Plot a scatter two-y axis using VBA?
I am working for a company on the oil and gas field. We are collecting data for pressure and load in every job we do. I am in charge on making a code to plot these sets of data using VBA in Excel. Does anyone know how to write a code for plotting in a
different sheet a two-y axis (pressure and load) vs time graph using VBA in Excel?
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INTRODUCTION
Automating Office applications from Oracle Forms can be a tedious, frustrating, and time-consuming process. Because the OLE2 and CLIENT_OLE2 built-ins do not validate the automation commands that they relay, code that compiles without errors often dies at runtime with a not-so-helpful error code. This tutorial will demonstrate how to simplify the development of automation code using a tool that ships with all Microsoft Office editions -- the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) IDE.
The VBA IDE, a core Office component, is a full-fledged development environment featuring code completion, basic syntax highlighting, context-driven help and a runtime debugger. Its Object Browser provides a convenient means of browsing the Word object model, as well as searching by keyword.
For those who may not interested in following this tutorial in detail, I would like to stress the usefulness of the Object Browser as a tool for inspecting the functions supported by OLE server applications and, perhaps more importantly, valid values for function arguments. Whether/not anyone buys the assertion that starting with VBA prototypes is far more productive than pounding out OLE2 code from the very start, they will find the Object Browser invaluable as a reference -- I rely on it exclusively for this sort of documentation.
A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE VBA IDE & THE OBJECT BROWSER UTILITY
Try this:
1. Open Word
2. Launch the VBA IDE by pressing <Alt><F11>
3. Open the Object Browser by pressing <F2>
The Object Browser allows you to visually navigate Word's class hierarchy. Its user interface is a bit crowded, so controls are unlabeled. Hovering the mouse cursor above a control will display a tooltip explaining that control's purpose. The browser's scope can be narrowed by using the Project/Library combo. Typing a keyword or substring in the Search Text combo and clicking on the Search button will cause all classes/members whose name contains the specified search text to be listed in the Search Results pane. Selecting an item from this list will update the two panes below it, showing the selected class, and its members. Beneath the Classes and Members panes is an untitled pane, gray in color, which displays details for the selected class/member, including hyperlinks to relevant information such as arguments, their types and allowable values. If Visual Basic Help is installed, pressing <F1> will display help on a selected class/member. (This feature can be installed from your Office install CD, if necessary.)
NOTE: While it is possible to cut-and-paste the code examples that follow, I highly recommend that they be typed in by hand. Doing so will provide a better understanding of how the IDE's code completion behaves. Use code completion most efficiently by not using the mouse or <Enter> key when selecting from completion lists. Instead, just type enough letters to select the desired list element, then continue along as if you had typed the entire element, typing the next operator in your statement. It really is slick!
HELLO WORLD - VBA-STYLE
1. Open Word
2. Launch the VBA IDE by pressing <Alt><F11>
3. Select Module from the Insert menu.
4. In the blank area that appears, enter the following code:
Public Sub HelloWorld()
Documents.Add
Selection.TypeText ("Hello, world!")
End Sub5. Press <F5> to run the code.
If you switch back to Word by pressing <Alt><F11>, there should appear a newly-created document containing the text Hello, world!.
A MORE AMBITIOUS EXAMPLE
In this example, we will launch Word, type some text, and alter its formatting. For the purposes of this tutorial, consider it the process we wish to automate from within Forms.
1. If Word is running, close it.
2. Open any Office application except Word, such as Excel, Outlook or PowerPoint
3. Launch the VBA IDE by pressing <Alt><F11>.
4. Select References from the Tools menu -- a dialog should pop up.
5. From within this dialog, locate and select Microsoft Word <version> Object Library, then click OK.
6. Select Module from the Insert menu.
7. In the blank area that appears, enter the following code:
Public Sub LaunchWord()
Dim app As Word.Application
Set app = CreateObject("Word.Application")
app.Visible = True '!!! IMPORTANT !!!
app.Documents.Add
With app.Selection
.TypeText "This is paragraph 1."
.TypeParagraph
.TypeText "This is paragraph 2."
.TypeParagraph
.TypeText "This is paragraph 3."
