Running Batch file to ro open Excel and run macro

I cannot get it to run.

What's the error(s) / problem?!

I do not get an error.

Excel does not open to run the macro.

Glen

excel "C:\Users\Glen\Documents\PMS\Test.xlsm"

should launch it.

make the macro autorun, and it'll close itself

The macro appends a spreadsheet tab from a revised SQL table.  The data only needs to be updated once a day, so the macro cannot be an AUTORUN.  Its made to update a log that a clerk maintains with comments.

So my question is, how can I make the macro run (similar to the way Access does with x/ command)?  Is this available for Excel?

Thanks

Glen

I do not get an error.

Excel does not open to run the macro.

Are you sure?  The workbook should be hidden but you can see it through Task Manager.

You may want to change it to:

Sub ExcelMacroExample() 
     Dim xlApp 
     Dim xlBook 

     Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application") 
     Set xlBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open("C:\Users\Glen\Documents\PMS\Test.xlsm", 0, True) 
     xlApp.Run "test"
     xlApp.DisplayAlerts = False
     xlapp.ActiveWorkbook.Save
     xlApp.ActiveWorkbook.Close
     xlApp.Quit 

End Sub 

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This uses xlapp.ActiveWorkbook.Save instead of SaveAs which may be your issue since you are suppressing notifications from the SaveAs dialogue.*


Alternatively, remove xlApp.DisplayAlerts = False and see what happens...


*"This file already exists.  Are you sure you want to overwrite this file?"

Let me repharse my original question:

I want to create a batch file that will open an excel xlsm file "C:\Test.xlsm"
Run a MACRO named "TEST" that updates two of the tabs in the workbook from a SQL server table.
Save the workbook
Quit Excel
Close the batch file.

The MACRO cannot be the type that Runs when the workbook is open.  I want to schedule the batch file to run once a day so it updates the LOG tabs so a clerk can manually update the LOG with comments on the data that has been appended from the MACRO.

Thanks

Glen

As far as I am aware, a .bat script will not be able to manipulate the Excel file in order to call the Macro without Workbook_Open.  I am sure that is where you came up with the VBS script to begin with.

With that said, have you tried the suggestion I posted with the VBS modification?

Alternatively, you don't have to rule out the Workbook_Open idea.  Just an idea -

Is this workbook normally open at the time you want the macro to run?

If it will already be open, set a statement to check the number of times it is open:

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
     If Workbooks.Count >= 2 Then
          Range("A1").Value = "Already Open!"
     End If
End Sub

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If it is opened the first time by a user, nothing happens.  If it is opened a second time (by BAT), the macro runs.  Of course this will not work if it will be the first to open the file.

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