writing to excel from outlook

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pete the greek

hi im trying to us excel to log whick folders i access within my email and
> am
> struggling with the automation between outloook and excel

> i appear to be able to do this by creating a new excel object and then
> opening the excel file writing the info and then closing it again see code
> below.

> what i would like to do is leave the escel file open as i assume this
> would
> be quicker but if i do this creatobject opens the file as read only in the
> background

> i think i need to use getobject to pick up the open file but cant get it
> to
> work any pointers

> code:

> Sub log()

> Set MyApp = CreateObject("excel.application")

> Set objNS = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
> Set thisfolder = Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder

> MyApp.workbooks.Open "C:\Documents and Settings\Peter\My
> Documents\test.xls", ReadOnly:="false"
> MyApp.workbooks("test.xls").worksheets(1).Range("A1").Select
> MyApp.Selection.entirerow.Insert
> MyApp.workbooks("test.xls").worksheets(1).Range("A1").Value =
> thisfolder.Name

> MyApp.workbooks("test.xls").Close (True)

> End Sub
 
Before calling CreateObject check if GetObject returns an object. If it

does, see whether the file is already in the Workbooks collection before

calling Workbooks.Open.

Best regards

Michael Bauer

Am Sun, 3 Jan 2010 08:03:01 -0800 schrieb pete the greek:


> hi im trying to us excel to log whick folders i access within my email

and
> > am
> > struggling with the automation between outloook and excel
>

>> i appear to be able to do this by creating a new excel object and then
> > opening the excel file writing the info and then closing it again see

code
> > below.
>

>> what i would like to do is leave the escel file open as i assume this
> > would
> > be quicker but if i do this creatobject opens the file as read only in

the
> > background
>

>> i think i need to use getobject to pick up the open file but cant get it
> > to
> > work any pointers
>

>> code:
>

>> Sub log()
>

>> Set MyApp = CreateObject("excel.application")
>

>
>
>> Set objNS = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
> > Set thisfolder = Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder
>

>> MyApp.workbooks.Open "C:\Documents and Settings\Peter\My
> > Documents\test.xls", ReadOnly:="false"
> > MyApp.workbooks("test.xls").worksheets(1).Range("A1").Select
> > MyApp.Selection.entirerow.Insert
> > MyApp.workbooks("test.xls").worksheets(1).Range("A1").Value =
> > thisfolder.Name
>

>
>
>> MyApp.workbooks("test.xls").Close (True)
>

>
>
>> End Sub
 
thanks Michael

getting the info into the spreadsheet now

the code runs great from outlook and is much quicker with the spreadsheet open

one thing i would like but cant get is to bring the excel spreadsheet to the

front after inseting the data as there is a field i need to manual update.

i have tried all the variations i can think of on MyApp and MyApp.workbook

ie select,show,visible.activate but cant get the spreadsheet to the front

regards

pete

"Michael Bauer " wrote:



> Before calling CreateObject check if GetObject returns an object. If it
> does, see whether the file is already in the Workbooks collection before
> calling Workbooks.Open.

> > Best regards
> Michael Bauer
>

>

> Am Sun, 3 Jan 2010 08:03:01 -0800 schrieb pete the greek:
>
> > hi im trying to us excel to log whick folders i access within my email
> and
> >> am
> >> struggling with the automation between outloook and excel
> >
> >> i appear to be able to do this by creating a new excel object and then
> >> opening the excel file writing the info and then closing it again see
> code
> >> below.
> >
> >> what i would like to do is leave the escel file open as i assume this
> >> would
> >> be quicker but if i do this creatobject opens the file as read only in
> the
> >> background
> >
> >> i think i need to use getobject to pick up the open file but cant get it
> >> to
> >> work any pointers
> >
> >> code:
> >
> >> Sub log()
> >
> >> Set MyApp = CreateObject("excel.application")
> >
> >
> >
> >> Set objNS = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
> >> Set thisfolder = Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder
> >
> >> MyApp.workbooks.Open "C:\Documents and Settings\Peter\My
> >> Documents\test.xls", ReadOnly:="false"
> >> MyApp.workbooks("test.xls").worksheets(1).Range("A1").Select
> >> MyApp.Selection.entirerow.Insert
> >> MyApp.workbooks("test.xls").worksheets(1).Range("A1").Value =
> >> thisfolder.Name
> >
> >
> >
> >> MyApp.workbooks("test.xls").Close (True)
> >
> >
> >
> >> End Sub
> .
>
 
That's how it works as Excel is another process, and the last line of code

executed is always in Outlook, which brings Outlook up to the front. You

could minimize the current Outlook window, or use some Win32 API functions

in order to find the Excel window.

Best regards

Michael Bauer

Am Mon, 4 Jan 2010 07:51:01 -0800 schrieb pete the greek:


> thanks Michael

> getting the info into the spreadsheet now

> the code runs great from outlook and is much quicker with the spreadsheet

open

> one thing i would like but cant get is to bring the excel spreadsheet to

the
> front after inseting the data as there is a field i need to manual update.

> i have tried all the variations i can think of on MyApp and MyApp.workbook
> ie select,show,visible.activate but cant get the spreadsheet to the front

> regards

> pete

> "Michael Bauer " wrote:
>
>

>
>> Before calling CreateObject check if GetObject returns an object. If it
> > does, see whether the file is already in the Workbooks collection before
> > calling Workbooks.Open.
>

>> > > Best regards
> > Michael Bauer
> >

> >

>
>
>> Am Sun, 3 Jan 2010 08:03:01 -0800 schrieb pete the greek:
> >
> >> hi im trying to us excel to log whick folders i access within my email
> > and
> >>> am
> >>> struggling with the automation between outloook and excel
> >>
>>>> i appear to be able to do this by creating a new excel object and then
> >>> opening the excel file writing the info and then closing it again see
> > code
> >>> below.
> >>
>>>> what i would like to do is leave the escel file open as i assume this
> >>> would
> >>> be quicker but if i do this creatobject opens the file as read only in
> > the
> >>> background
> >>
>>>> i think i need to use getobject to pick up the open file but cant get

it
> >>> to
> >>> work any pointers
> >>
>>>> code:
> >>
>>>> Sub log()
> >>
>>>> Set MyApp = CreateObject("excel.application")
> >>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Set objNS = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
> >>> Set thisfolder = Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder
> >>
>>>> MyApp.workbooks.Open "C:\Documents and Settings\Peter\My
> >>> Documents\test.xls", ReadOnly:="false"
> >>> MyApp.workbooks("test.xls").worksheets(1).Range("A1").Select
> >>> MyApp.Selection.entirerow.Insert
> >>> MyApp.workbooks("test.xls").worksheets(1).Range("A1").Value =
> >>> thisfolder.Name
> >>
>>>
>>>
>>>> MyApp.workbooks("test.xls").Close (True)
> >>
>>>
>>>
>>>> End Sub
> > .
> >
 
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