Symptom
- Error: Failed to retrieve data from the database.
- Error when refreshing a report based on Excel in Crystal Reports.
- Able to refresh reports based on other MS Excel spreadsheet in Crystal Reports.
- When refreshing a report based on a specific MS Excel spreadsheet, using an OLEDB connection in Crystal Reports, it fails with the error:
"Failed to retrieve data from the database."
Followed by:"Failed to retrieve data from the database.
Details: ADO error code 0x80040e10
Source: Microsoft Excel data engine
Description: No value given for one or more required parameters."
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Environment
- SAP Crystal Reports 2016
- SAP Crystal Reports 2020
- SAP Crystal Reports 2025
Product
SAP Crystal Reports 2016 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2020 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2025
Keywords
CR, OLEDB , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , Problem
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