VBA CopyFromRecordset Range in Excel with Examples

CopyFromRecordset of Excel VBA Range method can be used if you want to copy the data from a record set. When we deal with data bases using ADO or DAO, we often retrieve the data using select statement to a record set, and we process to an array or we paste into a range. CopyFromRecordset method of Excel Range object will help to copy the data from record set to a specific range in the Excel using VBA.

VBA CopyFromRecordset Range in Excel- Syntax

Here is the syntax of the CopyFromRecordset method of range object.

Range(“YourRange”).CopyFromRecordset(Data As Unknown,

[MaxRows], [MaxColumns])

Here,
Data is the record set (rs)
MaxRows are the maximum records to be copied, by default all records will be copied.
MaxColumns are the maximum fields to be copied, by default all fields will be copied.

VBA CopyFromRecordset Range in Excel- Examples

Here is the simple example to use VBA to Copy the record set into Excel Worksheet.

Sub CopyFromRecordset_To_Range()

 Dim sSQLQry As String
 Dim ReturnArray

Dim Conn As New ADODB.Connection
 Dim rs As New ADODB.Recordset

Dim DBPath As String, sconnect As String

DBPath = ThisWorkbook.FullName
‘DBPath = "C:InputData.xlsx"
sconnect = "Provider=MSDASQL.1;DSN=Excel Files;DBQ=" & DBPath & ";HDR=Yes';"

Conn.Open sconnect

sSQLSting = "SELECT * From [Sheet1$]"

rs.Open sSQLSting, Conn
'=>Load the Data into an array
‘ReturnArray = rs.GetRows
”OR”
'=>Paste the data into a sheet
 Sheet2.Range("A2").CopyFromRecordset rs

'Close Recordset
 rs.Close

'Close Connection
 Conn.Close
End Sub

Here is the full explanation and working example file to download:

Working Example on VBA Range CopyFromRecordset

VBA to Copy the 10 records from the Record Set – Example

Here is the example syntax to copy only the 10 records of the record set:

 Sheet2.Range("A2").CopyFromRecordset rs,10

VBA to Copy the 5 fields from the Record Set – Example

Here is the example syntax to copy only the 10 records of the record set:

 Sheet2.Range("A2").CopyFromRecordset rs,,5

CopyFromRecordset method will take some time to copy the data into worksheet. The last two example are generally used while testing a connection to a data base. So that we can save some time .