WebQueryConnection

WebQueryConnection class

Specifies the properties for a web query source. A web query will retrieve data from HTML tables, and can also supply HTTP “Get” parameters to be processed by the web server in generating the HTML by including the parameters and parameter elements.

class WebQueryConnection extends ExternalConnection;

Constructors

Constructor	Description
constructor(ExternalConnection)	Constructs from a parent object convertible to this.

Properties

Property	Type	Description
isXml	boolean	true if the web query source is XML (versus HTML), otherwise false.
isXl97	boolean	This flag exists for backward compatibility with older existing spreadsheet files, and is set to true if this web query was created in Microsoft Excel 97. This is an optional attribute that can be ignored.
isXl2000	boolean	This flag exists for backward compatibility with older existing spreadsheet files, and is set to true if this web query was refreshed in a spreadsheet application newer than or equal to Microsoft Excel 2000. This is an optional attribute that can be ignored.
url	string	URL to use to refresh external data.
isTextDates	boolean	Flag indicating whether dates should be imported into cells in the worksheet as text rather than dates.
isXmlSourceData	boolean	Flag indicating that XML source data should be imported instead of the HTML table itself.
post	string	Returns or sets the string used with the post method of inputting data into a web server to return data from a web query.
isParsePre	boolean	Flag indicating whether data contained within HTML PRE tags in the web page is parsed into columns when you import the page into a query table.
isHtmlTables	boolean	Flag indicating whether web queries should only work on HTML tables.
htmlFormat	HtmlFormatHandlingType	How to handle formatting from the HTML source when bringing web query data into the worksheet. Relevant when sourceData is True.
isSameSettings	boolean	Flag indicating whether to parse all tables inside a PRE block with the same width settings as the first row.
editWebPage	string	The URL of the user-facing web page showing the web query data. This URL is persisted in the case that sourceData=“true” and url has been redirected to reference an XML file. Then the user-facing page can be shown in the UI, and the XML data can be retrieved behind the scenes.
isConsecutive	boolean	Flag indicating whether consecutive delimiters should be treated as just one delimiter.
id	number	Readonly. Gets the id of the connection.
connectionId	number	Readonly. Specifies The unique identifier of this connection.
sourceType	ConnectionDataSourceType	Gets or Sets the external connection DataSource type.
sSOId	string	Identifier for Single Sign On (SSO) used for authentication between an intermediate spreadsheetML server and the external data source.
savePassword	boolean	True if the password is to be saved as part of the connection string; otherwise, False.
saveData	boolean	True if the external data fetched over the connection to populate a table is to be saved with the workbook; otherwise, false.
refreshOnLoad	boolean	True if this connection should be refreshed when opening the file; otherwise, false.
reconnectionMethodType	ReConnectionMethodType	Specifies what the spreadsheet application should do when a connection fails. The default value is ReConnectionMethodType.Required.
onlyUseConnectionFile	boolean	Indicates whether the spreadsheet application should always and only use the connection information in the external connection file indicated by the odcFile attribute when the connection is refreshed. If false, then the spreadsheet application should follow the procedure indicated by the reconnectionMethod attribute
odcFile	string	Specifies the full path to external connection file from which this connection was created. If a connection fails during an attempt to refresh data, and reconnectionMethod=1, then the spreadsheet application will try again using information from the external connection file instead of the connection object embedded within the workbook.
sourceFile	string	Used when the external data source is file-based. When a connection to such a data source fails, the spreadsheet application attempts to connect directly to this file. May be expressed in URI or system-specific file path notation.
isNew	boolean	True if the connection has not been refreshed for the first time; otherwise, false. This state can happen when the user saves the file before a query has finished returning.
name	string	Specifies the name of the connection. Each connection must have a unique name.
keepAlive	boolean	True when the spreadsheet application should make efforts to keep the connection open. When false, the application should close the connection after retrieving the information.
refreshInternal	number	Specifies the number of minutes between automatic refreshes of the connection.
connectionDescription	string	Specifies the user description for this connection
isDeleted	boolean	Indicates whether the associated workbook connection has been deleted. true if the connection has been deleted; otherwise, false.
credentialsMethodType	CredentialsMethodType	Specifies the authentication method to be used when establishing (or re-establishing) the connection.
backgroundRefresh	boolean	Indicates whether the connection can be refreshed in the background (asynchronously). true if preferred usage of the connection is to refresh asynchronously in the background; false if preferred usage of the connection is to refresh synchronously in the foreground.
parameters	ConnectionParameterCollection	Readonly. Gets ConnectionParameterCollection for an ODBC or web query.

