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amber2000
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Macro Export To Excel doesn't work on local version

Hello Everyone,

I created a macro that Exports Document objects to Excel (I used the code from Stefan Walther as example)

Sub ExportToExcel_Evaluations

Dim aryExport(3,3)

aryExport(0,0) = "CS09"                    '//ID of the Qlikview object to copy from

aryExport(0,1) = "Evaluations"            '//Name of the Sheet in Excel where the object should be copied to

aryExport(0,2) = "A1"                          '//Range in Excel where the object should be pasted to

aryExport(0,3) = "data"                          '//Copy & paste Mode  (data, Image)

aryExport(1,0) = "CH31"

aryExport(1,1) = "Evaluations"

aryExport(1,2) = "A15"

aryExport(1,3) = "data"

aryExport(2,0) = "CH11"

aryExport(2,1) = "Jobs by date"

aryExport(2,2) = "A1"

aryExport(2,3) = "data"

Dim objExcelWorkbook 'as Excel.Workbook

Set objExcelWorkbook = copyObjectsToExcelSheet(ActiveDocument, aryExport)

End Sub

Then on the Button Properties --> Actions I chose Run Macro and in Macro Name I placed the name of the macro: ExportToExcel_Evaluations

When I klik the button the Edit Macro window opens and that's all.

Does anyone know what I've done wrong?

Monique

1 Solution

Accepted Solutions
sasiparupudi1
Master III
Master III

Here is the code From qlikblog

'// !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'// YOU DO NOT NEED TO CHANGE THE CODE BELOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'// !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'// ****************************************************************

'// copyObjectsToExcel

'// ~~

'// Parameters:

'//        qvDoc - Reference to the QlikView document (normally just use

'//                "ActiveDocument", but you can also use copyObjectsToExcel

'//                outside of QlikView ...

'//        aryExportDefinition - array of settings

'// ~~

'// Version 1.02

'// ~~

'// The aryExportDefinition is used to pass the following properties to

'// copyObjectsToExcelSheet:

'//

'//   Index        Description

'// ------------------------

'//     0    -     Id of the QlikView object to copy from

'//     1    -     Name of the sheet (in Excel) where the object should be copied to

'//

'//                (If a sheet with the same name already exists no new

'//             sheet will be created, instead the existing sheet will

'//                be used for pasting the object)

'//

'//                Note: the sheetName can be max 31 characters long

'//

'//        2    -     Range in Excel where the object should be pasted to

'//        3    -     PasteMode ["data", "image"]

'//                Defines if the objects underlaying data should be

'//                pasted ("data") or the the image representing the object

'//                should be used

'// ****************************************************************

Private Function copyObjectsToExcelSheet(qvDoc, aryExportDefinition) 'as Excel.Workbook

Dim i 'as Integer

Dim objExcelApp 'as Excel.Application

Dim objExcelDoc 'as Excel.Workbook

Set objExcelApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")

objExcelApp.Visible = true 'false if you want to hide Excel

objExcelApp.DisplayAlerts = false

  

Set objExcelDoc = objExcelApp.Workbooks.Add

Dim strSourceObject

Dim qvObjectId 'as String

Dim sheetName

Dim sheetRange

Dim pasteMode

Dim objSource

Dim objCurrentSheet

Dim objExcelSheet

for i = 0 to UBOUND(aryExportDefinition)

    '// Get the properties of the exportDefinition array

    qvObjectId = aryExportDefinition(i,0)

    sheetName = aryExportDefinition(i,1)

    sheetRange = aryExportDefinition(i,2)

    pasteMode = aryExportDefinition(i,3)

               

    Set objExcelSheet = Excel_GetSheetByName(objExcelDoc, sheetName)

    if (objExcelSheet is nothing) then

        Set objExcelSheet = Excel_AddSheet(objExcelApp, sheetName)

        if (objExcelSheet is nothing) then

            msgbox("No sheet could be created, this should not occur!!!")

        end if

    end if

               

    objExcelSheet.Select           

    set objSource = qvDoc.GetSheetObject(qvObjectId)

