SQL SERVER – 2005 – Export Data From SQL Server 2005 to Microsoft Excel Datasheet

Enable Ad Hoc Distributed Queries. Run following code in SQL Server Management Studio – Query Editor.
EXEC sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1;
GO
RECONFIGURE;
GO
EXEC sp_configure 'Ad Hoc Distributed Queries', 1;
GO
RECONFIGURE;
GO


Run following code in SQL Server Management Studio – Query Editor.
USE [AdventureWorks];
GO
INSERT INTO OPENROWSET ('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0', 'Excel 8.0;Database=c:\contact.xls;',
'SELECT * FROM [Sheet1$]')
SELECT TOP 5 FirstName, LastName
FROM Person.Contact
GO