Methods

Method	Description
isXml()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isXml’ property instead. true if the web query source is XML (versus HTML), otherwise false.
setIsXml(boolean)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isXml’ property instead. true if the web query source is XML (versus HTML), otherwise false.
isXl97()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isXl97’ property instead. This flag exists for backward compatibility with older existing spreadsheet files, and is set to true if this web query was created in Microsoft Excel 97. This is an optional attribute that can be ignored.
setIsXl97(boolean)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isXl97’ property instead. This flag exists for backward compatibility with older existing spreadsheet files, and is set to true if this web query was created in Microsoft Excel 97. This is an optional attribute that can be ignored.
isXl2000()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isXl2000’ property instead. This flag exists for backward compatibility with older existing spreadsheet files, and is set to true if this web query was refreshed in a spreadsheet application newer than or equal to Microsoft Excel 2000. This is an optional attribute that can be ignored.
setIsXl2000(boolean)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isXl2000’ property instead. This flag exists for backward compatibility with older existing spreadsheet files, and is set to true if this web query was refreshed in a spreadsheet application newer than or equal to Microsoft Excel 2000. This is an optional attribute that can be ignored.
getUrl()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘url’ property instead. URL to use to refresh external data.
setUrl(string)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘url’ property instead. URL to use to refresh external data.
isTextDates()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isTextDates’ property instead. Flag indicating whether dates should be imported into cells in the worksheet as text rather than dates.
setIsTextDates(boolean)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isTextDates’ property instead. Flag indicating whether dates should be imported into cells in the worksheet as text rather than dates.
isXmlSourceData()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isXmlSourceData’ property instead. Flag indicating that XML source data should be imported instead of the HTML table itself.
setIsXmlSourceData(boolean)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isXmlSourceData’ property instead. Flag indicating that XML source data should be imported instead of the HTML table itself.
getPost()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘post’ property instead. Returns or sets the string used with the post method of inputting data into a web server to return data from a web query.
setPost(string)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘post’ property instead. Returns or sets the string used with the post method of inputting data into a web server to return data from a web query.
isParsePre()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isParsePre’ property instead. Flag indicating whether data contained within HTML PRE tags in the web page is parsed into columns when you import the page into a query table.
setIsParsePre(boolean)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isParsePre’ property instead. Flag indicating whether data contained within HTML PRE tags in the web page is parsed into columns when you import the page into a query table.
isHtmlTables()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isHtmlTables’ property instead. Flag indicating whether web queries should only work on HTML tables.
setIsHtmlTables(boolean)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isHtmlTables’ property instead. Flag indicating whether web queries should only work on HTML tables.
getHtmlFormat()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘htmlFormat’ property instead. How to handle formatting from the HTML source when bringing web query data into the worksheet. Relevant when sourceData is True.
setHtmlFormat(HtmlFormatHandlingType)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘htmlFormat’ property instead. How to handle formatting from the HTML source when bringing web query data into the worksheet. Relevant when sourceData is True.
isSameSettings()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isSameSettings’ property instead. Flag indicating whether to parse all tables inside a PRE block with the same width settings as the first row.
setIsSameSettings(boolean)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isSameSettings’ property instead. Flag indicating whether to parse all tables inside a PRE block with the same width settings as the first row.
getEditWebPage()	@deprecated. Please use the ’editWebPage’ property instead. The URL of the user-facing web page showing the web query data. This URL is persisted in the case that sourceData=“true” and url has been redirected to reference an XML file. Then the user-facing page can be shown in the UI, and the XML data can be retrieved behind the scenes.
setEditWebPage(string)	@deprecated. Please use the ’editWebPage’ property instead. The URL of the user-facing web page showing the web query data. This URL is persisted in the case that sourceData=“true” and url has been redirected to reference an XML file. Then the user-facing page can be shown in the UI, and the XML data can be retrieved behind the scenes.
isConsecutive()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isConsecutive’ property instead. Flag indicating whether consecutive delimiters should be treated as just one delimiter.