    Call objSource.GetSheet().Activate()

    objSource.Maximize

    qvDoc.GetApplication.WaitForIdle

           

               

    if (not objSource is nothing) then

   

        if (pasteMode = "image") then

            Call objSource.CopyBitmapToClipboard()

        else

            Call objSource.CopyTableToClipboard(true) '// default & fallback

        end if

       

        Set objCurrentSheet = objExcelDoc.Sheets(sheetName)

        objExcelDoc.Sheets(sheetName).Range(sheetRange).Select

        objExcelDoc.Sheets(sheetName).Paste

       

        if (pasteMode <> "image") then

        With objExcelApp.Selection

            .WrapText = False

            .ShrinkToFit = False

        End With                    

        end if       

       

        objCurrentSheet.Range("A1").Select   

    end if

              

              

next   

Call Excel_DeleteBlankSheets(objExcelDoc)

'// Finally select the first sheet

objExcelDoc.Sheets(1).Select

'// Return value

Set copyObjectsToExcelSheet = objExcelDoc

end function

'// ________________________________________________________________

'// ****************************************************************

'// Internal function for getting the Excel sheet by sheetName

'// ****************************************************************

Private Function Excel_GetSheetByName(ByRef objExcelDoc, sheetName) 'as Excel.Sheet

For Each ws In objExcelDoc.Worksheets

    If (trim(ws.Name) = Excel_GetSafeSheetName(sheetName)) then

        Set Excel_GetSheetByName = ws

        exit function

    End If

Next

'// default return value

Set Excel_GetSheetByName = nothing

                            

End Function

'// ________________________________________________________________

Private Function Excel_GetSafeSheetName(sheetName)

    '// can be max 31 characters long

    retVal = trim(left(sheetName, 31))

   

    Excel_GetSafeSheetName = retVal

End Function

'// ****************************************************************

'// Internal function for adding a new sheet

'// ****************************************************************

Private Function Excel_AddSheet(objExcelApplication, sheetName) ' as Excel.Sheet

    '// add a sheet to the last position

    objExcelApplication.Sheets.Add , objExcelApplication.Sheets(objExcelApplication.Sheets.Count)

   

    Dim objNewSheet

    Set objNewSheet = objExcelApplication.Sheets(objExcelApplication.Sheets.Count)

    objNewSheet.Name = left(sheetName,31)

   

    '// return the newly created sheet

    Set Excel_AddSheet = objNewSheet

End function

'// ________________________________________________________________

'// ****************************************************************

'// Delete all empty sheets

'// ****************************************************************

Private Sub Excel_DeleteBlankSheets(ByRef objExcelDoc)

For Each ws In objExcelDoc.Worksheets

    If (not HasOtherObjects(ws)) then

        If objExcelDoc.Application.WorksheetFunction.CountA(ws.Cells) = 0 Then

            On Error Resume Next

            Call ws.Delete()

        End If

    End If

Next

   

End Sub

'// ________________________________________________________________

'// ****************************************************************

'// Helper function to determine if there are other objects placed

'// on the sheet ...

'// ****************************************************************

Public Function HasOtherObjects(ByRef objSheet) 'As Boolean

    Dim c

    If (objSheet.ChartObjects.Count > 0) Then

        HasOtherObjects = true

        Exit function

    End If

    If (objSheet.Pictures.Count > 0) Then

        HasOtherObjects = true

        Exit function

    End If

    If (objSheet.Shapes.Count > 0) Then

        HasOtherObjects = true

        Exit function

    End If

   

   

    HasOtherObjects = false

End Function

'//__________________________________________________________________

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12 Replies
m_woolf
Master II
Master II

Since the debugger no longer works in QlikView, you might use a msgbox to troubleshoot.

Insert a msgbox "hi"  command (say before the Set objExcelWorkbook line).

If you see a msgbox when you run the macro, all lines are OK before the msgbox line. Continue to move the line down until the macro fails withlut displaying the msgbox. The line above the msgbox line in the one that is failing.

If you don't see a msgbox when you run the macro, move the msgbox up a line until the msgbox appears when you run the macro. The line below the msgbox line is the one that is faling.

