Excel - How to update picture of table based on changes - excel

I have a table "A" that allows user input and the changes the user makes will affect table "B" in an other sheet. I'm looking for a way to put a picture of that table B next to table A. I cannot put table B directly next to the table A as it has hidden rows.
I want to create a macro that converts table B into a picture and posts it next to the table A. Once the user makes a change, the old picture will be deleted and an updated version will be posted. Is there a way to do this? Thank you in advance!
This is my current code:
Call Sheet1.Range("A1:E12").CopyPicture(xlScreen, xlPicture)
Sheet2.Shapes.AddChart
Sheet2.Activate
Sheet2.Shapes.Item(1).Select
Set objChart = ActiveChart
objChart.Paste
When I run it I get the error "Run-time error 91: Object Variable or With block variable not set" but an chart does appear.

Why a picture? If so, every time changes are made, with vba, print the area of the table to a .pdf or .xps and then paste it next to your table in sheet one.
Else just make references to the first sheets values so when entered the second one changes aswell? i.e. "=Sheet1!C6"
Might have missunderstood something please let me know.

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ComboBox values disappears

I have a sheet in excel with some comoboxes (I have three). The purpose of these are just for someone to be able to choose three different values (i.e. one value in every comobox) and then I have made some VBA code which retrieves some data and plots some graphs.
However, the problem is that I want the comoboxes to have a specific value every time someone either open the sheets or runs the daily update (the sheet is in a big excel file with multiple sheets which is updated on a daily basis). I have made the VBA in such a way that it remembers whatever you just pressed before, i.e. if you choose X in combobox1, Y in combobox2 and so on it remembers this. This is done by I first make a variable which I set to be equal to the value of ComboBox1, i.e. X = ComboBox1.Value and then just before the sub ends I set ComboBox1.Value = X. This works perfectly.
However, for some reason, I am not able to set some standard value for every combobox when opening the excel file for an example, i.e. by making a Workbooks_Open Sub in ThisWorkbook and manually setting the combobox values, i.e. ComboBox1.Value = "something". This is since if I go to the sheet where the the ComboBoxes are, and then afterwards go to another sheet, and then back to the combobox sheet, then the ComboBox values have disappeared.
This do not happen when I run the sub where the data is retrieved. Therefore, I thought I could just run some sub (when the excel file is updated) which manually sets the values of these combobox to something specific I choose. But again, when I go to another sheet and then back to the combobox sheet the combobox values have disappeared again. I don't understand why.
Any help to solve this is very much appreciated. Thanks.

Update one of many shapes in powerpoint slide

I am trying to update one of many shapes in a powerpoint slide with a copied range from excel sheet with vba in excel. Though I am able to select the shape, I am not able to paste in to it. Below code is executing correct.
PowerPointApp.ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Select
PowerPointApp.ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Shapes("Table 4").Select
But the below code gives "Object doesn't support this property/method" error.
PowerPointApp.ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Shapes("Table 4").Paste
The Table 4 is already existing in the slide, I need to update it with new data so will I need to delete Table 4 and then regenerate it?
The Table 4 is already existing in the slide, I need to update it with new data so will I need to delete Table 4 and then regenerate it?
Either delete and regenerate, or replace the data in the existing table with the new data.
If you create a new table, you'll probably have to write a lot of code to pick up the z-order and formatting from the original table and apply it to the new one. Changing the data in the existing table will generally be a lot simpler.
By the way, this part:
PowerPointApp.ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Select
PowerPointApp.ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Shapes("Table 4").Select
is not the best way to go about it. Never select anything if it's not absolutely necessary, and in this case it's not.
Instead:
With PowerPointApp.ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Shapes("Table 4")
' do stuff
End With
or
Dim oTbl as Object
Set oTbl = PowerPointApp.ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Shapes("Table 4")
With oTbl
' do stuff
End With

Excel VBA getting and using Name of Table

I got stuck at a problem with Excel VBA.
I am supposed to do the kinda easy task of copy/paste a variable range of cells from "sheet2" into the same range in "sheet1".
500 Rows like in my code is far too much, but I tried it this way, to "catch" the variable aspect.
The tricky part is, that the range in "sheet1" is a table(which gets created from TFS).
Sub CopyP()
Sheets("Sheet1").Range("B3:F500").Value = Sheets("Sheet2").Range("B3:F500").Value
SheetObject.ListObjects (ListObjectName)
Range("NAME OF TABLE[Iteration Path]").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeBlanks).EntireRow.Delete
End Sub
The [Iteration Path] is a column name of my table, i want to check in this column/with this parameter, if the "row" is empty.
I know the code is far from being good or clean but the table is giving me a hard time copying.
With this code I got another problem: the table gets created from TFS, no problem to copy into that, BUT the name of the table is variable(seems like TFS creates the name), so unless I put the name manually in the code, the "program" cant execute, because of missing range.
Didn't find a way to get a return of the table name somehow.
But I think I am just following the wrong path overall, maybe someone can be bring me on the right track.
My other Idea is to Iterate through the Rows in Sheet 2 to fetch just as much data is needed and then copy them with an iteration into the table. But i guess I would be the same problem with the table-name there.
Every information I find using google , talks about tables where the user can "name" the table. In my case I cant, so I have to work with the name TFS uses for my table.
Further to my comments below your question, I just typed this in notepad. Please amend it to suit your need.
This will give you the names of all tables in the activesheet. If there are multiple tables then you will get multiple names. (UNTESTED AS POSTING FROM PHONE)
Sub sample()
Dim objLB As ListObject, TableName As String
For Each objLB In ActiveSheet.ListObjects
TableName = objLB.Name
Exit For
Next
Range(TableName & "[Iteration Path]").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeBlanks).EntireRow.Delete
End Sub

