When Should I Use Excel Instead of the Historian Excel Add-In?

Use the Excel Add-In when you want to get data into Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 or 2010 (32-bit or 64-bit). Use Excel with the Historian OLE DB provider when you want to perform advanced filtering, sorting, and joining of data. For other features that you might to perform with Excel and the Historian OLE DB provider, see When to Use Excel Instead of the Historian Excel Add-In.