End With
With ActiveDocument
.Paragraphs(1).Range.Words(3).Bold = True
.Paragraphs(2).Range.Words(3).Italic = True
.Paragraphs(3).Range.Words(3).Underline = True
End With
End Sub8. Press <F5> to run the code.
A new Word session should have been launched. Switch to it, to view the results of our handiwork!
TAILORING VBA CODE INTENDED FOR OLE2 CONVERSION
Now, things get a bit uglier. The code listed above gives a good idea of how concise VBA code can be, but With blocks and chained object references do not translate readily into OLE2 code. Here's the same process, rewritten in a more OLE2-friendly style. Note the numerous intermediate object references that have been declared.
Public Sub LaunchWord()
Dim app As Word.Application
Dim doc As Word.Document
Dim docs As Word.Documents
Dim pars As Word.Paragraphs
Dim par As Word.Paragraph
Dim wrds As Word.Words
Dim sel As Word.Selection
Dim rng As Word.Range
Set app = CreateObject("Word.Application")
app.Visible = True '!!! IMPORTANT !!!
Set doc = app.Documents.Add
Set sel = app.Selection
sel.TypeText "This is paragraph 1."
sel.TypeParagraph
sel.TypeText "This is paragraph 2."
sel.TypeParagraph
sel.TypeText "This is paragraph 3."
Set pars = doc.Paragraphs
'select third word of first paragraph and make it bold
Set par = pars.Item(1)
Set rng = par.Range
Set wrds = rng.Words
Set rng = wrds.Item(3)
rng.Bold = True
'select third word of second paragraph and italicize it
Set par = pars.Item(2)
Set rng = par.Range
Set wrds = rng.Words
Set rng = wrds.Item(3)
rng.Italic = True
'select third word of second paragraph and underline it
Set par = pars.Item(3)
Set rng = par.Range
Set wrds = rng.Words
Set rng = wrds.Item(3)
rng.Underline = True
End Sub
TRANSFORMATION: CONVERTING VBA CODE INTO PL/SQL
Here is the PL/SQL counterpart to our previous VBA routine. Compare printouts of the two and note their similarities. Notice the need for argument lists -- this causes the code to fluff up quite a bit, and really interferes with readability.
PROCEDURE LAUNCH_WORD IS
v_app OLE2.OBJ_TYPE; -- Application
v_doc OLE2.OBJ_TYPE; -- Document
v_docs OLE2.OBJ_TYPE; -- Documents collection
v_pars OLE2.OBJ_TYPE; -- Paragraphs collection
v_par OLE2.OBJ_TYPE; -- Paragraph
v_wrds OLE2.OBJ_TYPE; -- Words collection
v_sel OLE2.OBJ_TYPE; -- Selection
v_rng OLE2.OBJ_TYPE; -- Range
v_args OLE2.LIST_TYPE; -- OLE2 argument list
BEGIN
/* launch Word and MAKE IT VISIBLE!!! */
v_app := OLE2.CREATE_OBJ('Word.Application');
OLE2.SET_PROPERTY(v_app, 'Visible', TRUE);
