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I'd like to get the results from a SQL query in Excel format.

For example: 

SQL> clear breaks
breaks cleared
SQL> clear columns
columns cleared
SQL> clear compute
computes cleared
SQL> set pagesize 1000
SQL> set NEWPAGE 1
SQL> set linesize 100
SQL> column id format a15
SQL> column tarikh format a14
SQL> column jenis_pengguna format a15
SQL> Ttitle center 'ANALISIS PENGGUNAAN PORTAL BULAN APRIL 2011' skip 1 - center----------------------------------------------------------------------------skip3
SQL> set linesize 100
SQL> break on id skip 2 on tarikh
SQL> compute count of tarikh on id
SQL> SELECT id, tarikh, jenis_pengguna 
       FROM PENGGUNAAN 
      WHERE tarikh >= (sysdate)-30 
   GROUP BY (id, tarikh, jenis_pengguna);

Now, how would I get results that Excel could use or import?

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  • You have to use a programming language to do that for you. Are you comfortable with any? Maybe PHP/Java/Python/Perl? – user183037 Apr 28 '11 at 02:03
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    can you elaborate on what you need? Would CSV format be acceptable since Excel can open it or do you need a full excel file type? – Justin C Apr 28 '11 at 02:13
  • You can use a product like TOAD, perform the query right click and export the results to Excel. – Robert Love Apr 28 '11 at 02:15
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    If you want to export the data as an actual spreadsheet ( .xls rather than .csv) there are a number of PL/SQL tools you can download from the interweb. See my answer to a similar question here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2135798/how-to-export-the-result-into-different-tabs-of-excel-in-toad-for-data-analyst/2146933#2146933 – APC Apr 28 '11 at 04:35

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One Excel format you can produce is comma separated value, or CSV. Simply do this with your select:

set feedback off
set linesize 100
set pagesize 0
spool yourfile.csv

SELECT id||','||tarikh||','||jenis_pengguna
  FROM penggunaan
 WHERE tarikh >= (sysdate)-30 
 GROUP BY (id, tarikh, jenis_pengguna);

You may have to tweak a few other settings to get a clean data-only output, but this should get you going. You can then read the file with Excel.

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