Question

Save Excel Formula/FormulaArray result into memory

Asked by: kingasa

Hi,

In my application I'm using excel object library in order to read data form an excel sheet.

I am setting a cell value with a formula and then read the result value.

for example:
------------
Cells(x,y).Formula = '=SUM(A1:A10)'
Dim parm1 As Integer
parm1 = CInt(Cells(x,y).Value)

I would like to bypass the action of setting the formula into a cell and then read the result value, instead I would like to get the formula result directly into the memory (VB parameter)

How do I do that?


    Toda

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2003-01-29 at 06:36:32ID20487433
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Visual Basic Programming

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Answers

 

by: TrifonPosted on 2003-01-29 at 07:34:42ID: 7838591

Try this:

Dim XL As Excel.Application
Dim WB As Excel.Workbook
Dim WS As Excel.Worksheet

'======================
Private Sub TestExcel()
'======================

'Creating a new instance of an Excel application
Set XL = New Excel.Application
XL.Visible = True

'Creating a workbook and a sheet
Set WB = XL.Workbooks.Add()
Set WS = WB.Worksheets.Add()

' put some values in the worksheet
WS.Cells(1, 1) = 1
WS.Cells(2, 1) = 2
WS.Cells(3, 1) = 3

Dim parm1 As Double

parm1 = Excel.WorksheetFunction.Sum(WS.Range("A1:A3"))
Debug.Print parm1

End Sub

 

by: kingasaPosted on 2003-02-05 at 03:42:38ID: 7881836

Hi,

What if the function I want to use is not available in Excel.WorksheetFunction ?

Syntax: CELL(info_type,reference)



    Toda.

 

by: TrifonPosted on 2003-02-05 at 04:22:30ID: 7882025

Then you'll need to build your own functions ... what is the function you can not find ?


More info about using Microsoft Excel Worksheet Functions in Visual Basic
       

You can use most Microsoft Excel worksheet functions in your Visual Basic statements. To see a list of the worksheet functions you can use, see List of Worksheet Functions Available to Visual Basic.

Note   Some worksheet functions aren’t useful in Visual Basic. For example, the Concatenate function isn’t needed because in Visual Basic you can use the & operator to join multiple text values.

Calling a Worksheet Function from Visual Basic

In Visual Basic, the Microsoft Excel worksheet functions are available through the WorksheetFunction object.

The following Sub procedure uses the Min worksheet function to determine the smallest value in a range of cells. First, the variable myRange is declared as a Range object, and then it’s set to range A1:C10 on Sheet1. Another variable, answer, is assigned the result of applying the Min function to myRange. Finally, the value of answer is displayed in a message box.

Sub UseFunction()
    Dim myRange As Range
    Set myRange = Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:C10")
    answer = Application.WorksheetFunction.Min(myRange)
    MsgBox answer
End SubIf you use a worksheet function that requires a range reference as an argument, you must specify a Range object. For example, you can use the Match worksheet function to search a range of cells. In a worksheet cell, you would enter a formula such as =MATCH(9,A1:A10,0). However, in a Visual Basic procedure, you would specify a Range object to get the same result.

Sub FindFirst()
    myVar = Application.WorksheetFunction _
        .Match(9, Worksheets(1).Range("A1:A10"), 0)
    MsgBox myVar
End SubNote   Visual Basic functions don’t use the WorksheetFunction qualifier. A function may have the same name as a Microsoft Excel function and yet work differently. For example, Application.WorksheetFunction.Log and Log will return different values.

Inserting a Worksheet Function into a Cell

To insert a worksheet function into a cell, you specify the function as the value of the Formula property of the corresponding Range object. In the following example, the RAND worksheet function (which generates a random number) is assigned to the Formula property of range A1:B3 on Sheet1 in the active workbook.

Sub InsertFormula()
    Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:B3").Formula = "=RAND()"
End Sub

 

by: kingasaPosted on 2003-02-05 at 04:25:16ID: 7882041

CELL(info_type,reference)

 

by: kingasaPosted on 2003-02-06 at 00:56:06ID: 7889377

any one ?

 

by: CleanupPingPosted on 2003-07-17 at 15:34:13ID: 8947204

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by: DanRollinsPosted on 2003-08-31 at 15:01:45ID: 9258549

Moderator, my recommended disposition is:

    Accept Trifon's comment(s) as an answer.

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