Refresh Excel Pivot table from Access

Is that error at compile time or runtime?

runtime

Odd.
I wonder if it's some issue with the ActiveSheet object.
What about

Dim objExcel As Excel.Application
Dim objSheet As Excel.Worksheet

    Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
    objExcel.Workbooks.Open ("\\Wabelhdk0215892\Intranet Information Server\CorePlan\SpreadSheets\" & gFileName & ".xls")
    objExcel.Visible = True
    objExcel.DisplayAlerts = False
    'objExcel.PivotTable.Verb = acOLEVerbOpen
    objExcel.PivotTableSelection = acOLEActivate
    'PivotTable.Action = acOLEActivate
    Set objSheet = objExcel.ActiveSheet
    Msgbox "About to refresh on " & objSheet.Name
    Msgbox "About to refresh on " & objSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").Name
    objSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").RefreshTable

See if that changes anything - and if not which line it errors on.
(Naturally the message boxes are to be removed in time).

Is it possible to pass the actual name from the Excel Pivot table on open of the pivot table.

My workbook can contain multiple wksheets and pivot tables on the same wksht.

the first msgbox returns the value of 3G - name of the active wksheet (1 of 4 within the wkbook)
the 2nd msgbox errors on the PivotTable name - in this case mind is Pivottable2 not 1.

So there must be a way to get the active name and relay it back to the code?

K

How many Pivot tables are there in your worksheet in question?

That can very because I have several xls that can contian various numbers of wksheets.  So I will have to allow for this variance some how.

K

thought I would try a variable by my code doesn't like it.

Function OpenExcelPivot()
On Error GoTo OpenExcelPivot_Err
Dim objExcel As Excel.Application
Dim objSheet As Excel.workSheet
Dim nPName As String

    Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
    objExcel.Workbooks.Open ("\\Wabelhdk0215892\Intranet Information Server\CorePlan\SpreadSheets\" & gFileName & ".xls")
    objExcel.Visible = True
    objExcel.DisplayAlerts = False
    'objExcel.PivotTable.Verb = acOLEVerbOpen
    objExcel.PivotTableSelection = acOLEActivate
    'PivotTable.Action = acOLEActivate
    Set objSheet = objExcel.ActiveSheet
    nPName = objSheet.Name
    MsgBox "About to refresh on " & objSheet.Name
    MsgBox "About to refresh on " & objSheet.PivotTables(nPName).Name
    objSheet.PivotTables(nPName).RefreshTable

OpenExcelPivot_Exit:
    Exit Function

OpenExcelPivot_Err:
  MsgBox Error$

   Resume OpenExcelPivot_Exit

End Function

I am going for the night - thanks for your assistance  - I will pick this up in the am.

K

The name of the pivot table is definately Pivottable2?

What do you see listed using

Dim objExcel As Excel.Application
Dim objSheet As Excel.Worksheet
Dim objPivot As Excel.Worksheet
Dim strList as String

    Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
    objExcel.Workbooks.Open ("\\Wabelhdk0215892\Intranet Information Server\CorePlan\SpreadSheets\" & gFileName & ".xls")
    objExcel.Visible = True
    objExcel.DisplayAlerts = False
    'objExcel.PivotTable.Verb = acOLEVerbOpen
    objExcel.PivotTableSelection = acOLEActivate
    'PivotTable.Action = acOLEActivate
    Set objSheet = objExcel.ActiveSheet
   
    For Each objPivot  In objSheet.PivotTables
        strList = strList & objPivot.Name & vbcrlf
    Next
    Msgbox strList

I'd wondered about number - hence the question about how many there are per sheet :-)
The last loop was just to see for certain exactly what Pivot Tables there are in there.
Perhaps to then iterate through the tables - and compare for name - refreshing the appropriate one when found ;-)

Ah, yes. That would avoid the error, indeed. I didn't mean to stop you in the direction you were taking, mind you, I was just offering another approach to the entire problem...
Cheers!
(°v°)

Noo - not stopped me.. lol
Why to stop me it would take a sunny day - a fridge of beer and...

harfang,

where do you handle the pstrWorkbook variable?

