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VS 2008 Excel Add-In - Copy worksheet between workbooks

Asked by: jramshur

I've created an Excel Add-In with a custom ribbon tab in VS 2008 VB. I'm trying to open a new workbook and copy a sheet from the new workbook to the currently open workbook.

I've tried several different methods and combinations, but nothing works. I've found post of similar issues, but again no help. I can open the new workbook, but copying the worksheet over is what is causing my troubles.

In the code example I've included two methods I've attempted. One using the worksheet.copy method, and one using the range.copy method. Method 1 returns a "COM object that has been separated from its underlying RCW cannot be used" error. Method 2 seems to do nothing.

With Globals.ThisAddIn.Application
Dim wb1_last As String
Dim wb1_name As String
wb1_last = "Sheet3" ' last sheet name in destination workbook
wb1_name = .ActiveWorkbook.Name 'name of this workbook
 
'declare and open source workbook to copy from
Dim wb2 As Excel.Workbook
wb2 = .Workbooks.Open(My.Settings.pathExamForm) 'open source wb
 
'METHOD 1
wb2.Sheets("2009").Copy(After:=.Workbooks(wb1_name).Sheets(wb1_last))
 
'METHOD 2
.Goto(.ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("2009").Range("B2"))
.ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("2009").Cells.Select()
.ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("2009").Range("B2").Activate()
'copy worksheet from source to destination
wb2.Worksheets("2009").UsedRange.Copy(.Worksheets(1).Range("A1"))
.ActiveSheet.Selection.Copy()
.Workbooks(wb1_name).Sheets("Sheet1").Select()
.ActiveSheet.Paste()
End With

                                  
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2009-10-07 at 14:20:16ID24794099
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Answers

 

by: mas_oz2003Posted on 2009-10-07 at 19:44:52ID: 25522046

Method 1 only copies within the target workbook. thus it does not work.

The code snippet is the VBA code that does what you need, please modify method accordingly.
eg. I will change line 19 for
ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("2009").UsedRange.Select()
ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("2009").Selection.Copy()

Sub Macro2()
'
' Macro2 Macro
' test 2
'
 
'
    Range("E4:F9").Select
    Selection.Copy
    Windows("Book1").Activate
    Range("B3").Select
    ActiveSheet.Paste
End Sub
                                              
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by: jramshurPosted on 2009-10-07 at 22:00:05ID: 25522413

Made the change, but I get the following error on the .copy method.

"Public member 'Selection' on type 'Worksheet' not found."

With Globals.ThisAddIn.Application
 Dim wb1_last As String
 Dim wb1_name As String
 wb1_last = "Sheet3" ' last sheet name in destination workbook
 wb1_name = .ActiveWorkbook.Name 'name of this workbook
 
 'declare and open source workbook to copy from
 Dim wb2 As Excel.Workbook
 wb2 = .Workbooks.Open(My.Settings.pathExamForm) 'open source wb
 
 .Goto(.ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("2009").Range("B2"))
 .ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("2009").Cells.Select()
 .ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("2009").Range("B2").Activate()
 'copy worksheet from source to destination
 .ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("2009").UsedRange.Select()
 .ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("2009").Selection.Copy()
 .Workbooks(wb1_name).Sheets("Sheet1").Select()
 .ActiveSheet.Paste()
 
End With

                                              
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by: mas_oz2003Posted on 2009-10-07 at 23:45:29ID: 25522753

Please change .ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("2009").Selection.Copy()
with
.ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("2009").UsedRange.Copy()

 

by: jramshurPosted on 2009-10-08 at 12:28:01ID: 25529149

Thanks. That worked. I don't know why this was so difficult. I always start by recording macros in Excel, but this was my first VSTO Excel add-in. Guess things are a little different. Attached is the final code.

For some reason some of the row heights change after doing the paste. If I do it manually the heights are correct.

With Globals.ThisAddIn.Application
 .ScreenUpdating = False 'turn off screen updating
 Dim ws_name As String
 Dim wb1_name As String
 
 'create new worksheet to hold copyied data
 .ActiveWorkbook.Sheets.Add(After:=.Sheets(.Sheets.Count))
 ws_name = Me.editSheetName.Text 'get name
 .ActiveSheet.name = ws_name 'set name
 wb1_name = .ActiveWorkbook.Name 'name of this workbook
 
 'declare and open source workbook to copy from
 Dim wb2 As Excel.Workbook
 wb2 = .Workbooks.Open(My.Settings.pathExamForm) 'open source wb
 .ScreenUpdating = True ' turn it back on
 .Goto(.ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(My.Settings.defaultSheet).Range("B2"))
 .ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(My.Settings.defaultSheet).Cells.Select()         .ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(My.Settings.defaultSheet).Range("B2").Activate()
 
 'copy worksheet from source to destination
 .ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(My.Settings.defaultSheet).UsedRange.Select()
 .ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(My.Settings.defaultSheet).UsedRange.Copy()
 
 'paste worksheet
 .Workbooks(wb1_name).Sheets(ws_name).activate()
 .ScreenUpdating = True 
 'have to turn it back on before copying or images didn't copy correctly            
 .ActiveSheet.Paste() 'paste
 .ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(ws_name).UsedRange.RowHeight = 15
 'for some reason row heights were changing after pasting
 .Goto(.ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(ws_name).Range("A1"))
 
 'clean up
 .Application.DisplayAlerts = False
 wb2.Close(False)
 .Application.DisplayAlerts = True
 wb2 = Nothing
 
End With

                                              
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by: mas_oz2003Posted on 2009-10-09 at 19:24:44ID: 25540438

have a look a PasteSpecial method.  It can include formatting

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