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Useful Excel Automation examples.

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Useful Excel Automation examples.

by  Mike Gagnon  Posted    (Edited  )
Here is an on-going compilation of Excel automation samples.
[ol][li]How to copy a .jpg from a general field to an Excel sheet.
Code: 
oExcel =CREATEOBJECT("excel.application")
oWorkBook = oExcel.workbooks.add()
oSheet = oWorkbook.activesheet
USE e:\trans\pics AGAIN IN 0 && The table with the general field that holds the jpg.
LOCATE && Go op
KEYBOARD "{CTRL+C}{CTRL+W}" && Copy the jpg
MODIFY GENERAL pics.pic 
oSheet.paste() && Paste the clipboard content in the the sheet
oExcel.visible = .t.
[/li]
[li]How to create a chart via Excel automation
Code: 
#DEFINE xlColumnClustered    51    
LOCAL oExcel as Excel.application
LOCAL oWorkbook,oSheet
oExcel = CREATEOBJECT("Excel.application")
oWorkbook= oExcel.Workbooks.Add()
oSheet = oWorkbook.activesheet
WITH oSheet
 .Range("A1").Select
    .Range("A1").FormulaR1C1 = "1"
    .Range("A2").Select
    .Range("A2").FormulaR1C1 = "2"
    .Range("A3").Select
    .Range("A3").FormulaR1C1 = "3"
    .Range("A4").Select
    .Range("A4").FormulaR1C1 = "4"
    .Range("A5").Select
    .Range("A5").FormulaR1C1 = "5"
    .Range("A6").Select
    .Range("A6").FormulaR1C1 = "6"
    .Range("B1").Select
    .Range("B1").FormulaR1C1 = "10"
    .Range("B2").Select
    .Range("B2").FormulaR1C1 = "11"
    .Range("B3").Select
    .Range("B3").FormulaR1C1 = "50"
    .Range("B4").Select
    .Range("B4").FormulaR1C1 = "60"
    .Range("B5").Select
    .Range("B5").FormulaR1C1 = "70"
    .Range("B6").Select
    .Range("B6").FormulaR1C1 = "90"
    .Range("A1:B6").Select
ENDWITH
WITH oWorkbook
    .Charts.Add
    .ActiveChart.ChartType = xlColumnClustered
    .ActiveChart.SetSourceData(oSheet.Range("A1:B6"))
    .ActiveChart.HasTitle = .f.
ENDWITH
oExcel.Visible =.t.
[/li]

[li]How to delete a sheet from a workbook
Code: 
Local oSheet,oWorkBook,oExcel
oExcel = CREATEOBJECT("Excel.application")
oWorkBook = oExcel.Workbooks.Add()
oSheet = oWorkBook.activeSheet
oSheet.Delete()
oExcel.Visible = .t.
[/li]

[li]How to add a sheet to a workbook
Code: 
Local oSheet,oWorkBook,oExcel
oExcel = CREATEOBJECT("Excel.application")
oWorkBook = oExcel.Workbooks.Add()
oWorkbook.Sheets.Add
oExcel.Visible = .t.
[/li]

[li]How to move a sheet within a Workbook.
Code: 
oExcel = CREATEOBJECT("excel.application")
oWorkbook = oExcel.Workbooks.Add()
oWorkbook.Sheets.Add
oSheet = oWorkbook.ActiveSheet
oSheet.Move(,oWorkbook.Sheets(4)) && Move after sheet3
oSheet.Move(oWorkbook.Sheets(4),) && Move before sheet3
oExcel.Visible =.t.
[/li][/ol]
Mike Gagnon
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