Automating SQL view exports to Excel - sql-server

Question

I have a view written in SQL Server. I need to export the data to Excel so that there are separate Excel files for every possible two letter country code. Files are named "Report - Country Date.xslx", for example "Report - Australia 06082018.xlsx".
So far I have just connected the view to Excel and repeated following steps for each country:
Change the country code in the SQL view
Save the Excel file with a name matching the country in question
There are some 100 different countries, so the work is quite repetitive and tedious. There are also too many rows in the query results to export several countries' data at the same time. Is there a way to automate this process, even just some part of it?

Answer 1

Okay, normally i would recommend SSIS to do this. Its an excellent tool to handle your question. However if you REALLY want to do it in SQL you can do something like this:
NB's
I could only get it to work by using xls excel files.
It will give you a warning about its not trusted source however you can just click OK
I havent tested it deeply so there can be errors or fixes that needs to be made :)
Prestep: Load sample data
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[TestExcel](
[CountryCode] [varchar](50) NULL,
[Names] [varchar](50) NULL,
[Sales] [int] NULL
)
Insert into dbo.TestExcel (CountryCode,Names,Sales)
Values
('DA','Thomas', 10),
('DA','Jens', 20),
('DA','John', 40),
('EN','Mark', 10),
('EN','Adam', 5 )
Step 1:
Create a stored procedure
Create procedure proc_generate_excel_with_columns
(
#db_name varchar(100),
#table_name varchar(100),
#file_name varchar(100),
#CountryCode varchar(10)
)
as
--Generate column names as a recordset
declare #columns varchar(8000), #sql varchar(8000), #data_file varchar(100)
select
#columns=coalesce(#columns+',','')+column_name+' as '+column_name
from
information_schema.columns
where
table_name=#table_name
select #columns=''''''+replace(replace(#columns,' as ',''''' as '),',',',''''')
PRINT 'Headers'
PRINT #columns
PRINT 'Create a dummy file to have actual data'
select #data_file=substring(#file_name,1,len(#file_name)-charindex('\',reverse(#file_name)))+'\data_file_'+cast(cast(GETDATE() as date) as nvarchar)+'.xls'
print #data_file
print 'Generate column names in the passed EXCEL file'
set #sql='exec master..xp_cmdshell ''bcp " select * from (select '+#columns+') as t" queryout "'+#file_name+'_'+#CountryCode+cast(cast(GETDATE() as date) as nvarchar)+'.xls" -S "EGC25199\SQL2016" -T -c'''
print #sql
exec(#sql)
print 'Generate data in the dummy file'
set #sql='exec master..xp_cmdshell ''bcp "select * from '+#db_name+'..'+#table_name+' where CountryCode = '''''+#CountryCode+'''''" queryout "'+#data_file+'" -S "EGC25199\SQL2016" -T -c'''
print #sql
exec(#sql)
--Copy dummy file to passed EXCEL file
set #sql= 'exec master..xp_cmdshell ''type '+#data_file+' >> "'+#file_name+'_'+#CountryCode+cast(cast(GETDATE() as date) as nvarchar)+'.xls"'''
exec(#sql)
--Delete dummy file
set #sql= 'exec master..xp_cmdshell ''del '+#data_file+''''
exec(#sql)
Step 2: Execute stored procedure
USE [LegOgSpass]
GO
DECLARE #RC int
DECLARE #db_name varchar(100) = 'LegOgSpass'
DECLARE #table_name varchar(100) = 'TestExcel'
DECLARE #file_name varchar(100) = 'D:\Test\TestExcel'
DECLARE #CountryCode varchar(10) = 'EN'
-- TODO: Set parameter values here.
EXECUTE #RC = [dbo].[proc_generate_excel_with_columns]
#db_name
,#table_name
,#file_name
,#CountryCode
Result - Picture of Folder
Result of DA
Result of EN

Answer 2

Python can also help in automating SQL data ->Excel. This sample code creates 4 excel sheets using pyexcelerate.
#•pyexcelerate
import pyexcelerate as px
from datetime import date
wb = px.Workbook()
ws = wb.new_sheet("Report")
n = date.today()
ReportDate = "{:02.0f}{:02.0f}{}".format(n.day,n.month,n.year)
ws.range("B2", "C3").value = [[1, 2], [3, 4]]
Countrylist = ['USA', 'Australia','China','Nigeria']
#"Report - Australia 06082018.xlsx".
for c in countrylist:
wb.save("Report -"+c+' '+str(ReportDate)+".xlsx")