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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
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
'//__________________________________________________________________
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?
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
It looks like you are missing a sub routine in your macro editor?
copyObjectsToExcelSheet
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
'//__________________________________________________________________
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
ccould you attach a sample to investigate further into your problem?
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
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?
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