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Access VBA- trying to get data from Excel worksheet, multiple worksheets isse

All,

I am trying to grab data from an Excel file. The Excel file has three worksheets in the workbook.

I've been successful in doing so except in indicating which of the worksheets to pull the data from.

I am interested in the worksheet called 'sum' (see code below).

My code below only wants to select the data from the worksheet that was the 'selected' one when the workbook was last saved!

I'm trying to loop through all worksheets and just grab 'sum' with the for next loop below.

Using Access 2010

HELP!

Set oXL = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
Set oWbk = oXL.Workbooks.Open(strFileName)
Dim i As Integer, intNumSheets As Integer, intSheet As Integer
'For i = 1 To Sheets.Count
' .Cells(i, 1).Value = Sheets(i).Name
'Next i

intNumSheets = oWbk.Sheets.Count
For i = 1 To intNumSheets
If oWbk.Sheets(i).Name = "sum" Then
intSheet = i
Exit For
End If
' MsgBox (i & " - " & oWbk.Sheets(i).Name)
Next i

'oWst = oWbk.Worksheets(intSheet)

Set oWst = oXL.Worksheets(2)

Rey Obrero (Capricorn1)

try this

Dim i As Integer, intNumSheets As Integer, intSheet As Integer
Dim oXL as object
Set oXL = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
oXL.Workbooks.Open(strFileName)

with oXL
For i= 1 to .worksheets.count
if .worksheets(i).name="sum" then
msgbox "Found worksheet Sum"

' what do you want to do ?
'place codes here
end if
next
end with

oXL.quit

scbdpm

ASKER

I want to set the worksheete to 'sum'

this isnt' working:
Set oWst = oXL.Worksheets(2)

Rey Obrero (Capricorn1)

did you copy and paste the codes i posted above?

scbdpm

ASKER

it's pretty much what I posted.

isn't it?

Norie

Try this.

It will set oWst to the 'sum' worksheet if it's found in the workbook.

Set oXL = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
Set oWbk = oXL.Workbooks.Open(strFileName)

For Each oWSt In oWbk.Worksheets
    If oWSt.Name = "sum" Then Exit For
Next oWSt

' check worksheet has been found

  If Not oWSt Is Nothing Then

       Msgbox "sum worksheet found"

       ' code to do stuff with worksheet
       Msgbox oWSt.Range("A1").Value
Else
       Msgbox "sum worksheet not found"

End If

' close workbook

oXLWbk.Close False

oXL.Quit

Set oXL = Nothing

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Rey Obrero (Capricorn1)

<it's pretty much what I posted.> definitely NOT.

scbdpm

ASKER

nope, still grabbing the sheet that was saved as in focus (turns out its the third).

I can't imagine this makes a difference but this is a password protected workbook...

Norie

Why don't you just use this line from the original code removing the ' amd adding Set?

Set  oWst = oWbk.Worksheets(intSheet)

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scbdpm

ASKER

I used the following and it didn't work:

i = 1

For Each oWst In oWbk.Worksheets
If oWst.Name = "sum" Then
intSheet = i
Exit For
End If
i = i + 1
Next oWst

' check worksheet has been found

If Not oWst Is Nothing Then

MsgBox "sum worksheet found"

' code to do stuff with worksheet

Set oWst = oWbk.Worksheets(intSheet)

Rey Obrero (Capricorn1)

so you don't want to try the codes i posted...

scbdpm

ASKER

that is your code but assining intSheet from i in the for loop....

Norie

capricorn's code will work.

The orginal code will work, if you make the change I suggested.

The code I posted should work too.

If none of the code is working can you post explaining how it isn't working?

scbdpm

ASKER

perhaps I'm missing somethign but this isn't working for me:

<nope, still grabbing the sheet that was saved as "in focus" (turns out its the third).>

code is not grabbing the 'sum' worksheet

Rey Obrero (Capricorn1)

<that is your code but assining intSheet from i in the for loop....> that is NOT my codes .please do NOT insists and mixing your codes with what I posted..

just let us know what you want to do

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Norie

How do you know the code isn't working?

PS I've checked them all and they all work.

scbdpm

ASKER

sory guys... not sure who to make this more clear......

I need to take data in a worksheet that is called 'sum'

the code I posted in the original question will take the information not from the 'sum' worksheet but whatever worksheet was 'out front' (sorry dont know the technical term) when the workbook was last saved.

I need to get the worksheet 'sum'.

Rey Obrero (Capricorn1)

did you see my post at http:#a37716701 ?

scbdpm

ASKER

capricorn1:
yes but I had to add the 'Set' line.

see below:

With oXL
For i = 1 To .Worksheets.Count
If .Worksheets(i).Name = "sum" Then
MsgBox "Found worksheet Sum"

' what do you want to do ?
'place codes here

.Worksheets(i).Select
Set oWst = oWbk.Worksheets(i)

End If
Next
End With