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Make a file test.vbs using vbscript

Hello,

This is a bit embarrassing but a while back I received a solution from an expert but now I can't remember how to use it.

The thread is here:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28955794/Create-a-list-of-all-sheet-tab-names-in-a-given-Excel-workbook.html

I understand how to copy & paste the code :) and how to "change line 3" to my Excel filename but I don't know how to do this:

Using vbscript, make a file test.vbs with this code:

or this

Run it…
cscript /nologo test.vbs

Thanks

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Joe Winograd

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Thanks a bunch Joe. That did the trick.

After following your steps, the list of sheet tab names appeared in the command prompt window. So now the question I have is:

How do I get that list into a text file so it's usable?

I tried double-clicking the test.vbs file thinking the list might be there but that resulted in a long sequence of small message boxes (one for each sheet tab name).

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Ahhh, that puts me on familiar ground Joe.

I've never used AHK for something like this before so I'm doubly happy because you have given me several new commands to learn.

I did recognize enough of the script you posted to get the job done so now I've got a great new tool in my bag of tricks.

I sometimes find myself with more Excel worksheet tabs than I can keep track of. So in those cases, I like to create an Index sheet and then use =HYPERLINK() to create links to all the other tabs. Getting the list of sheet tab names in the first place is the first step so this will save me a bunch of time.

Thanks as always for your solid and well-explained comments.

Joe Winograd

You're very welcome, Steve. The Component Object Model (COM) native support is excellent in AHK. The documentation for it begins here:
https://autohotkey.com/docs/commands/ComObjActive.htm

The doc is good, with many examples, but an even better place to start learning about it is kon's tutorial, MS Office COM Basics:
https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8978

You may use COM for more than just Excel, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Word. For example, here's an EE thread that I'm participating in where I wrote an AHK script that utilizes Word's COM calls:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28970468/Software-to-count-how-many-instances-of-words.html

As you noted, COM is a great new tool to have in your bag of tricks! Regards, Joe