How to name ADO connection while creating it in Excel VBA

Question

How to name ADO connection with VBA? Using ADO method of the following VBA code adds new connection which is named by default "Connection" or "Connection2" etc.

Sub Make_ADO_Connection()
Sheets(2).Cells.ClearContents

Dim oCn As ADODB.Connection
Dim oRS As ADODB.Recordset
Dim ConnString As String
Dim SQL As String

strFile = ThisWorkbook.FullName
ConnString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" & strFile & ";Extended Properties=""Excel 12.0;HDR=Yes;IMEX=1"";"
Debug.Print ConnString

Set oCn = New ADODB.Connection
oCn.ConnectionString = ConnString
oCn.Open

SQL = "select asdf1,asdf2,asdf5 from [Arkusz1$] where asdf1 is not null"

Set oRS = New ADODB.Recordset
oRS.Source = SQL
oRS.ActiveConnection = oCn
oRS.Open

'-------------------
'Here new connection is established with a name "Connection", I want to use a different name for it.
Set objListObject = ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(2).ListObjects.Add(SourceType:=xlSrcExternal, _
Source:=oRS, LinkSource:=True, _
TableStyleName:=xlGuess, Destination:=Sheets(2).Range("A1"))
objListObject.Refresh

If oRS.State <> adStateClosed Then
oRS.Close
End If


If Not oRS Is Nothing Then Set oRS = Nothing
If Not oCn Is Nothing Then Set oCn = Nothing

End Sub

I would like to name new ADO connection while creating it i.e. "MyConnectionName" checking earlier if such a connection exists.

Edit. I can loop through the connections:

Dim conn As WorkbookConnection
For Each conn In ActiveWorkbook.Connections
    Debug.Print conn.Name 'This name I want to set up
Next conn

I know that the connection with name "Connection" is created with this statements:

Set objListObject = ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(2).ListObjects.Add(SourceType:=xlSrcExternal, _
Source:=oRS, LinkSource:=True, _
TableStyleName:=xlGuess, Destination:=Sheets(2).Range("A1"))

objListObject.Refresh

Answer 1

To Create a connection to a DB with ADO use something like this:

Public Sub TestQueryInvokation()

Dim oCnn As New ADODB.Connection
Dim oCmd As New ADODB.Command

oCnn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:TestDB.accdb;Persist Security Info=False;"

oCmd.ActiveConnection = oCnn
oCmd.CommandText = "Query1"
Call oCmd.Execute

End Sub

This is different from the connection stuff you're looking at there. If you import data using the Excel ribbon it creates a connection and maintains a link to the DB and puts it in that collection you've shown. I've experienced problems with this approach in the past and would recommend you create your own.

You need a reference to the ADO library. Alternatively type everything as Object and you'll not need the reference.