by Steve James (3 Submissions)
Category: Miscellaneous
Compatability: VB 6.0
Difficulty: Unknown Difficulty
Originally Published: Sat 26th July 2003
Date Added: Mon 8th February 2021
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A clearer description of an earlier post on creating a data set that you insert into Excel to make it easier to use it's DFunctions. This
API Declarations
' ' Declarations
Public Excel As Excel.Application ' This line is very important
Dim Worksheet1 As Worksheet
' *************************************************************
VBcoders
' 'Your Form should look like this
' Label1 Label2 Label3 Label4
' (Says Trees) (Says Height) (Says Age) (SaysProfit)
'
'
' Textbox1 , Textbox2, Textbox3, Textbox4
'
' ( Sample) ( Sample) (Sample) (Sample)
' ( Oak) ( 30 ) (45) (367)
'
'
'
' Listbox1, Listbox2, Listbox3, Listbox4
'
'
'
' ComboBox2 ComboBox1
' (Drop Down)
'
'
'
' Command Button Textbox5 TextBox6 Command Button
'
' (Add to List) (Greater than) (Less than) (Activate Inquiry)
'
' ' ************************************************
' Now Insert the words-- Height -- Age -- Profit into Combox1 '
' directly into the list part of the properties window.
' All of the other code goes into command Click
******************************************************************
' This is a super program to automate the use of Excel's DataBase
' functions. You will have to add 8 text boxes 2 combo boxes and
' 3 ' command buttons with as many labels as you feel are necessary
'
' ****************************************
' ' Code
'
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Set Excel = New Excel.Application
Set Workbook = Excel.Workbooks.Add
Excel.Visible = True
Set Worksheet1 = Workbook.ActiveSheet
'*************************************************
' Since I have limited time I was not able to automate
' the following ---- give me more time and I will
' PS I could use some help in inserting phrase Such As-->
' Worksheet.Cell(x,y) = "=" & "=Database(A2:B5,"Something",A12:R25"
' Vb won't pass the range due to the colon --- HELP. Contact
'
'PS Does anyone know how to Open Excel's Menu Items for use
' In a VB program ?
'
'PSS Does anyone know how to open Maple 6 with vb command line
' and insert like we are doing in Excel ?
' [email protected] Thanks Steve
'*****************************************************
Rem This next line is used to Demo the project
Rem You will want to make Trees etc. whatever you want
**
Worksheet1.Cells(1, 2) = "Trees": Cells(1, 3) = "Height": Cells(1, 4) = "Age": Cells(1, 5) = "Profit"
Worksheet1.Cells(7, 2) = "Trees": Cells(7, 3) = "Height": Cells(7, 4) = "Age": Cells(7, 5) = "Profit"
Worksheet1.Cells(2, 2) = Combo2.Text ' Select your tree
Rem This is pretty Neat !
Rem the "greater" than sign will move to column 3, 4 or 5 with the
Rem users chosen item in the Combobox1
Rem I am moving the > with users selection of combo item
tempv = Combo1.ListIndex + 3 ' Adjust for the indent of the Excel Data Table
Worksheet1.Cells(2, Combo1.ListIndex + 3) = ">" & Text5.Text
Worksheet1.Cells(2, 6) = "<" & Text6.Text ' This is fixed at cell 2,6
For i = 0 To List1.NewIndex
Worksheet1.Cells(8 + i, 2) = List1.List(i) 'Current Index num in loop
Worksheet1.Cells(8 + i, 3) = List2.List(i)
Worksheet1.Cells(8 + i, 4) = List3.List(i)
Worksheet1.Cells(8 + i, 5) = List4.List(i)
' ' ********************
Rem In the prior version that I posted I used
' 'Format(List4.List(i), "$###,###.##") instead of
' ' List4.List(i) --- the old line will cause problems
' ' for zero values
'' ' **************************************
Next i
With Excel.Application.ActiveSheet
Rem The User picks Height,Age or Profit
Rem Next line enters this pick into the last cell in row 1
Worksheet1.Cells(1, 6) = Combo1.Text
End With
' Now you are ready to start your calculations in excel
'and return those variables to a vb interface
tempsum = 0
Rem Determine the sum of the number under the heading
Rem That which user picks from combo1
Rem on the Excel sheet that would be the sum of the range
Rem B: something ---> vb won't let me insert a colon directly
'
For t = 8 To 8 + List1.NewIndex
tempsum = tempsum + Worksheet1.Cells(t, Combo1.ListIndex + 3)
Next t
Worksheet1.Cells(1, 8) = tempsum
Worksheet1.Cells(2, 8) = Combo1.ListIndex + 3
Worksheet1.Cells(2, 8) = " You current List count is "
Worksheet1.Cells(3, 8) = "=" & List1.ListCount
' *********
' Rem This next line will be put on the worksheet
' to allow the user to go to Insert/Functions/Database and
' have a clue as to how to set up Excel's hard to use Data Base
' formulas !!!
Worksheet1.Cells(4, 8) = " Re enter the formula below without the slash"
' ***************
'' Note the backslash is used to pass things that contain a colon
' 'or other non transferable stuff
'' *****************************
'
' Be sure to put data into all text boxes
' Trees where trees should be and numbers where numbers
' should be ! ! ! Avoid Errors
Worksheet1.Cells(5, 8) = "\=(Daverage ,B3:B9,""Height"",B1:F2)\"
Worksheet1.Cells(6, 8) = " and change the sample B9 to B followed by List count given above"
Worksheet1.Cells(7, 8) = " Use the same pattern for the other DBase formulas found at Insert/Function/Database"
End Sub
Private Sub Command2_Click()
Combo2.AddItem Text1.Text
List1.AddItem (Text1.Text)
List2.AddItem (Text2.Text)
List3.AddItem (Text3.Text)
List4.AddItem (Text4.Text)
Text1.SetFocus
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
Rem You will get error " User Definded type not definded
Rem if you don't Go to Project / References/ Microsoft
Rem Excel 9 Object Library
Rem Rem You will get error " User Definded type not definded
Rem if you don't Go to Project / References/ Microsoft
Rem Excel 9 Object Library
Rem You will get error 'Expected variable not Project if you
Rem don't use
Rem Public Excel As Excel.Application in the Declarations
Rem Below is optional the statements make it easier to enter text
Text1.SelStart = 0
Text1.SelLength = Len(Text1.Text)
End Sub
Private Sub Text1_Click()
Text1.SelStart = 0
Text1.SelLength = Len(Text1.Text)
End Sub
Private Sub Text1_GotFocus()
Text1.SelStart = 0
Text1.SelLength = Len(Text1.Text)
End Sub
Private Sub Text2_GotFocus()
Text2.SelStart = 0
Text2.SelLength = Len(Text2.Text)
End Sub
Private Sub Text3_GotFocus()
Text3.SelStart = 0
Text3.SelLength = Len(Text3.Text)
End Sub
Private Sub Text4_GotFocus()
Text4.SelStart = 0
Text4.SelLength = Len(Text4.Text)
End Sub
Private Sub Text5_GotFocus()
Text5.SelStart = 0
Text5.SelLength = Len(Text5.Text)
End Sub
Private Sub Text6_GotFocus()
Text6.SelStart = 0
Text6.SelLength = Len(Text6.Text)
End Sub
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