Experimenting with ODBC DSN to import Excel Data from another Workbook

[sspatriots]

I've decided to start looking at other options to get my source data into my workbook. Power Query seemed to lock other's out from the source workbooks whenever I would open my file and refresh.

That being said, when I go to Data -> Get Data -> Legacy Wizards -> From Data Connection Wizard (Legacy) -> Welcome to the Data Connection Wizard - Connect to the ODBC Data -> Select Workbook -> Select Database and Table dialog box I see several table options to choose from.

Seems that all the worksheets in the workbook are shown, except for one called "WIP". The only option for the "WIP" worksheet is the one that has "_xlnm#_FilterDatabase" affixed to the end of the worksheet name.


Can anyone explain what the "_xlnm#_FilterDatabase" and "_xlnm#_Print_Titles" suffixes are used for and why I don't see an option for the "WIP" worksheet without the "_xlnm#_FilterDatabase" suffix on the end? When I looked at the source file, the "WIP" worksheet was the only one that has filtered columns turned on. So, I turned off the filtered columns, saved the file and tried again. I still can't get a "WIP" worksheet without the "_xlnm#_FilterDatabase" suffix on the end. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks, SS