setIsConsecutive(boolean)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isConsecutive’ property instead. Flag indicating whether consecutive delimiters should be treated as just one delimiter.
isNull()	Checks whether the implementation object is null.
getId()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘id’ property instead. Gets the id of the connection.
getConnectionId()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘connectionId’ property instead. Specifies The unique identifier of this connection.
getSourceType()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘sourceType’ property instead. Gets or Sets the external connection DataSource type.
setSourceType(ConnectionDataSourceType)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘sourceType’ property instead. Gets or Sets the external connection DataSource type.
getSSOId()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘sSOId’ property instead. Identifier for Single Sign On (SSO) used for authentication between an intermediate spreadsheetML server and the external data source.
setSSOId(string)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘sSOId’ property instead. Identifier for Single Sign On (SSO) used for authentication between an intermediate spreadsheetML server and the external data source.
getSavePassword()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘savePassword’ property instead. True if the password is to be saved as part of the connection string; otherwise, False.
setSavePassword(boolean)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘savePassword’ property instead. True if the password is to be saved as part of the connection string; otherwise, False.
getSaveData()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘saveData’ property instead. True if the external data fetched over the connection to populate a table is to be saved with the workbook; otherwise, false.
setSaveData(boolean)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘saveData’ property instead. True if the external data fetched over the connection to populate a table is to be saved with the workbook; otherwise, false.
getRefreshOnLoad()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘refreshOnLoad’ property instead. True if this connection should be refreshed when opening the file; otherwise, false.
setRefreshOnLoad(boolean)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘refreshOnLoad’ property instead. True if this connection should be refreshed when opening the file; otherwise, false.
getReconnectionMethodType()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘reconnectionMethodType’ property instead. Specifies what the spreadsheet application should do when a connection fails. The default value is ReConnectionMethodType.Required.
setReconnectionMethodType(ReConnectionMethodType)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘reconnectionMethodType’ property instead. Specifies what the spreadsheet application should do when a connection fails. The default value is ReConnectionMethodType.Required.
getOnlyUseConnectionFile()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘onlyUseConnectionFile’ property instead. Indicates whether the spreadsheet application should always and only use the connection information in the external connection file indicated by the odcFile attribute when the connection is refreshed. If false, then the spreadsheet application should follow the procedure indicated by the reconnectionMethod attribute
setOnlyUseConnectionFile(boolean)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘onlyUseConnectionFile’ property instead. Indicates whether the spreadsheet application should always and only use the connection information in the external connection file indicated by the odcFile attribute when the connection is refreshed. If false, then the spreadsheet application should follow the procedure indicated by the reconnectionMethod attribute
getOdcFile()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘odcFile’ property instead. Specifies the full path to external connection file from which this connection was created. If a connection fails during an attempt to refresh data, and reconnectionMethod=1, then the spreadsheet application will try again using information from the external connection file instead of the connection object embedded within the workbook.
setOdcFile(string)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘odcFile’ property instead. Specifies the full path to external connection file from which this connection was created. If a connection fails during an attempt to refresh data, and reconnectionMethod=1, then the spreadsheet application will try again using information from the external connection file instead of the connection object embedded within the workbook.
getSourceFile()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘sourceFile’ property instead. Used when the external data source is file-based. When a connection to such a data source fails, the spreadsheet application attempts to connect directly to this file. May be expressed in URI or system-specific file path notation.
setSourceFile(string)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘sourceFile’ property instead. Used when the external data source is file-based. When a connection to such a data source fails, the spreadsheet application attempts to connect directly to this file. May be expressed in URI or system-specific file path notation.
isNew()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isNew’ property instead. True if the connection has not been refreshed for the first time; otherwise, false. This state can happen when the user saves the file before a query has finished returning.
