Show print dialog box to print Excel sheet from MS Access VBA - vba

I want to print Excel sheet (Single sheet) which is stored in a path of local computer using a click of button on MS Access form. For some business reasons I need to provide flexibility to show the print setup dialog box which we normally get if we were printing Excel sheet from outside, so that user can select the printer, select what part of sheet to print, copies to print etc. I currently have code as shown below:-
Private Sub cmdPrint_Click()
'wks is already set to Excel sheet which needs to be printed
wks.PrintOut
End Sub
I am trying to also use something like as shown below , but not sure how to connect the Printout method with xlDialogPrint
ExcelApp.Dialogs(xlDialogPrint).Show
I am struggling with what code would do that in MS Access VBA.

The follow code will open Excel then open print interface to allow user to make choices for printing whatever sheet has focus.
Sub PrintSheet()
Dim xl As Excel.Application, wb As Excel.Workbook
Set xl = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
Set wb = xl.Workbooks.Open("C:\filepath\filename.xlsx")
xl.Visible = True
xl.CommandBars.ExecuteMso ("PrintPreviewAndPrint")
End Sub

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VBA Ribbon Bar Integration

I have an Excel macro that performs a few functions on a document (Creates as form, and a few emails) all from MS-Word documents. If the macro is executed from the main spreadsheet (where the macro is), everything works normally. I want to place this macro on the ribbon allowing a user to launch it without having (or knowing where the main excel document is located or having it open). I created a sub to check to see if the spreadsheet was open and modified the ribbon to include an icon for the macro.
Which works. However, when launched from the ribbon while the main Excel spreadsheet is not open, it opens the workbook and runs the macro in entirety (Without executing the open workbook line of the macro). I assume the spreadsheet is being open because the macro that is being called resides with it (makes sense). Since the macro is dependent on the data contains in the spreadsheet, I need to allow the users to modify it and then re-running the macros from the ribbon again.
Does anyone have a recommended approach or best practices? Thank you in advance.
Sub MainForm()
Dim WorkingFolder As String
Dim File01 As String 'Main Excel Data File, where all data is
Dim File02 As String 'Preliminary Email to send to user
Dim File03 As String 'Final Email to Send to user when production is complete
Dim wb As Workbook
WorkingFolder = "C:\Temp\"
File01 = "01-MainData.xlsm"
File02 = "02-PreProductionEmail.docx"
File03 = "03-FinalProductionEmail.docx"
If wbIsOpen(File01) = True Then
MsgBox "Workbook Is Open"
Run ("'C:\Users\Guest\Nextcloud\Documents\Excel Forms\02-TEST-Production Request-Data.xlsm'!CreateProductionForm")
Else
MsgBox "The Main Datafile is not open, verify the last row before re-runing", vbOKOnly, "Not Open"
Set wk = Workbooks.Open(WorkingFolder & DataFile)
End If
End Sub
The Guide mentioned by Ricardo was not quite what I needed but it was helpful and did put me on the right track. Thank you again Ricardo. To get this working, I needed to do the following.
1 - Make the procedure above its own separate *.xlam file (saved as an add-in).
2 - Add the add-in to start automatically via the developers tab
3 - Add the Macro to the Ribbon.
I have modified the sample above to included the open statement along with the statement that executes a macros from another workbook.
Appreciate the guidance.

Change linked excel file via VBA in PowerPoint

I have multiple slides with multiple charts having sample data. I want to update these charts with actual data which is present in excel files located in the same folder. Can I do this via VBA inside ppt and how?
I read this answer edit chart data in powerpoint but this does not specify where I can mention the excel file and select the specific data.
Please help!
On the question you linked to, the top answer provided the following code:
With ActivePresentation.Slides(sl).Shapes(sh).Chart.ChartData
.Activate
.Workbook.Sheets(1).Range("A1").Value = "test_data"
.Workbook.Close
End With
One of the comments on the answer pointed out that once you Activate the ChartData, you're basically dealing with Excel. You can also launch an actual instance of Excel inside the Powerpoint VBA, then just open your workbooks, extract the data from them and put it into your ChartData objects like you would do if you were working in VBA in excel.
In order to launch an instance of Excel in powerpoint VBA try the following:
Dim xlApp As Excel.Application
Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
xlApp.Visible = True
xlApp.Workbooks.Open "C:\lol\Book1.xlsx", True, False
'once Book1 is open you can extract data from Book1 and move it to
'the appropriate place in .ChartData.Workbook
Set xlApp = Nothing
(code above sourced from this answer)

VBA for MS Access: write to an excel file without opening, write to last row, save and close

