1 VBScript Session 16

2 Last time weve learned Regulars Expressions. Methods and properties. How to use the object and his collections. How to create complex patterns.

3 Subjects for session 16 Microsoft Excel Object Model. Workbooks and Worksheets Ranges and Cells. Worksheet Functions.

4 Microsoft Excel Object Model

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6 Workbooks Use the Workbooks property of the Excel.Application object to return the Workbooks collection. Dim objAppXL Set objAppXL = CreateObject( Excel.Application ) objAppXL.Visible = False With objAppXL.Workbooks.Add --- Create an new empty workbook..Open bugs.xls --- Open an existing workbook..Close --- Close all open workbook. End With objAppXL.Quit Set objAppXL = Nothing

7 Workbooks Use the Workbooks collection with an index or a name to reference a workbook. --- Set focus on the firstopened/created workbook. objAppXL.Workbooks(1).Activate --- Set focus on the bugs.xls workbook. objAppXL.Workbooks(bugs.xls).Activate You can also use the ActivateWorkbook property. --- Set focus on the firstopened/created workbook. objAppXL.Workbooks(1).Activate objAppXL.ActiveWorkbook.Author = Dani V.

8 Workbooks Use the Workbook – Example objAppXL.Workbooks.Open \\zeppo\FT_QA\bugs.xls objAppXL.Workbooks.SaveAs C:\bugs_local.xls objAppXL.ActiveWorkbook.Close objAppXL.Workbooks.Add.Activate objAppXL.ActiveWorkbook.Subject = sales 2004

9 WorkSheets Use the Worksheets property of the workbook collection to return the Worksheets collection. --- Show the number of worksheets in the workbook. MsgBox objAppXL.ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets.Count

10 WorkSheets Use the Worksheets collection with an index or a name to reference a worksheet. --- Activate, print and save the first worksheet objAppXL.ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Activate objAppXL.ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).PrintOut objAppXL.ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).SaveAs x.xls --- Delete, the Sheet 3 worksheet objAppXL.ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(Sheet3).Delete You can also use application objects ActivateWorksheet property --- Set focus on the first opened/created workbook objAppXL.ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Activate objAppXL.ActiveWorksheet.PrintOut

11 Worksheets Use the Worksheet – Example Dim objWshXL Set objWshXL = objAppXL.ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1) --- Perform a calculation. objWshXL.Range(A1:A3) = 1 objWshXL.Range(A4) = =Sum(A1:A3) objWshXL. PrintOut

12 Ranges and Cells You may want to reference cells or a range of cells for doing something such entering a formula or changing the format. A Range can be also a single cell. Example --- Show the number of worksheets in the workbook. objWshXL.Range(A1:A3).Font.Bold = True

13 Ranges and Cells Range( A1 )Cell A1. Range( A1:B5 )Cells A1 thorough B5. Range( C5:D9,G9:H16 )A multiple area selection. Range( A:A )Column A. Range( 1:1 )Row 1. Range( A:C )Column A thorough C. Range( 1:5 )Rows 1 thorough 5. Range( 1:1,3:3,8:8 )Rows 1,3, and 8. Range( A:A,C:C,F:F )Columns A,C, and

14 Ranges and Cells Referencing cells: --- Show the number of worksheets in the workbook. objWshXL.Cells(6,1) = 10 objWshXL.Range(A6) = 10 Dim i For i = 1 to 20 objWshXL.Cells(i,3) = i Next

15 Ranges and Cells Referencing cells: --- Show the number of worksheets in the workbook. objWshXL.Cells(6,1) = 10 objWshXL.Range(A6) = 10 Dim i For i = 1 to 20 objWshXL.Cells(i,3) = i Next

16 Ranges and Cells Referencing rows and columns: Rows(1)Row one. RowsAll the rows on the worksheet. Columns(1)Column one. Columns(A)Column one. ColumnsAll the columns in the worksheet. Example --- Setting the fone of first row to be bold. objWshXL.Rows(1).Font.Bold = True

17 Ranges and Cells Referencing a named range: --- Font all range cells red color. objWshXL.Range(salaries).Font.Color = RGB(255,0,0) Referencing all cells: --- Clear all worksheets cells. objWshXL.Cells.ClearContents

18 Ranges and Cells Looping through a range of cells: --- Go over all cells in a range. For Each c In objWshXL.Range(A1:D10).Cells if Abs(c.Value) = 0.01 Then c.Value = 0 Next Selecting cells: objWshXL.Range(A1).Select objWshXL.ActiveCell = Hello objWshXL.Range(A1) = Hello

19 Ranges and Cells Useful methos and properties MethodsProperties ActivateCells CheckSpellingColumns ClearRows ClearContentFont ClearFormatsFormula CopyStyle CutValue Paste Delete Replace Select Sort

20 Ranges and Cells Used as a container for Microsoft Excel worksheet functions that can be called from VBScript. Example: --- Find the minimum value within a range. Dim theRange, minVal Set theRange = objWshXL.Range(A1:C10) minVal = objAppXL.WorksheetFunction.Min(theRange) MsgBox The minimum is: & minVal

21 Ranges and Cells Useful worksheets functions Methods Count Max Min Sum And Or Power Round StDev Average Pi And Many More

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