I am currently using the below script to open Excel. The script does as it suppose to but what i need it to do is place excel on top of all windows. I currently had a script within the excel project to place userforms ontop of all windows but when i get to a certain point within my project it causes excel to crash, so i had pinpointed it to the script within the excel project. here is the script i am using to open excel file:
Dim AppExcel
Set AppExcel = CreateObject("Excel.application")
AppExcel.Workbooks.Open "C:\Users\****\Desktop\ App Tool\App.xlsm"
AppExcel.Visible = False
Based on comment to minimize every open window and then opening Excel.
Set shell = wscript.CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Shell.MinimizeAll ''Comment me if you don't want to minimize everything
'Then rest of your code
Dim AppExcel
Set AppExcel = CreateObject("Excel.application")
AppExcel.Workbooks.Open "C:\Users\****\Desktop\ App Tool\App.xlsm"
AppExcel.Visible = True
'And in the end Release the Shell object
Set shell = Nothing
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Working on a Windows 7 Enterprise x64 host with 64-bit Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016 installed.
I'd like to create Visual Basic script vbscript (a file on my Windows desktop) that launches Microsoft Excel, opens the macro-enabled Excel workbook file "Workbook.xlsm", and selects/activates the worksheet "XYZ" within that workbook. So, I woite the following VB script:
' File: test.vbs
' Opens Excel workbook "Workbook.xlsm" to worksheet "XYZ"
Set objXl = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
Set ObjWb = objXl.Workbooks.Open("C:\Path\To\Workbook.xlsm")
objXl.Goto ObjWb.Sheets("XYZ").Range("A1")
objXl.Application.Visible = True
This script successfully launches excel, opens the specified workbook, and selects the specified worksheet.
However, all worksheet cells containing a formula that invokes one or more functions defined within an add-in module are all broken; these cells all contain the error value #NAME?.
If I manually close and reopen the workbook (not using the script), the worksheet cells containing a formula that invokes one or more functions defined within an add-in module all work correctly.
So I'm wondering how to modify my Visual Basic script so that after it launches Excel, and opens the workbook, and selects the desired worksheet, the workbook's worksheet cells can successfully invoke functions defined in add-in modules.
As per Tim Williams' comment, this article from Microsoft describes this issue and explains how to solve it:
Add-ins do not load when using the CreateObject command in Excel
' File: test.vbs
' Opens Excel workbook "Workbook.xlsm" to worksheet "XYZ"
Set objXL = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
Set ObjWB = objXL.Workbooks.Open("C:\Path\To\Workbook.xlsm")
' Open add-in file 'AddIn.xlam'
objXL.Workbooks.Open ("C:\Path\To\AddIn.xlam")
objXL.Goto ObjWB.Sheets("XYZ").Range("A1")
objXL.Application.Visible = True
' Maximize the window after it opens
objXL.Application.WindowState = xlMaximized
Set objWB = Nothing
Set objXL = Nothing
The problem is I made a script that opens and refreshes data in my excel.
The data is external data from a PHD server I get this data with a plugin installed on excel.
All works fine untill I try to schedule the script with task scheduler. when I schedule it as "run only when user is logged on" it workes fine. but when I try to schedule it as " run wheter user is logged on or not" it does not update the data.
(it does open the excel and saves it but no changes in the data)
It is set on a VM that acts as a desktop and the updates need to be done even when i'm logged of.
The code of the script: (that works fine when i manualy launch it)
Dim oExcel
Set oExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application") 'launch excel.
oExcel.Visible = True ' makes the aplication visible (if not set to true the data won't be updated)
oExcel.DisplayAlerts = False' disables all excel allerts.
oExcel.AskToUpdateLinks = False 'now excel will not ask you to update links.
oExcel.AlertBeforeOverwriting = False 'excel will not display an alert before overwriting data in a cell.
code for the plugin to update data
Dim addIn
addIn = COMAddIn
Dim automationObject
automationObject = Object
Set addIn = oExcel.COMAddIns("ExcelCompanion")
Set automationObject = addIn.Object
automationObject.UNIF_workbook_refresh
code to save and close excel
oWorkbook.RefreshAll 'refreshes the workbook
oWorkbook.Save 'saves the updated workoob
oWorkbook.Final = True 'makes the file read-only
oExcel.Quit 'exits excel
Set oWorkbook = Nothing ' destroy the object (minimises damage if the object goes out of scope)
Set oExcel = Nothing ' destroy the object (minimises damage if the object goes out of scope)
these 3 block of code form the script.
