Is Excel VBA similar to SQL?

Is VBA and SQL similar?

While Visual Basic (VBA is an implementation of Visual Basic) is a general-purpose scripting programming language, SQL is a special-purpose programming language- aimed at running queries and CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations on relational databases such as MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle, MS Access etc.

Which one is better SQL or VBA?

At the very simple level SQL is easier than VBA but it rapidly gets harder than VBA as the SQL queries get more complex. Whereas VBA starts hard but then doesn't get much harder.

Are SQL and Excel similar?

Unlike Excel, SQL can handle well over one million fields of data with ease. SQL queries are also more flexible and powerful than Excel formulas. Data analysts use SQL to interact with enormous databases by: Manipulating data.

Can you use SQL in Excel VBA?

The code below connects Excel with the SQL server using an ADO object which allows connection through a remote data source. With this object, VBA can access and manipulate the database. However, the ADODB object does not come automatically with the default library used by VBA.