/* initialize key object references */
v_docs := OLE2.GET_OBJ_PROPERTY(v_app, 'Documents');
v_doc := OLE2.INVOKE_OBJ(v_docs, 'Add');
v_sel := OLE2.GET_OBJ_PROPERTY(v_app, 'Selection');
/* type first paragraph */
v_args := OLE2.CREATE_ARGLIST;
OLE2.ADD_ARG(v_args, 'This is paragraph 1.');
OLE2.INVOKE(v_sel, 'TypeText', v_args);
OLE2.DESTROY_ARGLIST(v_args);
OLE2.INVOKE(v_sel, 'TypeParagraph');
/* type second paragraph */
v_args := OLE2.CREATE_ARGLIST;
OLE2.ADD_ARG(v_args, 'This is paragraph 2.');
OLE2.INVOKE(v_sel, 'TypeText', v_args);
OLE2.DESTROY_ARGLIST(v_args);
OLE2.INVOKE(v_sel, 'TypeParagraph');
/* type third paragraph */
v_args := OLE2.CREATE_ARGLIST;
OLE2.ADD_ARG(v_args, 'This is paragraph 3.');
OLE2.INVOKE(v_sel, 'TypeText', v_args);
OLE2.DESTROY_ARGLIST(v_args);
/* set reference to Paragraphs collection */
v_pars := OLE2.GET_OBJ_PROPERTY(v_doc, 'Paragraphs');
/* select third word of first paragraph and make it bold */
v_args := OLE2.CREATE_ARGLIST;
OLE2.ADD_ARG(v_args, 1);
v_par := OLE2.INVOKE_OBJ(v_pars, 'Item', v_args);
OLE2.DESTROY_ARGLIST(v_args);
v_rng := OLE2.GET_OBJ_PROPERTY(v_par, 'Range');
v_wrds := OLE2.GET_OBJ_PROPERTY(v_rng, 'Words');
v_args := OLE2.CREATE_ARGLIST;
OLE2.ADD_ARG(v_args, 3);
v_rng := OLE2.INVOKE_OBJ(v_wrds, 'Item', v_args);
OLE2.SET_PROPERTY(v_rng, 'Bold', TRUE);
/* select third word of second paragraph and italicize it */
v_args := OLE2.CREATE_ARGLIST;
OLE2.ADD_ARG(v_args, 2);
v_par := OLE2.INVOKE_OBJ(v_pars, 'Item', v_args);
OLE2.DESTROY_ARGLIST(v_args);
v_rng := OLE2.GET_OBJ_PROPERTY(v_par, 'Range');
v_wrds := OLE2.GET_OBJ_PROPERTY(v_rng, 'Words');
v_args := OLE2.CREATE_ARGLIST;
OLE2.ADD_ARG(v_args, 3);
v_rng := OLE2.INVOKE_OBJ(v_wrds, 'Item', v_args);
OLE2.SET_PROPERTY(v_rng, 'Italic', TRUE);
/* select third word of second paragraph and underline it */
v_args := OLE2.CREATE_ARGLIST;
OLE2.ADD_ARG(v_args, 3);
v_par := OLE2.INVOKE_OBJ(v_pars, 'Item', v_args);
OLE2.DESTROY_ARGLIST(v_args);
v_rng := OLE2.GET_OBJ_PROPERTY(v_par, 'Range');
v_wrds := OLE2.GET_OBJ_PROPERTY(v_rng, 'Words');
v_args := OLE2.CREATE_ARGLIST;
OLE2.ADD_ARG(v_args, 3);
v_rng := OLE2.INVOKE_OBJ(v_wrds, 'Item', v_args);
OLE2.SET_PROPERTY(v_rng, 'Underline', TRUE);
END;
REFACTORING FOR REUSABILITY AND READABILITY
While the previous procedure runs without errors, it suffers from poor readability which, in turn, makes it difficult to maintain. Here, we address those issues by moving repetetive low-level operations into separate procedures.
