INSERT INTO OPENROWSET('Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0', 'Excel 8.0;Database=C:testing.xls;', 'SELECT Name FROM [Sheet1$]') SELECT [Name] FROM msdb.dbo.sysjobs GO Msg 7343, Level 16, State 2, Line 1 The OLE DB provider "Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0" for linked server "(null)" could not INSERT INTO table "[Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0]".