Essbase Smartview VBA macros error

Question

I have a Essbase Smartview VBA macros issue as below:
I want get a value that I choose in POV dynamic dropdown list.
And show the value in the excel.
For example:
There customer dimention -childs are IBM、ACR show in POV dynamic dropdown list.
I choose IBM in POV then in excel sheet A1 show IBM.
I try the below vba code:
Private Sub CommandButton2_Click()
Dim vtGrid As Variant
Dim vtDimNames As Variant
Dim vtPOVNames As Variant
X = HypRetrieve("Sheet1")
If X = 0 Then
MsgBox ("Retrieve successful.")
Else
MsgBox ("Retrieve failed.")
End If
Range("F1").Select
Sts = HypGetSourceGrid("Sheet1", vtGrid)
Y = HypGetPOVItems(vtDimNames, vtPOVNames)
Range("h1").Value = Y
End Sub
'==========================================
But Y result is -3.
How did I get the value in dynamic dropdown list.
Thanks~

Answer 1

Few comments:
1. Range("F1").Select: Is F1 inside the grid you are rerieving? If you do a fresh retrieve Range("B2").Select is a better location and you will not get -3.
2. Range("h1").Value = Y. You are setting the error message and not the POV member name. vtPOVNames is an array of POV members and you should use Range("h1").Value =vtPOVNames(1) to get the member name. (1) being the first dimension in the POV.
3. Word of caution. You will not be able to put a valid member name in the grid if it already exists in the POV. I recommend you preface the member name by any string that will make it unique. For instance, you could use
Range("h1").Value = vtDimNames(1) & ": " &vtPOVNames(1)
This way you will see the DimensionName: Member Name.
Here is the modified code:
Sub test()
Dim vtGrid As Variant
Dim vtDimNames As Variant
Dim vtPOVNames As Variant
X = HypRetrieve("Sheet1")
If X = 0 Then
MsgBox ("Retrieve successful.")
Else
MsgBox ("Retrieve failed.")
End If
Range("b2").Select
sts = HypGetSourceGrid("Sheet1", vtGrid)
Y = HypGetPOVItems(vtDimNames, vtPOVNames)
Range("h1").Value = vtDimNames(1) & ": " & vtPOVNames(1)
End Sub
Edited by: Toufic Wakim on May 3, 2010 11:54 AM