» Transfer data from a recordset to a worksheet (ADO) using VBA in Microsoft Excel

VBA macro tip contributed by Erlandsen Data Consulting offering Microsoft Excel Application development, template customization, support and training solutions If you don't want to use the CopyFromRecordset method (Excel 2000 or later) you can use the procedure
below to transfer data from a recordset to a worksheet. Call the procedure like this: RS2WS rs, Range("A3") ' rs is an ADO recordset variable

Sub RS2WS(rs As ADODB.Recordset, TargetCell As Range)
Dim f As Integer, r As Long, c As Long
    If rs Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
    If rs.State <> adStateOpen Then Exit Sub
    If TargetCell Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
    
    With Application
        .Calculation = xlCalculationManual
        .ScreenUpdating = False
        .StatusBar = "Writing data from recordset..."
    End With
    
    With TargetCell.Cells(1, 1)
        r = .Row
        c = .Column
    End With
    
    With TargetCell.Parent
        .Range(.Cells(r, c), .Cells(.Rows.Count, c + rs.Fields.Count - 1)).Clear 
        ' clear existing contents
        ' write column headers
        For f = 0 To rs.Fields.Count - 1
            On Error Resume Next
            .Cells(r, c + f).Formula = rs.Fields(f).Name
            On Error GoTo 0
        Next f
        ' write records
        On Error Resume Next
        rs.MoveFirst
        On Error GoTo 0
        Do While Not rs.EOF
            r = r + 1
            For f = 0 To rs.Fields.Count - 1
                On Error Resume Next
                .Cells(r, c + f).Formula = rs.Fields(f).Value
                On Error GoTo 0
            Next f
            rs.MoveNext
        Loop
        .Rows(TargetCell.Cells(1, 1).Row).Font.Bold = True
        .Columns("A:IV").AutoFit
    End With
    
    With Application
        .StatusBar = False
        .Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
        .ScreenUpdating = True
    End With
End Sub

The macro example assumes that your VBA project has added a reference to the ADO object library.
You can do this from within the VBE by selecting the menu Tools, References and selecting Microsoft
ActiveX Data Objects x.x Object Library.