OFF2000: How to Test for a Successful PivotTable Connection (222556)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office PivotTable Component 9.0, run time
This article was previously published under Q222556

SUMMARY

There is no built-in method or property for the Microsoft Office PivotTable that tells you whether you have established a successful connection to your data source. This article illustrates one technique to do this.

MORE INFORMATION

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<HTML>
<BODY ONLOAD = "Setup_PT()">
<OBJECT ID="PivotTable1" 
	CLASSID="CLSID:0002E520-0000-0000-C000-000000000046"
	style="HEIGHT: 500px; WIDTH: 500px">
</OBJECT>
<SCRIPT language=VBScript>
   Sub Setup_PT()
      ' Build the connection string.
      constr="PROVIDER=sqloledb;DATA SOURCE=SQLDB;USERID=sa;" & _              
             "PASSWORD=;INITIAL CATALOG=Northwind"

      ' Disable error handling.
      on error resume next
	
      ' Connect the PivotTable to the database.
      PivotTable1.ConnectionString=constr

      ' Bind the PivotTable to a table in the database.
      PivotTable1.DataMember="dbo.orders"
	
      ' If the PivotTable is not connected to any data...
      if PivotTable1.ActiveData is nothing then

         ' ...Display an error message.
         msgbox "Connection failed."

      else

         ' The connection was successful. Set up the PivotTable.
         set view=PivotTable1.ActiveView
         view.rowaxis.insertfieldset view.fieldsets("customerid")
         view.filteraxis.insertfieldset view.fieldsets("employeeid")
         view.dataaxis.insertfieldset view.fieldsets("orderid")
      end if
End Sub

</SCRIPT>

</BODY>
</HTML>
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/18/2005
Keywords:kbinfo KB222556
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