PROCEDURE LAUNCH_WORD IS
v_app OLE2.OBJ_TYPE; -- Application
v_doc OLE2.OBJ_TYPE; -- Document
v_docs OLE2.OBJ_TYPE; -- Documents collection
v_sel OLE2.OBJ_TYPE; -- Selection
v_args OLE2.LIST_TYPE; -- OLE2 argument list
BEGIN
/* launch Word and MAKE IT VISIBLE!!! */
v_app := OLE2.CREATE_OBJ('Word.Application');
OLE2.SET_PROPERTY(v_app, 'Visible', TRUE);
/* create a new Word document */
v_docs := OLE2.GET_OBJ_PROPERTY(v_app, 'Documents');
v_doc := OLE2.INVOKE_OBJ(v_docs, 'Add');
v_sel := OLE2.GET_OBJ_PROPERTY(v_app, 'Selection');
/* add a few paragraphs */
PRINT_PARAGRAPH(v_sel, 'This is paragraph 1.');
PRINT_PARAGRAPH(v_sel, 'This is paragraph 2.');
PRINT_PARAGRAPH(v_sel, 'This is paragraph 3.');
/* apply formatting */
APPLY_FORMATTING(v_doc, 1, 3, 'Bold', TRUE);
APPLY_FORMATTING(v_doc, 2, 3, 'Italic', TRUE);
APPLY_FORMATTING(v_doc, 3, 3, 'Underline', TRUE);
END;
PROCEDURE APPLY_FORMATTING(
v_doc OLE2.OBJ_TYPE,
v_paragraph_num NUMBER,
v_word_num NUMBER,
v_attribute VARCHAR2,
v_value BOOLEAN) IS
v_pars OLE2.OBJ_TYPE; -- Paragraphs collection
v_par OLE2.OBJ_TYPE; -- Paragraph
v_wrds OLE2.OBJ_TYPE; -- Words collection
v_rng OLE2.OBJ_TYPE; -- Range
v_args OLE2.LIST_TYPE; -- OLE2 argument list
BEGIN
/* set reference to Paragraphs collection */
v_pars := OLE2.GET_OBJ_PROPERTY(v_doc, 'Paragraphs');
/* get specified paragraph */
v_args := OLE2.CREATE_ARGLIST;
OLE2.ADD_ARG(v_args, v_paragraph_num);
v_par := OLE2.INVOKE_OBJ(v_pars, 'Item', v_args);
OLE2.DESTROY_ARGLIST(v_args);
/* get words for specified paragraph */
v_rng := OLE2.GET_OBJ_PROPERTY(v_par, 'Range');
v_wrds := OLE2.GET_OBJ_PROPERTY(v_rng, 'Words');
/* apply formatting to word found at specified index */
v_args := OLE2.CREATE_ARGLIST;
OLE2.ADD_ARG(v_args, v_word_num);
v_rng := OLE2.INVOKE_OBJ(v_wrds, 'Item', v_args);
OLE2.SET_PROPERTY(v_rng, v_attribute, v_value);
END;
PROCEDURE PRINT_PARAGRAPH(v_sel OLE2.OBJ_TYPE, v_text VARCHAR2) IS
v_args OLE2.LIST_TYPE;
BEGIN
v_args := OLE2.CREATE_ARGLIST;
OLE2.ADD_ARG(v_args, v_text);
OLE2.INVOKE(v_sel, 'TypeText', v_args);
OLE2.DESTROY_ARGLIST(v_args);
OLE2.INVOKE(v_sel, 'TypeParagraph');
END;
CONCLUSION
It is my hope that this tutorial, despite it's introductory nature, has demonstrated the value of the VBA IDE, the ease with which automation processes can be prototyped using VBA, the noticeable similarity between VBA automation routines and their Forms PL/SQL counterparts, and the advantages of testing automation processes within the VBA IDE. Please feel free to follow up with any specific questions or concerns you may have.
Thanks,
Eric Adamson
Lansing, Michigan
FINAL NOTE: These examples use the OLE2 built-in, and will operate correctly when called from forms running in the Form Builder OC4J. Deploying them to an Oracle Application Server will launch Word on the server itself (if available), which is usually not the developer's intent! Automating Word client-side via web forms requires adding WebUtil support. Adapting the code for WebUtil is trivial -- just replace all instances of OLE2 with CLIENT_OLE2. Adapting forms for WebUtil and configuring OLE support into your Oracle Application Server, however, are beyond the scope of this tutorial.
REVISION HISTORY
This promises to be something of a 'living document'. I've snuck changes through without comment in the past, but in the future, I'll try to document significant changes here.
2006-08-21
* Prefaced boring subject line with text: 'Tutorial:' to clarify purpose
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Once the idea has sunk in, that Visual Basic routines for automating Word are exact analogs to their OLE2 counterparts, we can remove keywords like Oracle and PL/SQL from our Google searches on Word automation which, at least in this context, are the proverbial kiss of death. Suddenly we find ourselves liberated by the possibility of steal-, ahem... borrowing ideas from the Visual Basic* community!
As for links, my link of choice is invariably http://groups.google.com -- if you don't already use it at least ten times a day, you must try it. This is the venerable USENET archive, including the holdings of now-extinct DejaNews. Another possible site of interest is http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA, which may serve as a good starting point for those who wish to learn how to do fancy tricks with Word using VBA.