Hencky!
Which version of Windows do you have? I had the same problem about a week ago, and I came across a very strange solution... :)
Try adding a folder into C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile, simply named "Desktop"... If you run a 32-bit version of Windows, do the same thing except the path must contain system32 instead of SysWOW64...
The "run wheter user is logged on or not" will now do the work... If you had a logging function in your script, you would've seen that the script stops somewhere arround Excel commands... I don't know why is that so, it simply is...
I am trying to connect two different files to run by clicking on one. For instance, I want oven.xls excel file to open in the background when I click on test.rcp. Then when i click on test2.rcp, it closes oven.xls and opens oven2.xls. Is this possible using vbscript, or any other method for that matter? Any input would be appreciated. thanks.
I'm not sure what a "rcp" file is, but here are two vbs files that do what you need.
' test.vbs
With CreateObject("Excel.Application")
.Visible = True
.Workbooks.Open "oven.xls"
End With
' test2.vbs
Set e = GetObject(, "Excel.Application")
If Not e Is Nothing Then
e.Workbooks.Close
e.Workbooks.Open "oven2.xls"
End If
I am trying to schedule a vba script. I am working through the company server and am wondering if I can not access this due to administrative restrictions? here is the code:
Dim xlApp
Dim xlBook
Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
Set xlBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open("\\Computer\denfs1\data\1EpUSRgltry\Permitting - Wells & Sundries\WEST (CO-MT-ND)\Schedules & Status\Planning and Permiting Spread sheet(West) Permit and Planning spread sheet.xlsm", 0, True)
xlApp.Run "Click"
xlBook.Close
xlApp.Quit
Set xlBook = Nothing
Set xlApp = Nothing
Here is the error I am getting
What does the macro "Click" do? If it make changes, close it without saving (change to True if you want to save changes by the Click macro).
xlBook.Close False
You may also want to debug from Excel by putting xlApp.Visible = True before opening the .xlsm workbook.
There might be a hidden Excel.exe locking that same file from previous script execution (say you press Ctrl-C before the macro "Click" finishes). Close all visible Excel windows and ensure there are no Excel.exe running in task manager.
If you keep pressing Cancel when Excel asks you to save changes to it, it will stuck in background even the vbs did not pick up any error.
The problem was a syntax error with the name of the file... Make sure you have the whole string accurate :/
I am relatively new to the true power in Excel - Macros/VBA and have been tasked to set up the financial model for a million dollar project. I am able to set everything up and have it run smoothly, but there's too much manual input involved. I would like to seek simplification through the power of VBA.
This is my dilemma:
I need to be able to individually double-click on a specific set of cells (in a Row), which will open up a file window that allows me to select a EXL file.
Once I select the file, that file should be preferably opened in a temp status (not visible, but I can run functions and pull info from it).
I will then need the macro to go into that opened sheet, conduct a simple SUMIFS function, and record the outcome in a column of the current sheet I'm working from.
I've been doing some Excel tutorial on Lynda in hope to seek the answers there, but I think the complexity of this request demands the knowledge of a true master.
Any help will be greatly appreciated! I would imagine this could be a nice little challenge for those who seek it :)
Sincere thanks,
Try this:
Dim appExcel As Excel.Application
Set appExcel = CreateObject("EXCEL.Application")
Dim wkbk As Excel.Workbook
Set wkbk = appExcel.Workbooks.Open(sPathSrc, , False, , , sPassword)
' do EXCEL work here
If Not wkbk Is Nothing Then wkbk.Close True
Set wkbk = Nothing
If Not appExcel Is Nothing Then
appExcel.DisplayAlerts = False
appExcel.Quit
End If
Set appExcel = Nothing
This code is from an ACCESS application that invoked EXCEL to print some reports. I found it necessary to sprinkle some DOEVENTS calls around, but it was all a while ago; some details escape me at this moment.