SQL*XL makes it very easy to deal with databases from Excel. Basically it will allow you to use Excel as scratchpad. You can retrieve database information in the spreadsheet and take data from spreadsheets into the database. SQL*XL is full featured and nicely integrated: a new menu bar, usage of Excel cells in SQL, dialogs, installer, help file, etc, etc. SQL*XL connects to all major databases including Oracle, SQL Server, Access, and many more.