Connect to SharePoint Excel Services Data in Aqua Data Studio

The CData JDBC Driver for SharePoint Excel Services integrates SharePoint Excel Services data with wizards and analytics in IDEs like Aqua Data Studio. This article shows how to connect to SharePoint Excel Services data through the connection manager and execute queries.

Create a JDBC Data Source

You can use the connection manager to define connection properties and save them in a new JDBC data source. The SharePoint Excel Services data source can then be accessed from Aqua Data Studio tools.

1. In Aqua Data Studio, select Register Server from the Servers menu.
2. In the Register Server form, select the 'Generic - JDBC' connection.
3. Enter the following JDBC connection properties:
   • Name: Enter a name for the data source; for example, SharePoint Excel Services.
   • Driver Location: Click the Browse button and select the cdata.jdbc.excelservices.jar file, located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
   • Driver: Enter the Driver's class name, cdata.jdbc.excelservices.ExcelServicesDriver.

   • URL: Enter the JDBC URL, which starts with jdbc:excelservices: and is followed by a semicolon-separated list of connection properties.

     The URL, User, and Password properties, under the Authentication section, must be set to valid credentials for SharePoint Online, SharePoint 2010, or SharePoint 2013. Additionally, the Library property must be set to a valid SharePoint Document Library and the File property must be set to a valid .xlsx file in the indicated Library.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

     For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the SharePoint Excel Services JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.excelservices.jar

     Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

     A typical JDBC URL is below:
     jdbc:excelservices:URL=https://myorg.sharepoint.com;[email protected];Password=password;File=Book1.xlsx;

Query SharePoint Excel Services Data

You can now query the tables exposed.