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Saving Excel File

Hi, I'm here again!

I have the followed VB Script that I copied from a post here. This script works very well but I'd like to save the excel file created and I don't how to do it.

I'd like to save and replace the document created every time I use the MACRO.

How do I complete the script?

VB Script

sub exportToExcel_Variant3

Dim aryExport(10,3)

aryExport(0,0) = "CH150"

aryExport(0,1) = "Base"

aryExport(0,2) = "A1"                

aryExport(0,3) = "data"

aryExport(1,0) = "CH156"    

aryExport(1,1) = "Base"

aryExport(1,2) = "E1"

aryExport(1,3) = "data"

aryExport(2,0) = "CH160"    

aryExport(2,1) = "Base"

aryExport(2,2) = "G11"

aryExport(2,3) = "data"

aryExport(3,0) = "CH154"    

aryExport(3,1) = "Base"

aryExport(3,2) = "AA1"

aryExport(3,3) = "data"

aryExport(4,0) = "CH152"    

aryExport(4,1) = "Base"

aryExport(4,2) = "K1"

aryExport(4,3) = "data"

aryExport(5,0) = "CH158"    

aryExport(5,1) = "Base"

aryExport(5,2) = "K11"

aryExport(5,3) = "data"

aryExport(6,0) = "CH155"    

aryExport(6,1) = "Base"

aryExport(6,2) = "O1"

aryExport(6,3) = "data"

aryExport(7,0) = "CH151"    

aryExport(7,1) = "Base"

aryExport(7,2) = "A11"

aryExport(7,3) = "data"

aryExport(8,0) = "CH159"    

aryExport(8,1) = "Base"

aryExport(8,2) = "S1"

aryExport(8,3) = "data"

aryExport(9,0) = "CH157"    

aryExport(9,1) = "Base"

aryExport(9,2) = "O11"

aryExport(9,3) = "data"

aryExport(10,0) = "CH153"    

aryExport(10,1) = "Base"

aryExport(10,2) = "U11"

aryExport(10,3) = "data"

'aryExport(11,0) = "TX53"    

'aryExport(11,1) = "Base"

'aryExport(11,2) = "A22"

'aryExport(11,3) = "data"

'

'aryExport(12,0) = "TX52"    

'aryExport(12,1) = "Base"

'aryExport(12,2) = "A24"

'aryExport(12,3) = "data"

Dim objExcelWorkbook 'as Excel.Workbook

Set objExcelWorkbook = copyObjectsToExcelSheet(ActiveDocument, aryExport)

'// Now either just leave Excel open or do some other stuff here

'// like saving the excel, some formatting stuff, ...

end sub

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

'// 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

'//__________________________________________________________________

4 Replies
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I also wonder.

v_iyyappan
Specialist
Specialist

Hi,

Please refer the below link. Its definitely solve your issue

Macro export to excel

regards,

Iyyappan V

dandaanilreddy
Partner - Creator III
Partner - Creator III

Hi Alexandre

I have implemented the same code but i am getting the below error. Can you please help me how to resolve this?

Call objSource.CopyBitmapToClipboard()

Thanks

Anil Danda

trdandamudi
Master II
Master II

You need the following line of code:

objExcelWorkbook.SaveAs ("C:\Temp\Sample_File.xlsx")

Add the above line to your  "exportToExcel_Variant3" routine. You need to place the above line of code after the following lines:

Dim objExcelWorkbook 'as Excel.Workbook

Set objExcelWorkbook = copyObjectsToExcelSheet(ActiveDocument, aryExport)

Note: So whenever you run this macro, it will export to excel and saves the excel in C:\Temp as "Sample_File,xlsx". If you already have the file it will replace it,

Hope this helps...