setIsNew(boolean)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isNew’ property instead. True if the connection has not been refreshed for the first time; otherwise, false. This state can happen when the user saves the file before a query has finished returning.
getName()	@deprecated. Please use the ’name’ property instead. Specifies the name of the connection. Each connection must have a unique name.
setName(string)	@deprecated. Please use the ’name’ property instead. Specifies the name of the connection. Each connection must have a unique name.
getKeepAlive()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘keepAlive’ property instead. True when the spreadsheet application should make efforts to keep the connection open. When false, the application should close the connection after retrieving the information.
setKeepAlive(boolean)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘keepAlive’ property instead. True when the spreadsheet application should make efforts to keep the connection open. When false, the application should close the connection after retrieving the information.
getRefreshInternal()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘refreshInternal’ property instead. Specifies the number of minutes between automatic refreshes of the connection.
setRefreshInternal(number)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘refreshInternal’ property instead. Specifies the number of minutes between automatic refreshes of the connection.
getConnectionDescription()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘connectionDescription’ property instead. Specifies the user description for this connection
setConnectionDescription(string)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘connectionDescription’ property instead. Specifies the user description for this connection
isDeleted()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isDeleted’ property instead. Indicates whether the associated workbook connection has been deleted. true if the connection has been deleted; otherwise, false.
setIsDeleted(boolean)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘isDeleted’ property instead. Indicates whether the associated workbook connection has been deleted. true if the connection has been deleted; otherwise, false.
getCredentialsMethodType()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘credentialsMethodType’ property instead. Specifies the authentication method to be used when establishing (or re-establishing) the connection.
setCredentialsMethodType(CredentialsMethodType)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘credentialsMethodType’ property instead. Specifies the authentication method to be used when establishing (or re-establishing) the connection.
getBackgroundRefresh()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘backgroundRefresh’ property instead. Indicates whether the connection can be refreshed in the background (asynchronously). true if preferred usage of the connection is to refresh asynchronously in the background; false if preferred usage of the connection is to refresh synchronously in the foreground.
setBackgroundRefresh(boolean)	@deprecated. Please use the ‘backgroundRefresh’ property instead. Indicates whether the connection can be refreshed in the background (asynchronously). true if preferred usage of the connection is to refresh asynchronously in the background; false if preferred usage of the connection is to refresh synchronously in the foreground.
getParameters()	@deprecated. Please use the ‘parameters’ property instead. Gets ConnectionParameterCollection for an ODBC or web query.
getClassType()	Gets the type of this ExternalConnection object.
getConnectionFile()	Gets the connection file.
getPowerQueryFormula()	Gets the definition of power query formula.
getCommand()	The string containing the database command to pass to the data provider API that will interact with the external source in order to retrieve data
setCommand(string)	The string containing the database command to pass to the data provider API that will interact with the external source in order to retrieve data
getCommandType()	Specifies the OLE DB command type. 1. Query specifies a cube name 2. Query specifies a SQL statement 3. Query specifies a table name 4. Query specifies that default information has been given, and it is up to the provider how to interpret. 5. Query is against a web based List Data Provider.
setCommandType(OLEDBCommandType)	Specifies the OLE DB command type. 1. Query specifies a cube name 2. Query specifies a SQL statement 3. Query specifies a table name 4. Query specifies that default information has been given, and it is up to the provider how to interpret. 5. Query is against a web based List Data Provider.
getConnectionString()	The connection information string is used to make contact with an OLE DB or ODBC data source.
setConnectionString(string)	The connection information string is used to make contact with an OLE DB or ODBC data source.
getSecondCommand()	Specifies a second command text string that is persisted when PivotTable server-based page fields are in use. For ODBC connections, serverCommand is usually a broader query than command (no WHERE clause is present in the former). Based on these 2 commands(Command and ServerCommand), parameter UI can be populated and parameterized queries can be constructed
setSecondCommand(string)	Specifies a second command text string that is persisted when PivotTable server-based page fields are in use. For ODBC connections, serverCommand is usually a broader query than command (no WHERE clause is present in the former). Based on these 2 commands(Command and ServerCommand), parameter UI can be populated and parameterized queries can be constructed