I can't override a table in excel using vba

I have the following code in excel VBA
'Create query table to hold the rates.
With objBK.Worksheets(1)
Set objQT = .QueryTables.Add( _
Connection:="URL;https://xxx.output=XLS", _
Destination:=.Range("A1"))
End With
https://xxx.output=XLS return an XLS table that is written in A1 cell of my worksheet.
The problem is that every time I run this query it keeps adding the table in A1 shifting the previous table and NOT overriding it.
How can I override old table?
You keep adding new ones when you actually want to adjust the existing one. Give your QueryTable a name (objQT.Name = "blah"). Then when you need to adjust it, get hold of that QueryTable and make your adjustments to it.
Alternatively, just delete the old one before creating a new one.

Exporting Access Query to Excel

I've got an Access 2007 database on which I have created around 15 SQL queries to process specific data, I have created a main frame navigation menu using menus in Access, I now need to extract all th queries to Excel using VBA code, I have managed to do this with the code below by creating a button and specifying this code to it.
Private Sub query1_Click()
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExport, _
acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9, "Total Users and Sessions", _
"C:\UsersandSessions.xls", , "Total Users & Sessions"
End Sub
Now my problem at the moment is that fine the query is exported to Excel, but it is done so without any formatting applied at all, I would like to add some formatting at least to the headers and maybe a title inside the spreadsheet, and one thing I dont really like is that all records are being started from the first cell. Also I would prefer that if I hit that button again in Access and the Excel spreadsheet has already exists with that query output then when clicked again it will write again to a the next available sheet.
Any suggestions or ideas a very welcome.
The short story, is you can't. You might be able to do some scripting on the Excel side to format the resulting file. If you want something pretty, you probably want to create a report.
You could, instead mount the excel sheet as a table, and then on a separated sheet in the excel file, reference the first sheet, and format the second sheet for viewing.
if you use DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet and create an original and then edit it so that the formatting is correct, you can then run DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet again and it will update the file with the values but keep the formatting.
However, if a human then changes the file by adding new tabs, or adding calculations, etc, then the DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet will no longer work and will fail with an ugly error message. So what we do in our enviroment is DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet to an original file with formatting, and follow that up in the VBA by copying the file to the users desktop, and then opening that copy so the user doesn't mess up the original source excel file.
This approach is a minimum code, clean, and easy to maintain solution. But it does require a extra "source" or original file to be hanging around. Works in Access 2007.
You also would like the results to end up on a new tab. Unfortunately, I think it will take some excel automation to do that. The VBA inside Acccess can call a function inside the VBA in Excel. That VBA could then copy the tabs as needed.
My idea would be a hybrid of Excel automation from Access and creating a template in Excel as well that would have a data table linked to your query.
To start create your data table in Excel. You can start three rows down and two columns to the right if you want or wherever. Go to your data tab and click access, find your db, choose your query you want to link to, choose table as the radio button but click properties next instead of ok, uncheck the enable background refresh, this part is critical ... under the definition tab in the connection string you will see a part that says Mode=Share Deny Write change that to Mode=Read, this will make sure that the query refreshes without errors from an MS Access VBA while the db is open and will keep your users from writing back to the db in case your query is a writeable query. Once you set that up you can adjust the table formatting however you choose from the table design tab and it will keep that formatting.
For the purposes of this we are going to assume you started the table in cell B4 ,and your named the worksheet CurrentDay, for purpose of the following VBA example be sure to replace that reference with your actual placement.
Next go back to Access and write your VBA first ensure that in your VBA window you have the reference to Microsoft Excel 12.0 Object Library is selected by going to Tools > References and selecting it from the alphabetical listing.
Create your sub as follows:
Sub query1_click()
Dim xl as Excel.Application
Dim wbk as Excel.Workbook
Dim wks as Excel.Worksheet
Dim RC as Integer
Dim CC as Integer
Set xl = New Excel.Application
Set wbk = xl.wbk.Open "X:\Filelocation\FileName.xlsx" 'name and path you saved the file you previously created
xl.Visible = True
'The above is not necessary but you may want to see your process work the first few times and it will be easier than going to task manager to end Excel if something fails.
RC = xl.Application.CountA(xl.wbk.Worksheets("CurrentDay").Range("B:B")) + 3 'This will count the rows of data in your table including your header so you can copy the data to another tab dynamically as the size of your table expands and shrinks we add 3 to it because we started at row 4 and we need the location of the last row of the record set.
CC = xl.Application.CountA(xl.wbk.Worksheets("CurrentDay").Range("4:4")) + 1 'This counts the header row and adds one space because we will use this as a location holder for our copy / paste function
Set wks = xl.wbk.Worksheets.Add
wks.Name = format(date(),"MM_dd_yy") 'this will name the tab with today's date... you can eliminate this step if you just want the sheets to be the generic Sheet1, Sheet2, etc.
With xl.wbk
.Worksheets("CurrentDay").Range(Cells(4,2),Cells(RC,CC)).Copy
.wks.PasteSpecial xlPasteValues 'This pastes the values so that the table links do not paste otherwise every tab would just refresh everyday.
.wks.PasteSpecial xlPasteFormats 'This gets your formatting.
.RefreshAll 'This will refresh your table
Wend
With xl
.Save
.Close False
.Quit
Wend
Set xl = Nothing
Set wbk = Nothing
Set wks = Nothing
End Sub
That should get you to have your data to not start on A1 of your sheets, save your old data each time, and automate the steps from access.

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