Using an array or dictionary as from clause in sql

Question

Is it possible to use an array or dictionary as the table in a SQL statement.

e.g. strSQL = "SELECT * FROM " & myArray & ""

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Dim a(3) As Variant

a(0) = 1
a(1) = 2
a(2) = 3
a(3) = 4

Debug.Print "select * from xyz where id in (" & Join(a, ",") & ")"

Answer 2

Expanding upon the idea provided by @Nathan_Sav the following code should to it:

Dim a(3) As String

a(0) = "1 as C1"
a(1) = 2
a(2) = 3
a(3) = 4

Debug.Print "select * from (SELECT " & Join(a, " UNION ALL SELECT ") & ") as tmp"

Update:

Here is a short sub to manually concatenate / construct the necessary string:

Option Explicit

Sub tmpTest()

Dim strSQL As String
Dim varArray As Variant
Dim lngRow As Long, lngColumn As Long

varArray = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("A1:G12")

strSQL = "select * from "
strSQL = strSQL & "(select "
For lngRow = LBound(varArray, 1) + 1 To UBound(varArray, 1)
    For lngColumn = LBound(varArray, 2) To UBound(varArray, 2)
        'First row must contain column names
        If lngRow = LBound(varArray, 1) + 1 Then
            strSQL = strSQL & varArray(lngRow, lngColumn) & _
                " as [" & varArray(lngRow - 1, lngColumn) & "], "
        Else
            strSQL = strSQL & varArray(lngRow, lngColumn) & ", "
        End If
        'Beyond the last column a UNION ALL SELECT must be added
        '  except for the last row
        If lngColumn = UBound(varArray, 2) And _
            lngRow < UBound(varArray, 1) Then
                strSQL = Mid(strSQL, 1, Len(strSQL) - 2) & _
                    " union all select "
        End If
    Next lngColumn
Next lngRow
strSQL = Mid(strSQL, 1, Len(strSQL) - 2) & ") as tmp"
Debug.Print strSQL

End Sub

The above code assumes the data to be on sheet1 in the range A1:G12 where the first row contains the columns headers.

Answer 3

SQL array like search function:

SELECT TABLEARRAY.*
FROM (
    SELECT P.*
    FROM Person P
    WHERE P.id IN (1, 2, 3, 4, 18) --This would be your array with ID's
     ) AS TABLEARRAY