constructor(ExternalConnection)

Constructs from a parent object convertible to this.

constructor(obj: ExternalConnection);

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
obj	ExternalConnection	The parent object.

isXml

true if the web query source is XML (versus HTML), otherwise false.

isXml : boolean;

isXl97

This flag exists for backward compatibility with older existing spreadsheet files, and is set to true if this web query was created in Microsoft Excel 97. This is an optional attribute that can be ignored.

isXl97 : boolean;

isXl2000

This flag exists for backward compatibility with older existing spreadsheet files, and is set to true if this web query was refreshed in a spreadsheet application newer than or equal to Microsoft Excel 2000. This is an optional attribute that can be ignored.

isXl2000 : boolean;

url

URL to use to refresh external data.

url : string;

isTextDates

Flag indicating whether dates should be imported into cells in the worksheet as text rather than dates.

isTextDates : boolean;

isXmlSourceData

Flag indicating that XML source data should be imported instead of the HTML table itself.

isXmlSourceData : boolean;

post

Returns or sets the string used with the post method of inputting data into a web server to return data from a web query.

post : string;

isParsePre

Flag indicating whether data contained within HTML PRE tags in the web page is parsed into columns when you import the page into a query table.

isParsePre : boolean;

isHtmlTables

Flag indicating whether web queries should only work on HTML tables.

isHtmlTables : boolean;

htmlFormat

How to handle formatting from the HTML source when bringing web query data into the worksheet. Relevant when sourceData is True.

htmlFormat : HtmlFormatHandlingType;

isSameSettings

Flag indicating whether to parse all tables inside a PRE block with the same width settings as the first row.

isSameSettings : boolean;

editWebPage

The URL of the user-facing web page showing the web query data. This URL is persisted in the case that sourceData=“true” and url has been redirected to reference an XML file. Then the user-facing page can be shown in the UI, and the XML data can be retrieved behind the scenes.

editWebPage : string;

isConsecutive

Flag indicating whether consecutive delimiters should be treated as just one delimiter.

isConsecutive : boolean;

id

Readonly. Gets the id of the connection.

id : number;

connectionId

Readonly. Specifies The unique identifier of this connection.

connectionId : number;

Remarks

NOTE: This property is now obsolete. Instead, please use ExternalConnection.Id property. This property will be removed 12 months later since October 2024. Aspose apologizes for any inconvenience you may have experienced.

sourceType

Gets or Sets the external connection DataSource type.

sourceType : ConnectionDataSourceType;

sSOId

Identifier for Single Sign On (SSO) used for authentication between an intermediate spreadsheetML server and the external data source.

sSOId : string;

savePassword

True if the password is to be saved as part of the connection string; otherwise, False.

savePassword : boolean;

saveData

True if the external data fetched over the connection to populate a table is to be saved with the workbook; otherwise, false.

saveData : boolean;

refreshOnLoad

True if this connection should be refreshed when opening the file; otherwise, false.

refreshOnLoad : boolean;

reconnectionMethodType

Specifies what the spreadsheet application should do when a connection fails. The default value is ReConnectionMethodType.Required.

reconnectionMethodType : ReConnectionMethodType;

onlyUseConnectionFile

Indicates whether the spreadsheet application should always and only use the connection information in the external connection file indicated by the odcFile attribute when the connection is refreshed. If false, then the spreadsheet application should follow the procedure indicated by the reconnectionMethod attribute

onlyUseConnectionFile : boolean;

odcFile

Specifies the full path to external connection file from which this connection was created. If a connection fails during an attempt to refresh data, and reconnectionMethod=1, then the spreadsheet application will try again using information from the external connection file instead of the connection object embedded within the workbook.

odcFile : string;

sourceFile

Used when the external data source is file-based. When a connection to such a data source fails, the spreadsheet application attempts to connect directly to this file. May be expressed in URI or system-specific file path notation.

sourceFile : string;

isNew

True if the connection has not been refreshed for the first time; otherwise, false. This state can happen when the user saves the file before a query has finished returning.

isNew : boolean;

name

Specifies the name of the connection. Each connection must have a unique name.

name : string;

keepAlive

True when the spreadsheet application should make efforts to keep the connection open. When false, the application should close the connection after retrieving the information.

keepAlive : boolean;

refreshInternal

Specifies the number of minutes between automatic refreshes of the connection.

refreshInternal : number;

connectionDescription

Specifies the user description for this connection

connectionDescription : string;

isDeleted

Indicates whether the associated workbook connection has been deleted. true if the connection has been deleted; otherwise, false.

isDeleted : boolean;

credentialsMethodType

Specifies the authentication method to be used when establishing (or re-establishing) the connection.

credentialsMethodType : CredentialsMethodType;

backgroundRefresh

Indicates whether the connection can be refreshed in the background (asynchronously). true if preferred usage of the connection is to refresh asynchronously in the background; false if preferred usage of the connection is to refresh synchronously in the foreground.