I am using VBA in MS Access for the first time and cannot get the following right:
Launch an excel file (without actually opening the file), then write to the last row in the excel file, and then save the file (with the same path and name as before, essentially replace the previous file), then close the excel file.
Please assist! So far I can write to an excel file, but cannot save and close without closing the whole MS Access application.
If you could please give a sample of working code to do the above, I will tailor it for my requirements.
Thanks!
Christine
First of all, in order to update and save a file like you want to, you have to open it first- so it is a little confusing/contradictory when you say that you don't want to 'actually open' an excel file... I took it to meant that you just don't want the excel application showing- which you would want something like this:
Public Sub demoCode()
Dim excelApp As Excel.Application
Dim targetWB As Workbook
Dim targetRange As Range
'Create new Excel Application
Set excelApp = New Excel.Application
'Keep hidden
excelApp.Visible = False
'Have new Excel App open workbook
Set targetWB = excelApp.Workbooks.Open("C:\Filename.xlsm")
'Set targetRange to 1 row past the first sheet's usedrange
Set targetRange = targetWB.Sheets(1).Range(targetWB.Sheets(1).UsedRange.address)(targetWB.Sheets(1).UsedRange.Rows.Count + 1, 1)
'Paste # targetRange
'Close and save workbook
targetWB.Close (True)
'Close Excel App
excelApp.Quit
End Sub
Hope this helps,
TheSilkCode

Global worksheet variable for userform in excel

I am building a userform that adds data to a worksheet. I have a bunch of sub-routines for my userform, but I'm having issues accessing the variable I set to my worksheet. It's currently a local variable (in a sub) and have tried placing it in a module as discussed here: Can a worksheet object be declared globally in Excel VBA. I've done some further searching but didn't quite get the results I wanted.
I'm quite new to VBA and new to programming in general. I've used Excel quite a bit and want to do more by creating macros and such using VBA. Here's the code I'm currently using:
sub savebutton_click()
Dim trees As Worksheet
Set trees = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1")
trees.Cells(1, 1) = Me.TextTreeName
trees.Cells(1, 2) = Me.TextTreeType
End sub
Obviously I cannot access local variables from another subroutine, so I have to make 'trees' global. I created a module and replaced Dim with Public, placed the second line of code in Workbook_Open(), and then tried accessing the 'trees' variable. I get an "Invalid outside procedure" and highlights the code in Workbook_Open() when I hit 'Debug'.
Essentially I just want to be able to access, say, trees.Cells(5,6) from any sub and I'm not sure what else to do with it. Any ideas? Thank you!
It must be a matter of placement ... if you open the VBA IDE and select the ThisWorkbook item in your VBAProject. Double click that item to open it, Select Workbook in the top left dropdown, Select Open in the top right dropdown. This will create your Workbook_Open Sub in the ThisWorkbook object:
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Set trees = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1")
End Sub
Right click your VBAProject and Add Module. In that module you put the global variable:
Public trees As Worksheet
Next you create your form, put the button on that and double click the button. This will generate the button event:
In my case:
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
trees.Cells(1, 1) = Me.TextTreeName
trees.Cells(1, 2) = Me.TextTreeType
End Sub
Now if you close the Excel Workbook (save the code and the workbook first) and reopen the Workbook the Workbook_Open() will kick in and set the Worksheet. Now call your Form, and click the button. This will fill the two cells on the given sheet....

Excel Macro - Run Against Another Workbook

Good Morning All,
I'm just trying to understand how to run a macro that is in one workbook but apply the macro procedure/changes into another workbook that is open.
What I am trying to achieve is one workbook is say the Template that will always be open. I have a macro in that Template file that works through a directory looking for xlsm files and opens them one at a time. What I want to do is when the workbook is opened another macro is called in the Template file which updates connection string details in the other open workbook.
I have the macros ready and they work, but I want to run them against another workbook without having to copy the code into it.
Is this at all possible?
Thanks in advance.
Make a variable to store your workbook, then use it to refer to it. Something like this:
'place this at the top of the module so that the variable can be used by all macros
Private wb As Workbook
'place this in your "browse and open" macro in place right after you open a workbook
Set wb = ActiveWorkbook
'now you can do whatever you want by referring to wb
wb.Worksheets("Sheet 1").Range("A1") = "Cell A1"
wb.Worksheets("Sheet 2").Range("C3").EntireRow.Delete
wb.Close
You could also continue referring to ActiveWorkbook, but you have to make sure that it actually remains active all the time you want to work on it. If in the meantime you want to do something on your template workbook, you can refer to it as ThisWorkbook.
Sub h()
'ask for row number >>
k = InputBox("witch row?")
' you now define the worksheet >>
Sheet2.Select
'now you see that in this case i used a selected cell as point of reference>>
Sheet2.Range("a" & k).EntireRow.Delete
End Sub
In MS EXCEL Sheet1, go to "Insert tab", to "shapes",>>
select a rounded cornered box, add a text to it so its intuitive,>>
change the colors of text and background, then :>>
select the shape you created with the mouse with a "right click">>
and from the list that appears select "Assing Macro", and select macro "h"
if all goes to theese indications, we have the next step >>
if u click it it runns the sub. and therefor you will be presented with a inputbox, where you specify the row number you want to be deleted.
there you go!
p.s. hoping im clear.