You can get Excel to run SQL queries already, although it's more painful than your method. See e.g. bottom of http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archi

You can get Excel to run SQL queries already, although it's more painful than your method. See e.g. bottom of http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/697334.html http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/697... I could see a lot of one-off usage (for occasional Excel users) and a few requests for a refund under the 30-day guarantee. That said, it looks like it'd make the job a lot easier. The first thing I do when I get a big excel 'database' is convert it to something else!