AspenTech Support Center Solution 121625 6/28/2016

How can I access Aspen InfoPlus.21 data via Excel VBA using Aspen SQLplus?

Solution ID: 121625

Product(s): Aspen Process Explorer

V9.0, V8.8, V8.7, V8.6, V8.5, V8.4, V8.3, V8.2, V8.1, V8.0, V7.3, V7.2, V7.1, 2006.5, 2006.0.3,
Version(s):
2006, 2004.2, 2004.1, 2004, 6.0.1

Primary subject: Automation Interface

Last Modified: 30-Mar-2010

Problem Statement
This articles provides an example of an MS Excel Visual Basic (VB) script using Aspen SQLplus to access data from
Aspen Infoplus.21.

Solution
You will need to first configure an ODBC Data Source as shown in solution 121316.

Then you must add Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.8 Library to Visual Basic Editor references under
Tools/References.

The example below shows a VB script that is behind a command button in an Excel spreadsheet that will execute a
query. You must change the HOST to your Aspen Infoplus.21 Server name and modify the query depending on the
application needs.

Option Explicit

Private Error As Integer

Public msgError As String

Private conn As ADODB.Connection

Private rs As ADODB.Recordset

Private Function connect() As Boolean

On Error GoTo Mal

Set conn = New ADODB.Connection

conn.Open ("DRIVER={AspenTech SQLplus};HOST=rodriguy1;PORT=10014")

connect = True

Exit Function

Mal:

msgError = Err.Description

connect = False

End Function

Public Function execute(sql As String) As ADODB.Recordset

On Error GoTo Mal

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Set rs = New ADODB.Recordset

rs.CursorLocation = adUseClient
Set rs.ActiveConnection = conn

rs.Open sql, conn, adOpenStatic, adLockReadOnly

Set execute = rs

Error = 0

Exit Function

Mal:

Error = Err.Number

msgError = Err.Description

Set rs = Nothing

Set execute = rs

End Function

Private Sub cmdConnect_Click()

Dim conected As Boolean

Dim sql As String

If connect Then

sql = "select count(name) as quantity from ip_analogdef where name like 'fi%'"

Set rs = execute(sql)

If Error <> 0 Then

MsgBox "Query could not be executed."

Else

Cells(1, 1) = CLng(rs!quantity)

End If

conn.Close

Else

MsgBox msgError

End If

Cells(1, 1).Select

End Sub

Keywords
VBA script
SQLplus query

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