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Regards,
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It would require that the script is aware of the exact location of every document.
2. We understand the limitation you describe: either a predefined (hardcoded) cell in the script OR the same location in the target document.
3. Once we have a script that performs as described above, we actually don't know what to do with it: we're brand new to Applescript but have used Macs for many years. Given our unfamiliarity with the use of such scripts, please advise, or point us to a resource: then what? How is such a script applied to a Numbers document or a series of documents? Or do we set it up such that it always runs when Numbers runs, and if so, how? What is the procedure?
Using a script running in the background would not be safe to capture cells selection.
I thought that I was clear when I wrote:
+Given two open documents whose names are defined by the property theDocs,+
+enter a value in a cell on one of them.+
+With the cell selected, call the script.+
+It will copy the entered value in the same cell of the other document.+
In the original script, when one script is filled and selected,
it's your duty to call the script.
--[SCRIPT]
The embedded properties describe a master document
and several subscriber documents.
One describe the ranges of cells dedicated to each subscriber.
These ranges are of this format: {topRow, leftColumn, bottomRow, rightColumn}
In the open document, fill the range of cells dedicated to one document.
Select this range.
Call the script.
It will copy the selected range in the same range of the target document.
Yvan KOENIG (Vallauris, FRANCE)
2009/07/31
enhanced 2009/08/01
property masterName : "masterDoc.numbers"
property masterContainer : "Macintosh HD:Users:yvan_koenig:Desktop:"
property theNames : {"documentA.numbers", "documentB.numbers"}
property theContainers : {"Macintosh HD:Users:yvan_koenig:Desktop:", "Macintosh HD:Users:yvan_koenig:Desktop:"}
property theRanges : {{2, 2, 4, 3}, {5, 4, 8, 5}}
--=====
on run
set {dName, sName, tName, rname, rowNum1, colNum1, rowNum2, colNum2} to my getSelParams()
if (dName is not masterName) and (dName is not in theNames) then error "the source document is not an allowed one !"
if dName is masterName then (*
the selection is in the master document
we must define the target document *)
set theRange to {rowNum1, colNum1, rowNum2, colNum2}
set maybe to false
repeat with i from 1 to count of theRanges
if theRange is item i of theRanges then (*
the selected range is one of the predefined ones so we may define the parameters of the target document *)
set targetname to item i of theNames
set targetContainer to item i of theContainers
set maybe to true
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
if maybe is false then error "the selection in the document “" & dName & "” is not valid !"
else (*
the selection is in one of the subscriber documents.
So the target document is the master one. *)
set targetname to masterName
set targetContainer to masterContainer
(* now, we must grab the predefined range linked to the active document *)
repeat with i from 1 to count of theNames
if dName is item i of theNames then
set theRange to item i of theRanges
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
(* we check that the selected range is really the predefined one *)
if {rowNum1, colNum1, rowNum2, colNum2} is not theRange then error "the selection in the document “" & dName & "” is not valid !"
end if
(* Here we know the name of the target document
the container of the target document
the selected range
tell application "Numbers"
set isOpen to targetname is in (get name of documents)
if not isOpen then
open file (targetContainer & targetname)
repeat
if (get name of documents) contains targetname then exit repeat
end repeat
end if
repeat with r from item 1 of theRange to item 3 of theRange
repeat with c from item 2 of theRange to item 4 of theRange
tell document dName to tell sheet sName to tell table tName to set theValue to value of cell r of column c
tell document targetname to tell sheet sName to tell table tName to set value of cell r of column c to theValue
end repeat -- columns
end repeat -- rows
save document targetname
if not isOpen then close document targetname
end tell -- Numbers
end run
--=====
set { dName, sName, tName, rname, rowNum1, colNum1, rowNum2, colNum2} to my getSelParams()
on getSelParams()
local r_Name, t_Name, s_Name, d_Name, col_Num1, row_Num1, col_Num2, row_Num2
set {d_Name, s_Name, t_Name, r_Name} to my getSelection()
if r_Name is missing value then
if my parleAnglais() then
error "No selected cells"
else
error "Il n'y a pas de cellule sélectionnée !"