backgroundRefresh : boolean;

parameters

Readonly. Gets ConnectionParameterCollection for an ODBC or web query.

parameters : ConnectionParameterCollection;

isXml()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isXml’ property instead. true if the web query source is XML (versus HTML), otherwise false.

isXml() : boolean;

setIsXml(boolean)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isXml’ property instead. true if the web query source is XML (versus HTML), otherwise false.

setIsXml(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

isXl97()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isXl97’ property instead. This flag exists for backward compatibility with older existing spreadsheet files, and is set to true if this web query was created in Microsoft Excel 97. This is an optional attribute that can be ignored.

isXl97() : boolean;

setIsXl97(boolean)

setIsXl97(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

isXl2000()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isXl2000’ property instead. This flag exists for backward compatibility with older existing spreadsheet files, and is set to true if this web query was refreshed in a spreadsheet application newer than or equal to Microsoft Excel 2000. This is an optional attribute that can be ignored.

isXl2000() : boolean;

setIsXl2000(boolean)

setIsXl2000(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

getUrl()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘url’ property instead. URL to use to refresh external data.

getUrl() : string;

setUrl(string)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘url’ property instead. URL to use to refresh external data.

setUrl(value: string) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	string	The value to set.

isTextDates()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isTextDates’ property instead. Flag indicating whether dates should be imported into cells in the worksheet as text rather than dates.

isTextDates() : boolean;

setIsTextDates(boolean)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isTextDates’ property instead. Flag indicating whether dates should be imported into cells in the worksheet as text rather than dates.

setIsTextDates(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

isXmlSourceData()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isXmlSourceData’ property instead. Flag indicating that XML source data should be imported instead of the HTML table itself.

isXmlSourceData() : boolean;

setIsXmlSourceData(boolean)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isXmlSourceData’ property instead. Flag indicating that XML source data should be imported instead of the HTML table itself.

setIsXmlSourceData(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

getPost()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘post’ property instead. Returns or sets the string used with the post method of inputting data into a web server to return data from a web query.

getPost() : string;

setPost(string)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘post’ property instead. Returns or sets the string used with the post method of inputting data into a web server to return data from a web query.

setPost(value: string) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	string	The value to set.

isParsePre()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isParsePre’ property instead. Flag indicating whether data contained within HTML PRE tags in the web page is parsed into columns when you import the page into a query table.

isParsePre() : boolean;

setIsParsePre(boolean)

setIsParsePre(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

isHtmlTables()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isHtmlTables’ property instead. Flag indicating whether web queries should only work on HTML tables.

isHtmlTables() : boolean;

setIsHtmlTables(boolean)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isHtmlTables’ property instead. Flag indicating whether web queries should only work on HTML tables.

setIsHtmlTables(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

getHtmlFormat()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘htmlFormat’ property instead. How to handle formatting from the HTML source when bringing web query data into the worksheet. Relevant when sourceData is True.

getHtmlFormat() : HtmlFormatHandlingType;

Returns

HtmlFormatHandlingType

setHtmlFormat(HtmlFormatHandlingType)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘htmlFormat’ property instead. How to handle formatting from the HTML source when bringing web query data into the worksheet. Relevant when sourceData is True.

setHtmlFormat(value: HtmlFormatHandlingType) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	HtmlFormatHandlingType	The value to set.

isSameSettings()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isSameSettings’ property instead. Flag indicating whether to parse all tables inside a PRE block with the same width settings as the first row.

isSameSettings() : boolean;

setIsSameSettings(boolean)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isSameSettings’ property instead. Flag indicating whether to parse all tables inside a PRE block with the same width settings as the first row.

setIsSameSettings(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

getEditWebPage()

@deprecated. Please use the ’editWebPage’ property instead. The URL of the user-facing web page showing the web query data. This URL is persisted in the case that sourceData=“true” and url has been redirected to reference an XML file. Then the user-facing page can be shown in the UI, and the XML data can be retrieved behind the scenes.

getEditWebPage() : string;

setEditWebPage(string)

setEditWebPage(value: string) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	string	The value to set.

isConsecutive()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isConsecutive’ property instead. Flag indicating whether consecutive delimiters should be treated as just one delimiter.