K

I am getting Automation error invalid syntax?

K

kfschaefer1

pstrWorkbook is the name of the workbook you wish to open and refresh. For example, call the sub above like this:

OpenXL_Pivot "\\Wabelhdk0215892\Intranet Information Server\CorePlan\SpreadSheets\" & gFileName & ".xls"

It should work as it is. It was not necessarily meant to be incorporated in your existing Sub...

To find where the error occurs, try from VB "tools / options...", [General] tab, Error trapping: (•) Break on all errors. This should highlight the line if you choose [Debug]. Remember to turn this back off when done debugging, naturally.

(°v°)

What is the syntax to declare the path as a global declaration?

k

Please explain what you mean or want to acheive. A global *variable* is a variable outside of a sub or function, so it a global *constant*. What is a global path?
(°v°)

You want to declare the folder path as a global constant?

Nevermind

I need to incorporate both samples of the open pivot code;

I now need to run this code with my nightly run - so I need to refresh the pivot tables.  I have created a table that will contain the variable name of the spreadsheet _ I want to refresh all pivot tabels within each of the half dozen spreadsheets.

I am having a little difficulty getting the combined code to work.

Function OpenXL_Pivot(pstrWorkbook As String)

   ' Dim xlWorkbook As Excel.workBook
    Dim xlPivotCache As Excel.PivotCache

On Error GoTo Error_Label
    ' get (or open) workbook
    Set xlWorkbook = GetObject(pstrWorkbook)
    ' refresh all pivot tables
Dim objExcel As Excel.Application
Dim objSheet As Excel.Worksheet
Dim objPivot As Excel.Worksheet
Dim strList As String

    Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
    'objExcel.Workbooks.Open ("\\Wabelhdk0215892\Intranet Information Server\CorePlan\SpreadSheets\" & pstrWorkbook & ".xls")
    objExcel.Workbooks.Open (pstrWorkbook)
    objExcel.Visible = True
    objExcel.DisplayAlerts = False
    'objExcel.PivotTable.Verb = acOLEVerbOpen
    objExcel.PivotTableSelection = acOLEActivate
    'PivotTable.Action = acOLEActivate
    Set objSheet = objExcel.ActiveSheet
    For Each xlPivotCache In xlWorkbook.PivotCaches  --------- If I use this one it dies on the xlworkbook object
        xlPivotCache.Refresh
    Next xlPivotCache
   
    For Each objPivot In objSheet.PivotTables - this one only returns a message box and not actually refreshing the pivot tables.
        strList = strList & objPivot.Name & vbCrLf
    Next
    MsgBox strList

Exit_Label:
    On Error Resume Next
    ' make sure everything is visible...
   ' xlWorkbook.Activate
   ' xlWorkbook.Windows(1).Visible = False
   ' xlWorkbook.Application.Visible = False
    Exit Function
   
Error_Label:
    MsgBox Err.Description
    Resume Exit_Label

End Function

Thanks for your assistance.

Going home for the weekend - HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

kAREN

You've not set the xlWorkbook object in that example.
(Could be something like Set xlWorkbook = objExcel.ActiveWorkbook)
Is it a whole book you're wanting to loop through?  Or just the pivot tables in a given sheet?

As I said - mine wasn't intended to fix anything - the messagebox was to tell you the names of the pivot tables on that worksheet.  To confirm that the name you thought was there was indeed.
Does it return "Pivottable2" in that list?

If so then you can progress the solution (into a kind of halfway house between the two suggestions).

    For Each objPivot In objSheet.PivotTables
        If objPivot.Name = "Pivottable2" Then
            objPivot.RefreshTable
            Exit For
        End If
    Next

Thanks to both Harfang and Lpurvis for their assistance.

After combining both their suggestions my problem was solved.

Thanks,

karen

I'm glad you got it working. Success with your application!
(°v°)

What part of mine did you use?

lol or are you just saying that to be kind.