Display table (using external DB) using custom formatting?

How are you pulling the data from the external db? Are you using MS-Query? MS-Query will allow you to move the order of the columns. I'm not sure what you mean by displaying the table "differently." What do you mean by different. Perhaps you can attach a workbook with some sample data (not sensitive) as you have it now and a mock up of how you would like it to be.

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The picture is nice, but I'm going to be lazy and not take the time to recreate the workbook especially when it seems that you have already done so. Could you please attach a sample workbook? Thanks.

Looking at it, it seems that we might be able to do something with a pivot table. If not, then with a pivot table and VB.

Hi,

The short answer is probably no, not directly with a linked query. You could, however, certainly use ADO/DAO to obtain a recordset from your data source and then output that in whatever layout you want.