SQL run from Excel cannot use a temporary table

Question

I have been able to create a data connection from Excel to SQL Server and execute many SQL queries successfully. But I cannot get any TSQL to work if it includes a temporary

Answer 1

I wanted to add to the above answer - just using SET NOCOUNT ON at the top of the query, with a regular temp table SELECT name INTO #Names FROM Employee should work.

A table variable is not needed here.

You could also add SET ANSI_WARNINGS OFF to avoid messages like "NULL Value is eliminated by an aggregate".