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MS Access Macro to Open, Save, and Close and existing Excel File in SharePoint
Posted on 2010-08-12
How can I adapt the code below that is currently working in Excel to work in a macro module in Access 2007 to open an excel file in SharePoint in edit mode, save it, then close it.
Here is the Excel VBA that is working which MWGainesJR recently helped create:
Here is the Excel VBA that is working which MWGainesJR recently helped create:
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Dim wb As Workbook
Dim xlFile As String
Dim wbname As String
xlFile = "http://sharepoint/sites/MYD_18434/Report%20Library/Bankruptcy/BK%20Timely%20Setup%20Removal%20Daily%20Report/Bk%20Timely%20Setups%20Removals%20Dashboard.xls"
'Open Excel File.
Set wb = Workbooks.Open(xlFile)
wbname = wb.Name
wb.Close True
MsgBox wbname & " Workbook saved"
End Sub
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when running from in access, do you want the file to open in excel? or are you going to do something in code and save it?
From Access you need to create an instance of Excel and then you can use very similar code (see below)
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Graham Mandeno [Access MVP]
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Graham Mandeno [Access MVP]
Dim xlApp as Object ' <<< add
Dim wb As Object ' <<< change
Dim xlFile As String
Dim wbname As String
Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application") ' <<< add
xlFile = "http://sharepoint/sites/MYD_18434/Report%20Library/Bankruptcy/BK%20Timely%20Setup%20Removal%20Daily%20Report/Bk%20Timely%20Setups%20Removals%20Dashboard.xls"
'Open Excel File.
Set wb = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(xlFile) ' <<< change
wbname = wb.Name
wb.Close True
MsgBox wbname & " Workbook saved"
xlApp.Quit ' <<< add
Set wb = Nothing ' <<< add
Set xlApp = Nothing ' <<< add
It worked!
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Sub OpenSpecific_xlFile()
Dim xlApp As Object ' <<< add
Dim wb As Object ' <<< change
Dim xlFile As String
Dim wbname As String
Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Applic
xlFile = "http://sharepoint/sites/MYD_18434/Report%20Library/Bankruptcy/BK%20Timely%20Setup%20Removal%20Daily%20Report/Bk%20Timely%20Setups%20Removals%20Dashboard.xls"
'Open Excel File.
Set wb = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(xlFil
wbname = wb.Name
wb.Close True
MsgBox wbname & " Workbook saved"
xlApp.Quit ' <<< add
Set wb = Nothing ' <<< add
Set xlApp = Nothing ' <<< add
End Sub
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Sub OpenSpecific_xlFile()
Dim xlApp As Object ' <<< add
Dim wb As Object ' <<< change
Dim xlFile As String
Dim wbname As String
Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Applic
xlFile = "http://sharepoint/sites/MYD_18434/Report%20Library/Bankruptcy/BK%20Timely%20Setup%20Removal%20Daily%20Report/Bk%20Timely%20Setups%20Removals%20Dashboard.xls"
'Open Excel File.
Set wb = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(xlFil
wbname = wb.Name
wb.Close True
MsgBox wbname & " Workbook saved"
xlApp.Quit ' <<< add
Set wb = Nothing ' <<< add
Set xlApp = Nothing ' <<< add
End Sub
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