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how can I insert an Excel spreadsheet in a Visual Basic 6.0 form

Asked by: chrome2000

hello everyone:

I need to be able to insert an Excel spreadsheet in a Visual Basic 6.0 form so that users can play with the spreadsheet as they do with Excel. I have seen several Active X components that will do just that but they are not free. there must be a way that you can use something from MS. please i am looking for a solution that will not involve having to buy an ActiveX. code will be great.

thank you in advance

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Answers

 

by: vinnyd79Posted on 2007-06-12 at 18:51:22ID: 19271278

You can try the webbrowser control:  Projects>Components>Microsoft Internet Controls.


Private Sub Command1_Click()
    ' open excel file
    WebBrowser1.Navigate2 ("C:\Test.xls")
End Sub

Private Sub Command2_Click()
    ' save data
    WebBrowser1.ExecWB OLECMDID_SAVE, OLECMDEXECOPT_DONTPROMPTUSER
End Sub

 

by: ryancysPosted on 2007-06-12 at 18:51:55ID: 19271281

you can try look for OLE object that available by default in VB6. You can select it from the ToolBox.

 

by: vinnyd79Posted on 2007-06-12 at 18:55:37ID: 19271289

This will also load excels toolbar:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    ' open excel file
    WebBrowser1.Navigate2 ("C:\Test.xls")
End Sub

Private Sub WebBrowser1_DocumentComplete(ByVal pDisp As Object, URL As Variant)
    WebBrowser1.ExecWB OLECMDID_HIDETOOLBARS, OLECMDEXECOPT_DONTPROMPTUSER
End Sub

 

by: chrome2000Posted on 2007-06-12 at 19:08:40ID: 19271320

hello vinnyd79:

I cannot find Projects>Components>Microsoft Internet Controls. do you know the path to the OCX or dll

thank you

 

by: chrome2000Posted on 2007-06-12 at 19:21:27ID: 19271364

sorry found it

 

by: vinnyd79Posted on 2007-06-12 at 19:21:28ID: 19271365

It should be in your system32 dir:

shdocvw.dll

 

by: chrome2000Posted on 2007-06-12 at 20:14:55ID: 19271669

hello vinnyd79:

your solution seems to work but the problem is that unless i save the original excel file (which I don't want to do) i can not browser the spreadsheet and get the values on specific columns. is there a way that i can get to the content of the Excel spreadsheet?

thank you

 

by: vinnyd79Posted on 2007-06-13 at 03:55:37ID: 19273289

Im not sure what you are trying to do. Do you have a new workbook that is open in Excel that you would like to pull into the vbform?

 

by: tfoavnmaskinPosted on 2007-06-13 at 04:04:30ID: 19273330

Try this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311765
it's the DSOFramer control, it works like Excel

 

by: chrome2000Posted on 2007-06-13 at 10:44:30ID: 19276471

hello vinnyd79:

i have placed the web control on the form like you suggested. i am able to display the Excel doc on the web component. the problem now is that I would like to access at the row and col level the content of the excel spreadsheet that the users will modify after following specific rules designed to accomplish a specific task (out of scope on this discussion). is there a way to access the content of the excel spreadsheet "currently" displayed on the web component?

thank you !

 

by: vinnyd79Posted on 2007-06-13 at 19:45:02ID: 19280106

You could try using GetObject. Here is a simple example.

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    WebBrowser1.Navigate2 ("C:\Test.xls")
End Sub

Private Sub Command2_Click()
    Dim xlApp As Object, xlWb As Object, xlWs As Object
    On Error Resume Next
    Set xlApp = GetObject(, "Excel.Application")
    If Not xlApp Is Nothing Then
        Set xlWb = xlApp.ActiveWorkBook
        Set xlWs = xlWb.ActiveSheet
   
        MsgBox xlWs.Cells(5, 5)  ' get data from row 5 col 5
        MsgBox xlWs.Cells(5, 6)  ' get data from row 5 col 6
   
        ' add text to row 3 column 4
        xlWs.Cells(3, 4) = "MY DATA!!!!"
    End If
    Set xlWs = Nothing
    Set xlWb = Nothing
    Set xlApp = Nothing
End Sub


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