end if
end if
set two_Names to my decoupe(r_Name, ":")
set {row_Num1, col_Num1} to my decipher(item 1 of two_Names, d_Name, s_Name, t_Name)
if item 2 of two_Names = item 1 of two_Names then
set {row_Num2, col_Num2} to {row_Num1, col_Num1}
else
set {row_Num2, col_Num2} to my decipher(item 2 of two_Names, d_Name, s_Name, t_Name)
end if
return {d_Name, s_Name, t_Name, r_Name, row_Num1, col_Num1, row_Num2, col_Num2}
end getSelParams
--=====
set {rowNumber, columnNumber} to my decipher(cellRef,docName,sheetName,tableName)
apply to named row or named column !
on decipher(n, d, s, t)
tell application "Numbers" to tell document d to tell sheet s to tell table t to return {address of row of cell n, address of column of cell n}
end decipher
--=====
set { d_Name, s_Name, t_Name, r_Name} to my getSelection()
on getSelection()
local _, theRange, theTable, theSheet, theDoc, errMsg, errNum
tell application "Numbers" to tell document 1
repeat with i from 1 to the count of sheets
tell sheet i
set x to the count of tables
if x > 0 then
repeat with y from 1 to x
try
(selection range of table y) as text
on error errMsg number errNum
set {_, theRange, _, theTable, _, theSheet, _, theDoc} to my decoupe(errMsg, quote)
return {theDoc, theSheet, theTable, theRange}
end try
end repeat -- y
end if -- x>0
end tell -- sheet
end repeat -- i
end tell -- document
return {missing value, missing value, missing value, missing value}
end getSelection
--=====
on decoupe(t, d)
local l
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to d
set l to text items of t
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to ""
return l
end decoupe
--=====
on parleAnglais()
local z
try
tell application "Numbers09English" to set z to localized string "Cancel"
on error
set z to "Cancel"
end try
return (z is not "Annuler")
end parleAnglais
--=====
--[/SCRIPT]
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Team,
Using VBA Can we check the Font Testing in all the sheets.
Let us Assume the Font Type is Arial.
I Need to create a File with Two Sheets.
1) First Sheet
a) Serial No
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2) Second Sheet
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Thank you very much for your reply,
But the above code is taking long time to run.
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/kzoh1brbaf7e55r/Format_Checker_Main%20Sheet.jpg?dl=0
Sheet 2
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I have used and loved the interaction between Excel and SharePoint for many generations of both solutions. It's a wonderful opportunity to integrate the familiarity and simplicity of Excel (formatting, ease of use, availability) with the data storage
and centralized list capabilities of SharePoint. Right?
When upgrading to Excel 2010, I have noticed with much dismay that much of the inherent easy to use features of previous versions were effectively stripped from this newest version. Much research, time and energy has been spent working around and resolving
the deficiency. One Microsoft based article,
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published this article to this "hidden" functionality... I feel that the behavior should be supported by Microsoft in some way. OK?
Revised instructions to reproduce the problem:
1. Create a SharePoint list with 20 dummy records.
- Note the List Name ##LIST_NAME##
- Note the View GUID ##VIEW_GUID##
- Note SharePoint Base URL ##BASE_URL##
2. REVISED... In Excel 2010, save the file as Compatible "Excel 97-2003 Workbook". Close the file and reopen. Create a connected table (ListObject) in Excel using the article above to the SharePoint list. Use Sample VBA code
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Sub LinkedSharePointList()
ActiveSheet.ListObjects.Add SourceType:=xlSrcExternal,_
Source:=Array(##BASE_URL## & "/_vti_bin", ##LIST_NAME##, _
##VIEW_GUID##), LinkSource:=True, Destination:=Range("A1")
End Sub
3. OOPS REVISED this item. The problem is actually with ROW 21... So, update record on row 21... (no matter where the table is located... (if the "Destination" is "A1", then the problem is with ID=20, but if the Table is
shifted down to say A12, then ID=9 on row 21). Anyway... make a simple change to that record... and you'll see the ID immediately change.... as if it's a NEW record. WEIRD! Note: If the sheet is protected, then an error is displayed
indicating that a "read-only" record cannot be updated (referring to the ID cell in column A for the current row).