isConsecutive() : boolean;

setIsConsecutive(boolean)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isConsecutive’ property instead. Flag indicating whether consecutive delimiters should be treated as just one delimiter.

setIsConsecutive(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

isNull()

Checks whether the implementation object is null.

isNull() : boolean;

getId()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘id’ property instead. Gets the id of the connection.

getId() : number;

getConnectionId()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘connectionId’ property instead. Specifies The unique identifier of this connection.

getConnectionId() : number;

Remarks

getSourceType()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘sourceType’ property instead. Gets or Sets the external connection DataSource type.

getSourceType() : ConnectionDataSourceType;

Returns

ConnectionDataSourceType

setSourceType(ConnectionDataSourceType)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘sourceType’ property instead. Gets or Sets the external connection DataSource type.

setSourceType(value: ConnectionDataSourceType) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	ConnectionDataSourceType	The value to set.

getSSOId()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘sSOId’ property instead. Identifier for Single Sign On (SSO) used for authentication between an intermediate spreadsheetML server and the external data source.

getSSOId() : string;

setSSOId(string)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘sSOId’ property instead. Identifier for Single Sign On (SSO) used for authentication between an intermediate spreadsheetML server and the external data source.

setSSOId(value: string) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	string	The value to set.

getSavePassword()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘savePassword’ property instead. True if the password is to be saved as part of the connection string; otherwise, False.

getSavePassword() : boolean;

setSavePassword(boolean)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘savePassword’ property instead. True if the password is to be saved as part of the connection string; otherwise, False.

setSavePassword(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

getSaveData()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘saveData’ property instead. True if the external data fetched over the connection to populate a table is to be saved with the workbook; otherwise, false.

getSaveData() : boolean;

setSaveData(boolean)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘saveData’ property instead. True if the external data fetched over the connection to populate a table is to be saved with the workbook; otherwise, false.

setSaveData(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

getRefreshOnLoad()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘refreshOnLoad’ property instead. True if this connection should be refreshed when opening the file; otherwise, false.

getRefreshOnLoad() : boolean;

setRefreshOnLoad(boolean)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘refreshOnLoad’ property instead. True if this connection should be refreshed when opening the file; otherwise, false.

setRefreshOnLoad(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

getReconnectionMethodType()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘reconnectionMethodType’ property instead. Specifies what the spreadsheet application should do when a connection fails. The default value is ReConnectionMethodType.Required.

getReconnectionMethodType() : ReConnectionMethodType;

Returns

ReConnectionMethodType

setReconnectionMethodType(ReConnectionMethodType)

setReconnectionMethodType(value: ReConnectionMethodType) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	ReConnectionMethodType	The value to set.

getOnlyUseConnectionFile()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘onlyUseConnectionFile’ property instead. Indicates whether the spreadsheet application should always and only use the connection information in the external connection file indicated by the odcFile attribute when the connection is refreshed. If false, then the spreadsheet application should follow the procedure indicated by the reconnectionMethod attribute

getOnlyUseConnectionFile() : boolean;

setOnlyUseConnectionFile(boolean)

setOnlyUseConnectionFile(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

getOdcFile()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘odcFile’ property instead. Specifies the full path to external connection file from which this connection was created. If a connection fails during an attempt to refresh data, and reconnectionMethod=1, then the spreadsheet application will try again using information from the external connection file instead of the connection object embedded within the workbook.

getOdcFile() : string;

setOdcFile(string)

setOdcFile(value: string) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	string	The value to set.

getSourceFile()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘sourceFile’ property instead. Used when the external data source is file-based. When a connection to such a data source fails, the spreadsheet application attempts to connect directly to this file. May be expressed in URI or system-specific file path notation.

getSourceFile() : string;

setSourceFile(string)

setSourceFile(value: string) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	string	The value to set.

isNew()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isNew’ property instead. True if the connection has not been refreshed for the first time; otherwise, false. This state can happen when the user saves the file before a query has finished returning.

isNew() : boolean;

setIsNew(boolean)

setIsNew(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

getName()

@deprecated. Please use the ’name’ property instead. Specifies the name of the connection. Each connection must have a unique name.

getName() : string;

setName(string)

@deprecated. Please use the ’name’ property instead. Specifies the name of the connection. Each connection must have a unique name.