You aren't showing the code for the copyObjectsToExcelSheet function. Is it there?

amber2000
Creator
Creator
Author

Hi,

I used the macro from the forum because it's the second time I'm trying to use a macro.

Sorry but I don't know if there should be additional code for the copyObjectsToExcelSheet function.

I used the msgbox to see where it's faling and the msgbox doesn't appear anymore after the Set objExcelWorkbook = copyObjectsToExcelSheet(ActiveDocument, aryExport).

Kind regards,Monique

sasiparupudi1
Master III
Master III

It looks like you are missing a sub routine in your macro editor?


copyObjectsToExcelSheet

sasiparupudi1
Master III
Master III

Here is the code From qlikblog

'// !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'// YOU DO NOT NEED TO CHANGE THE CODE BELOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'// !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'// ****************************************************************

'// copyObjectsToExcel

'// ~~

'// Parameters:

'//        qvDoc - Reference to the QlikView document (normally just use

'//                "ActiveDocument", but you can also use copyObjectsToExcel

'//                outside of QlikView ...

'//        aryExportDefinition - array of settings

'// ~~

'// Version 1.02

'// ~~

'// The aryExportDefinition is used to pass the following properties to

'// copyObjectsToExcelSheet:

'//

'//   Index        Description

'// ------------------------

'//     0    -     Id of the QlikView object to copy from

'//     1    -     Name of the sheet (in Excel) where the object should be copied to

'//

'//                (If a sheet with the same name already exists no new

'//             sheet will be created, instead the existing sheet will

'//                be used for pasting the object)

'//

'//                Note: the sheetName can be max 31 characters long

'//

'//        2    -     Range in Excel where the object should be pasted to

'//        3    -     PasteMode ["data", "image"]

'//                Defines if the objects underlaying data should be

'//                pasted ("data") or the the image representing the object

'//                should be used

'// ****************************************************************

Private Function copyObjectsToExcelSheet(qvDoc, aryExportDefinition) 'as Excel.Workbook

Dim i 'as Integer

Dim objExcelApp 'as Excel.Application

Dim objExcelDoc 'as Excel.Workbook

Set objExcelApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")

objExcelApp.Visible = true 'false if you want to hide Excel

objExcelApp.DisplayAlerts = false

  

Set objExcelDoc = objExcelApp.Workbooks.Add

Dim strSourceObject

Dim qvObjectId 'as String

Dim sheetName

Dim sheetRange

Dim pasteMode

Dim objSource

Dim objCurrentSheet

Dim objExcelSheet

for i = 0 to UBOUND(aryExportDefinition)

    '// Get the properties of the exportDefinition array

    qvObjectId = aryExportDefinition(i,0)

    sheetName = aryExportDefinition(i,1)

    sheetRange = aryExportDefinition(i,2)

    pasteMode = aryExportDefinition(i,3)

               

    Set objExcelSheet = Excel_GetSheetByName(objExcelDoc, sheetName)

    if (objExcelSheet is nothing) then

        Set objExcelSheet = Excel_AddSheet(objExcelApp, sheetName)

        if (objExcelSheet is nothing) then

            msgbox("No sheet could be created, this should not occur!!!")

        end if

    end if

               

    objExcelSheet.Select           

    set objSource = qvDoc.GetSheetObject(qvObjectId)

    Call objSource.GetSheet().Activate()

    objSource.Maximize

    qvDoc.GetApplication.WaitForIdle

           

               

    if (not objSource is nothing) then

   

        if (pasteMode = "image") then

            Call objSource.CopyBitmapToClipboard()

        else

            Call objSource.CopyTableToClipboard(true) '// default & fallback

        end if

       

        Set objCurrentSheet = objExcelDoc.Sheets(sheetName)

        objExcelDoc.Sheets(sheetName).Range(sheetRange).Select

        objExcelDoc.Sheets(sheetName).Paste

       

        if (pasteMode <> "image") then

        With objExcelApp.Selection

            .WrapText = False

            .ShrinkToFit = False

        End With                    

        end if       

       

        objCurrentSheet.Range("A1").Select   

    end if

              