4. Now "synchronize" the list with excel. The former record is still in the list unchanged AND there is a NEW record in the list holding the changes. There are a number of problems that seem to ONLY occur when something changes to ROW
21.... Next, try to copy/paste multiple records across multiple rows that intersect with ROW 21. Yikes!!
I look forward to hearing others' experience!
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MarkHere are some things that you can try (change the code, where appropriate):
Private Sub CreateList()
Dim folder As folder
Dim f As File
Dim fs As New FileSystemObject
Dim RowCtr As Integer
RowCtr = 1
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For Each f In folder.Files
Cells(RowCtr, 1).Value = f.Name
RowCtr = RowCtr + 1
Next f
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Sub ListAllFile()
Dim objFSO As Object
Dim objFolder As Object
Dim objFile As Object
Dim pth As String
Dim WBn As Workbook
Dim ObCount As Long
Dim FileNme As String
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
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pth = "http://excel-pc:43231/Shared Documents/Forms/"
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ObCount = objFolder.Files.Count
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For Each objFile In objFolder.Files
Nm1 = Len("http://excel-pc:43231/Shared Documents/Forms/")
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Nm2 = Len(objFile) - Nm1
FileNme = Right(objFile, Nm2)
'** I’ve done this part to find out/set the file name**
Set WBn = Workbooks.Open(pth & FileNme, , , , Password:="YourPassword")
'** opens the first file in the library – if there is no password, the remove everything from - , , , , Password:="Password1" – leaving the close bracket ‘)’
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
'** optional – you can leave the screen updating on
'<< Your coding here>>
'** The file is now open. Enter whatever code is specific to your spreadsheets.
Next
'** goes to next file within your sharepoint folder
End Sub
Sub SharePoint()
Dim xlFile As String, xlFullFile As String
Dim xlApp As Excel.Application
Dim wb As Workbook
xlFile = "\\excel-pc:43231\Shared Documents"
'http://excel-pc:43231/Shared Documents/
'****----denotes the path.(i.e) u give the path as windows search.Don't use "\" at the end.
'In the sharepoint path %20 denotes space.so u remove that and use space .
Set xlApp = New Excel.Application
xlApp.Visible = True
xlFullFile = GetFullFileName(xlFile, "Book") 'ANZ denotes starting characters of the file.
xlFile = xlFile & "\" & xlFullFile
Set wb = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(xlFile, , False)
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wb.Close False
End Sub
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strFileNamePartial As String) As String
Dim objFS As Variant
Dim objFolder As Variant
Dim objFile As Variant
Dim intLengthOfPartialName As Integer
Dim strfilenamefull As String
Set objFS = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFolder = objFS.GetFolder(strfilepath)
'work out how long the partial file name is
intLengthOfPartialName = Len(strFileNamePartial)
For Each objFile In objFolder.Files 'Instead of specifying the starting characters of the file you can directly loop through all files in the folder .
