access DB is used as a data source)
Now - I need to move everything from MS Access to SQL server. I have rewrote the form and everything is fine except the create table query and regular query part, which I can't find a way to implement. Does anyone know if SQL server has anything similar to MS Access quries, that could be directly linked into Excel? I thought that stored procedures could be handy there but finding a good example on the net seems to be a pain in a but...

Thanks in advance!

P.S.: any advice, suggestion appreciated!

Posted 28-Nov-13 2:54am

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CHill60 · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-28T03:07:00

Stored procedures are a good way forward. You can run them from Excel directly or populate the excel workbook from the results in C# ... your choice
Assuming you want to link the spreadsheet ...

Here's one example
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12693967/table-in-excel-from-sql-server-stored-procedure-with-parameter-field-in-workbook[^]

and another walkthrough http://www.pawlowski.cz/2011/01/stored-procedure-data-source-excel/[^]

You can create tables in SPs - Dynamic Table Creation in SQL Server 2008 using stored procedure[^]