              

next   

Call Excel_DeleteBlankSheets(objExcelDoc)

'// Finally select the first sheet

objExcelDoc.Sheets(1).Select

'// Return value

Set copyObjectsToExcelSheet = objExcelDoc

end function

'// ________________________________________________________________

'// ****************************************************************

'// Internal function for getting the Excel sheet by sheetName

'// ****************************************************************

Private Function Excel_GetSheetByName(ByRef objExcelDoc, sheetName) 'as Excel.Sheet

For Each ws In objExcelDoc.Worksheets

    If (trim(ws.Name) = Excel_GetSafeSheetName(sheetName)) then

        Set Excel_GetSheetByName = ws

        exit function

    End If

Next

'// default return value

Set Excel_GetSheetByName = nothing

                            

End Function

'// ________________________________________________________________

Private Function Excel_GetSafeSheetName(sheetName)

    '// can be max 31 characters long

    retVal = trim(left(sheetName, 31))

   

    Excel_GetSafeSheetName = retVal

End Function

'// ****************************************************************

'// Internal function for adding a new sheet

'// ****************************************************************

Private Function Excel_AddSheet(objExcelApplication, sheetName) ' as Excel.Sheet

    '// add a sheet to the last position

    objExcelApplication.Sheets.Add , objExcelApplication.Sheets(objExcelApplication.Sheets.Count)

   

    Dim objNewSheet

    Set objNewSheet = objExcelApplication.Sheets(objExcelApplication.Sheets.Count)

    objNewSheet.Name = left(sheetName,31)

   

    '// return the newly created sheet

    Set Excel_AddSheet = objNewSheet

End function

'// ________________________________________________________________

'// ****************************************************************

'// Delete all empty sheets

'// ****************************************************************

Private Sub Excel_DeleteBlankSheets(ByRef objExcelDoc)

For Each ws In objExcelDoc.Worksheets

    If (not HasOtherObjects(ws)) then

        If objExcelDoc.Application.WorksheetFunction.CountA(ws.Cells) = 0 Then

            On Error Resume Next

            Call ws.Delete()

        End If

    End If

Next

   

End Sub

'// ________________________________________________________________

'// ****************************************************************

'// Helper function to determine if there are other objects placed

'// on the sheet ...

'// ****************************************************************

Public Function HasOtherObjects(ByRef objSheet) 'As Boolean

    Dim c

    If (objSheet.ChartObjects.Count > 0) Then

        HasOtherObjects = true

        Exit function

    End If

    If (objSheet.Pictures.Count > 0) Then

        HasOtherObjects = true

        Exit function

    End If

    If (objSheet.Shapes.Count > 0) Then

        HasOtherObjects = true

        Exit function

    End If

   

   

    HasOtherObjects = false

End Function

'//__________________________________________________________________

amber2000
Creator
Creator
Author

Hi Sasidhar,

Thank you for the information but the macro stops at

qvDoc.GetApplication.WaitForIdle 1000

I've read a post that setting a delay in seconds could help but in my case it's doing nothing.

Further information on what to do next then isn't available (or I don't see it)

Do you know how to fix this?

Kind regards,

Monique

sasiparupudi1
Master III
Master III

‌ccould you attach a sample to investigate further into your problem?

amber2000
Creator
Creator
Author

Sasidhar,


I'm so happy to say that It's working (I didn't wait long enough for the result to show up).


The only thing that's bothering me is that in my workbook is also showing the  standardsheets  'Sheet1', 'Sheet2' and 'Sheet3'.

How can I integrate tot delete them in the macro?


Kind regards,

Monique

MK9885
Master II
Master II

Why do want a Macro?

When you can do it by default export to xl within Qlik.

Are you selecting only particular rows/columns to be exported and rest to be ignored?

amber2000
Creator
Creator
Author

Hi Aehman,

I want to make it easy for end Users.

Instead of exporting table by table (because of different tabs and the need of different tables) I want them to click on the button so that they have all the needed tables in one Excel workbook instead of a workbook per table.

Kind regards,

Monique