'Test to see if the file matches the partial file name
If Left(objFile.Name, intLengthOfPartialName) = strFileNamePartial Then
'get the full file name
strfilenamefull = objFile.Name
Exit For
Else
End If
Next objFile
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Set objFS = Nothing
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GetFullFileName = strfilenamefull
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Sub SrchForFiles()
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Dim i As Long, z As Long, Rw As Long, ii As Long
Dim ws As Worksheet, dd As Worksheet
Dim y As Variant
Dim fldr As String, fil As String, FPath As String
Dim LocName As String
Dim FString As String
Dim SummaryWB As Workbook
Dim SummaryWS As Worksheet
Dim Raw_WS As Worksheet
Dim LastRow As Long, FirstRow As Long, RowsOfData As Long
Dim UseData As Boolean
Dim FirstBlankRow As Long
'grab current location for later reference, for where to paste final data
Set SummaryWB = Application.ActiveWorkbook
Set SummaryWS = Application.ActiveWorkbook.ActiveSheet
y = "xls"
fldr = "\\excel-pc:43231\Shared%20Documents\Forms\AllItems.aspx"
FirstBlankRow = 2
'asd is a 1-D array of files returned
asd = ListFiles(fldr, True)
Set ws = Excel.ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1) 'list of files
ws.Activate
ws.Range("A1:Z100").Select
Selection.Clear
On Error GoTo 0
For ii = LBound(asd) To UBound(asd)
Debug.Print Dir(asd(ii))
fil = asd(ii)
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Application.Workbooks.Open (fil), False, True
'Get file path from file name
FPath = Left(fil, Len(fil) - Len(Split(fil, "\")(UBound(Split(fil, "\")))) - 1)
'Get file information
If Left$(fil, 1) = Left$(fldr, 1) Then
If CBool(Len(Dir(fil))) Then
z = z + 1
ws.Cells(z + 1, 1).Resize(, 6) = _
Array(Dir(fil), LocName, RowsOfData, Round((FileLen(fil) / 1000), 0), FileDateTime(fil), FPath)
DoEvents
With ws
.Hyperlinks.Add .Range("A" & CStr(z + 1)), fil
'.FoundFiles(i)
End With
End If
End If
'Workbooks.Close 'Fil
Application.CutCopyMode = False 'Clear Clipboard
Workbooks(Dir(fil)).Close SaveChanges:=False
Next ii
With ws
Rw = .Cells.Rows.Count
With .[A1:F1]
.Value = [{"Full Name","Location","Rows of Data","Kilobytes","Last Modified", "Path"}]
.Font.Underline = xlUnderlineStyleSingle
.EntireColumn.AutoFit
.HorizontalAlignment = xlCenter
End With
.[G1:IV1 ].EntireColumn.Hidden = True
On Error Resume Next
'Range(Cells(Rw, "A").End(3)(2), Cells(Rw, "A")).EntireRow.Hidden = True
Range(.[A2 ], Cells(Rw, "C")).Sort [A2 ], xlAscending, Header:=xlNo
End With
End Sub
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As String()
Dim fso As New Scripting.FileSystemObject
Dim fld As Scripting.folder
Dim fileList As String
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' (the first element will be a null string unless the first ";" is removed)
fileList = Right(fileList, Len(fileList) - 1)
' convert to a string array
ListFiles = Split(fileList, ";")
End Function
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Dim subfld As Scripting.folder
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For Each fil In fld.Files
'If UCase(Left(Dir(fil), 5)) = "MULTI" And fil.Type = "Microsoft Excel Worksheet" Then
If fil.Type = "Microsoft Excel Worksheet" Then
ListFilesPriv = ListFilesPriv & ";" & fil.Path
Debug.Print fil.Path
End If
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Next
End If
End Function
Finally . . .
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Dim f As File
Dim fs As New FileSystemObject
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RowCtr = 1
FPath = "http://excel-pc:43231/Shared Documents"
For Each f In FPath
'Set folder = fs.GetFolder("C:\Users\Excel\Desktop\Ryan_Folder")
'For Each f In folder.Files
Cells(RowCtr, 1).Value = f.Name
RowCtr = RowCtr + 1
Next f
End Sub
Sub test()
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder("C:\Users\Excel\Desktop\Ryan_Folder")
'Set colSubfolders = objFolder.SubFolders
'For Each objSubfolder In colSubfolders
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RowCtr = RowCtr + 1
'Next
End Sub
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Hi Gurus,
i got an BEx Analyzer report (BW 3.5) in Excel. It shows all orders generated by the customers. In the table we can see the customer number, customer name, some attributes and the sales key figures.
For Example:
10000, Peter, ..................., 20 EUR
10023, Clark, ..................., 20 EUR
12200, Bert, ..................., 20 EUR
13200, Erny, ..................., 20 EUR
etc.
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Regards,
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Dim iRow As Integer
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iRow = 2
Do Until IsEmpty(wks.Cells(iRow, 1))
Worksheets.Add after:=Worksheets(Worksheets.Count)
ActiveSheet.Name = wks.Cells(iRow, 1).Value
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Loop
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Regards,
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