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TitleUse Visual Basic to write an Excel spreadsheet
KeywordsOffice, Eexcel, workbook, worksheet
CategoriesOffice
 
Create an Excel server object and use its methods to write to the new workbook.

Note that this project contains a reference to the Excel object library. You may need to use a different reference for your version of Excel.

 
Private Sub cmdLoad_Click()
Dim excel_app As Excel.Application
Dim row As Integer

    Screen.MousePointer = vbHourglass
    DoEvents

    ' Create the Excel application.
    Set excel_app = CreateObject("Excel.Application")

    ' Uncomment this line to make Excel visible.
    excel_app.Visible = True

    ' Create a new spreadsheet.
    excel_app.Workbooks.Add

    ' Insert data into Excel.
    With excel_app
        .Range("A1").Select
        .ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "Title"
        .Columns("A:A").ColumnWidth = 35
        With .Selection.Font
            .Name = "Arial"
            .FontStyle = "Bold"
            .Size = 10
            .Strikethrough = False
            .Superscript = False
            .Subscript = False
            .OutlineFont = False
            .Shadow = False
            .Underline = xlUnderlineStyleNone
            .ColorIndex = 5
        End With

        .Columns("B:B").ColumnWidth = 13
        .Range("B1").Select
        .ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "ISBN"
        With .Selection.Font
            .Name = "Arial"
            .FontStyle = "Bold"
            .Size = 10
            .Strikethrough = False
            .Superscript = False
            .Subscript = False
            .OutlineFont = False
            .Shadow = False
            .Underline = xlUnderlineStyleNone
            .ColorIndex = 5
        End With

        row = 2
        .Range("A" & Format$(row)).Select
        .ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "'Advanced Visual Basic " & _
            "Techniques"
        .Range("B" & Format$(row)).Select
        .ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "'0-471-18881-6"

        row = row + 1
        .Range("A" & Format$(row)).Select
        .ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "'Ready-to-Run Visual " & _
            "Basic Algorithms"
        .Range("B" & Format$(row)).Select
        .ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "'0-471-24268-3"

        row = row + 1
        .Range("A" & Format$(row)).Select
        .ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "'Custom Controls Library"
        .Range("B" & Format$(row)).Select
        .ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "'0-471-24267-5"

        row = row + 1
        .Range("A" & Format$(row)).Select
        .ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "'Bug Proofing Visual " & _
            "Basic"
        .Range("B" & Format$(row)).Select
        .ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "'0-471-32351-9"

        row = row + 1
        .Range("A" & Format$(row)).Select
        .ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "'Ready-to-Run Visual " & _
            "Basic Code Library"
        .Range("B" & Format$(row)).Select
        .ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "'0-471-33345-X"

        row = row + 1
        .Range("A" & Format$(row)).Select
        .ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "'Visual Basic Graphics " & _
            "Programming"
        .Range("B" & Format$(row)).Select
        .ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "'0-471-35599-2"

        ' Save the results.
        .ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs FileName:=txtExcelFile, _
            FileFormat:=xlNormal, _
            Password:="", _
            WriteResPassword:="", _
            ReadOnlyRecommended:=False, _
            CreateBackup:=False
    End With

    ' Comment the rest of the lines to keep
    ' Excel running so you can see it.

    ' Close the workbook without saving.
    excel_app.ActiveWorkbook.Close False

    ' Close Excel.
    excel_app.Quit
    Set excel_app = Nothing

    Screen.MousePointer = vbDefault
    MsgBox "Ok"
End Sub
 
 
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