Comments on: For Excel PowerPivot, the database is IN the workbook

By: What does Import from PowerPivot actually do? - MSDN Blogs

What does Import from PowerPivot actually do? - MSDN Blogs — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:59:34 +0000

[...] and Restore from PowerPivot work because the database is in the workbook. The .data file shown in the workbook is really just an old school Analysis Services Backup (or [...]

By: Jumping back into Powerpivot | The View from Office 227

Jumping back into Powerpivot | The View from Office 227 — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:43:56 +0000

[...] an XSLX excel file – I had first seen this mentioned in the PowerPivotTwins blog post http://powerpivottwins.com/2009/11/07/for-excel-powerpivot-the-database-is-in-the-workbook/  – a screenshot from their blog shown below does a great job displaying what Rob Collie [...]

By: Can I access PowerPivot via a data access API? « Denny Lee

Can I access PowerPivot via a data access API? « Denny Lee — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:46:49 +0000

[...] I figured that a lot of people will eventually ask this question (heck, that’s what I had asked when I had first heard about PowerPivot). The answer as of 2010 is: Right now, there is no supported way to access the data store within Excel as all PowerPivot for Excel APIs are private. Saying this, the data store backup is stored within Excel itself as per the posting For Excel PowerPivot, the database is IN the workbook. [...]

By: A Peek Inside: Where’s the beef? « PowerPivotGeek

A Peek Inside: Where’s the beef? « PowerPivotGeek — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:22:29 +0000

[...] http://powerpivottwins.com/2009/11/07/for-excel-powerpivot-the-database-is-in-the-workbook/ [...]

By: Understanding why an Excel PowerPivot workbook is so large « PowerPivot Twins!

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:13:32 +0000

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