setName(value: string) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	string	The value to set.

getKeepAlive()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘keepAlive’ property instead. True when the spreadsheet application should make efforts to keep the connection open. When false, the application should close the connection after retrieving the information.

getKeepAlive() : boolean;

setKeepAlive(boolean)

setKeepAlive(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

getRefreshInternal()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘refreshInternal’ property instead. Specifies the number of minutes between automatic refreshes of the connection.

getRefreshInternal() : number;

setRefreshInternal(number)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘refreshInternal’ property instead. Specifies the number of minutes between automatic refreshes of the connection.

setRefreshInternal(value: number) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	The value to set.

getConnectionDescription()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘connectionDescription’ property instead. Specifies the user description for this connection

getConnectionDescription() : string;

setConnectionDescription(string)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘connectionDescription’ property instead. Specifies the user description for this connection

setConnectionDescription(value: string) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	string	The value to set.

isDeleted()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isDeleted’ property instead. Indicates whether the associated workbook connection has been deleted. true if the connection has been deleted; otherwise, false.

isDeleted() : boolean;

setIsDeleted(boolean)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘isDeleted’ property instead. Indicates whether the associated workbook connection has been deleted. true if the connection has been deleted; otherwise, false.

setIsDeleted(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

getCredentialsMethodType()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘credentialsMethodType’ property instead. Specifies the authentication method to be used when establishing (or re-establishing) the connection.

getCredentialsMethodType() : CredentialsMethodType;

Returns

CredentialsMethodType

setCredentialsMethodType(CredentialsMethodType)

@deprecated. Please use the ‘credentialsMethodType’ property instead. Specifies the authentication method to be used when establishing (or re-establishing) the connection.

setCredentialsMethodType(value: CredentialsMethodType) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	CredentialsMethodType	The value to set.

getBackgroundRefresh()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘backgroundRefresh’ property instead. Indicates whether the connection can be refreshed in the background (asynchronously). true if preferred usage of the connection is to refresh asynchronously in the background; false if preferred usage of the connection is to refresh synchronously in the foreground.

getBackgroundRefresh() : boolean;

setBackgroundRefresh(boolean)

setBackgroundRefresh(value: boolean) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	The value to set.

getParameters()

@deprecated. Please use the ‘parameters’ property instead. Gets ConnectionParameterCollection for an ODBC or web query.

getParameters() : ConnectionParameterCollection;

Returns

ConnectionParameterCollection

getClassType()

Gets the type of this ExternalConnection object.

getClassType() : ExternalConnectionClassType;

Returns

ExternalConnectionClassType

getConnectionFile()

Gets the connection file.

getConnectionFile() : string;

getPowerQueryFormula()

Gets the definition of power query formula.

getPowerQueryFormula() : PowerQueryFormula;

Returns

PowerQueryFormula

getCommand()

The string containing the database command to pass to the data provider API that will interact with the external source in order to retrieve data

getCommand() : string;

setCommand(string)

The string containing the database command to pass to the data provider API that will interact with the external source in order to retrieve data

setCommand(value: string) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	string	The value to set.

getCommandType()

Specifies the OLE DB command type. 1. Query specifies a cube name 2. Query specifies a SQL statement 3. Query specifies a table name 4. Query specifies that default information has been given, and it is up to the provider how to interpret. 5. Query is against a web based List Data Provider.

getCommandType() : OLEDBCommandType;

Returns

OLEDBCommandType

setCommandType(OLEDBCommandType)

setCommandType(value: OLEDBCommandType) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	OLEDBCommandType	The value to set.

getConnectionString()

The connection information string is used to make contact with an OLE DB or ODBC data source.

getConnectionString() : string;

setConnectionString(string)

The connection information string is used to make contact with an OLE DB or ODBC data source.

setConnectionString(value: string) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	string	The value to set.

getSecondCommand()

Specifies a second command text string that is persisted when PivotTable server-based page fields are in use. For ODBC connections, serverCommand is usually a broader query than command (no WHERE clause is present in the former). Based on these 2 commands(Command and ServerCommand), parameter UI can be populated and parameterized queries can be constructed

getSecondCommand() : string;

setSecondCommand(string)

setSecondCommand(value: string) : void;

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
value	string	The value to set.