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The Spark ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with Apache Spark, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.

The Driver maps SQL to Spark SQL, enabling direct standard SQL-92 access to Apache Spark.

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Use the CData ODBC Driver for Spark in Microsoft Power Query


You can use the CData Spark ODBC Driver with Microsoft Power Query. In this article, you will use the ODBC driver to import Spark data into Microsoft Power Query.

The CData ODBC Driver for Spark enables you to link to Spark data in Microsoft Power Query, ensuring that you see any updates. This article details how to use the ODBC driver to import Spark data into Microsoft Power Query.

Connect to Spark as an ODBC Data Source

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

Set the Server, Database, User, and Password connection properties to connect to SparkSQL.

Import Spark Data

Follow the steps below to import Spark data using standard SQL:

  1. From the ribbon in Excel, click Power Query -> From Other Data Sources -> From ODBC.

  2. Enter the ODBC connection string. Below is a connection string using the default DSN created when you install the driver: Provider=MSDASQL.1;Persist Security Info=False;DSN=CData SparkSQL Source

  3. Enter the SELECT statement to import data with. For example:

    SELECT City, Balance FROM Customers

  4. Enter credentials, if required, and click Connect. The results of the query are displayed in the Query Editor Preview. You can combine queries from other data sources or refine the data with Power Query formulas. To load the query to the worksheet, click the Close and Load button.