CData Cmdlets for Excel

Overview

The CData Cmdlets PowerShell Module for Excel allows developers to write PowerShell scripts with connectivity to Excel. The cmdlets abstract the underlying data source into tables, views, and stored procedures that can be used to both retrieve and update data. The representation of Excel as a relational database gives the cmdlets a uniform interface and also enables you to execute SQL to Excel.

Key Features

• Real-time access to Excel data in Windows PowerShell, with comprehensive support for create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations.
• Pipe row objects directly from Excel into other cmdlets as input.
• Streamlined installation via the Powershell Gallery.

Getting Started

See Getting Started for an overview of how to connect to and query Excel data from PowerShell.

Excel Cmdlets

See the Excel Cmdlets section for a list of available Excel cmdlets, including their syntax and input parameters.

Defining Custom Views

Defining Custom Views provides syntax for exposing new, customized views using either DDL Statements or an explicitly defined JSON-formatted configuration file.

SQL Compliance

See SQL Compliance for a syntax reference and code examples outlining the supported SQL.

Data Model

Data Model lists the tables, views, and stored procedures available for the cmdlets.