I'm trying to open the Excel file using VBA in Powerpoint 2010 with the help of following code.
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim xlApp As Excel.Application
Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
xlApp.Visible = True
xlApp.Workbooks.Open "C:\lol\Book1.xlsx", True, False
Set xlApp = Nothing
Range("A8").Value = "Hello"
End
But I'm getting the following error.
Compile Error
User Defined type not defined.
Am I missing something. Can anyone share the sample piece of code to open an excel file, change a cell value and close Excel file in Powerpoint 2007 and 2010 using VBA.
I have searched a lot and tried different pieces of code, but getting the same error everytime. :(
Thanks in advance. :)
Have you added a reference to the Excel Object Model? That would save you having to use the late bound objects (and you get the benefit of having the Intellisense help when you are coding).
You need to go to Tools -> References and check the "Microsoft Excel v.x Object Library" (I think that number changes depending on the version of office you are using.
Your code should work if you do that, you should also remove the
CreateObject("Excel.Application")
line and replace it with
Set xlApp = new Excel.Application
And move the
Set xlApp = nothing
line to the end of your subroutine.
The rest of your code looks fine to me.
Late binding code would be this
Private Sub test()
Dim xlApp As Object
Dim xlWorkBook As Object
Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
xlApp.Visible = True
Set xlWorkbook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open("C:\lol\Book1.xlsx", True, False)
xlWorkbook.sheets(1).Range("A8").Value = "Hello"
Set xlApp = Nothing
Set xlWorkbook = Nothing
End Sub
It's better to use early binding though.
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I hope someone can help....
I have a powerpoint presentation, which has linked tables and graphs from an excel file. the updating of the slides are set to manual.
i have created a VBA code in Powerpoint which opens up the excel file. I am trying to update the links in the powerpoint through VBA instead of manually choosing each linked element and updating the values. while the first part of my VBA code works in opening up the excel file, the links are not being updated, which i think is down to not being back in the powerpoint to update the links, so I am trying to include in my VBA code lines which will go back to the powerpoint presentation, after which i assume the the line to update links will work (happy to be corrected). below is the code i have built so far....my comments are in bold ...
any suggestions?
FYI, I am using office 2007.
Thanks
Sub test()
Dim xlApp As Object
Dim xlWorkBook As Object
Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
xlApp.Visible = True
Set xlWorkBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open("File location\filename.xlsm", True, False)
Set xlApp = Nothing
Set xlWorkBook = Nothing
Section above opens the excel file which contains the linked tables and charts
On Error Resume Next
With GetObject(, "PowerPoint.Application")
.ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.Activate
End With
Section above i was hoping would go back to the powerpoint after opening the excel file but it does not which is why i think the code below to update links is not working
ActivePresentation.UpdateLinks
End Sub
Start from something easier. This will allow you to activate the first existing PowerPoint application from Excel:
Option Explicit
Public Sub TestMe()
Dim ppt As New PowerPoint.Application
ppt.visible = msoTrue
ppt.Windows(1).Activate
End Sub
Then play a bit with it and fix it into your code.
#Vityata
Ok, i got it to work....original coding did the first part of opening the excel file, and to switch back to powerpoint (and i think this will only work if there is only 1 presentation open i added the following code...
AppActivate "Microsoft PowerPoint"
so my complete code looks like:
Sub test()
Dim xlApp As Object
Dim xlWorkBook As Object
Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
xlApp.Visible = True
Set xlWorkBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open("file path\file name.xlsm", True, False)
Set xlApp = Nothing
Set xlWorkBook = Nothing
AppActivate "Microsoft PowerPoint"
End Sub
now to get manual links to update as part of the vba code...
If you capture the file that your macro is in. This is just a string of your path and filename
'This is the macro file
MacroFile = ActivePresentation.FullName
Then you can use that variable to activate just that specific PowerPoint presentation.
Use Presentations(MacroFile).Activate
or Presentations(MacroFile).Updatelinks
It's best not to use ActivePresentation when moving between applications.
My VBA code in Powerpoint wont "kill" my excel application.
it still runs if i have a look in task manager.
I would like to close it the right way rather than kill.
Anyone that could help me? I already searched and tried to get it working but with no luck.
Public Sub OnSlideShowPageChange(ByVal Wn As SlideShowWindow)
If Wn.View.CurrentShowPosition = 2 Then
Dim xlApp As Object
Dim xlWorkBook As Object
Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
xlApp.Visible = False
Set xlWorkBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open("D:\ELE_powerpoint\book1.xlsx", True, False)
With xlWorkBook.ActiveSheet
txt1 = xlWorkBook.sheets(1).Range("A2")
txt2 = xlWorkBook.sheets(1).Range("A3")
txt3 = xlWorkBook.sheets(1).Range("A4")
End With
ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Shapes("a2").TextFrame.TextRange = txt1
ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Shapes("a3").TextFrame.TextRange = txt2
ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Shapes("a4").TextFrame.TextRange = txt3
Set xlApp = Nothing
Set xlWorkBook = Nothing
End If
End Sub
Try xlApp.Quit before Set xlApp = Nothing
Set xlApp = Nothing
That instruction sets the xlApp object reference to Nothing. It doesn't destroy the object it's referring to, but it prevents further code from using that reference.
Excel is a rather complex application; creating an instance of an Excel.Application object has many implications, and in order to properly shut itself down, it needs to run through a certain sequence of instructions (unload Excel and COM add-ins, close any opened file, tear down the VBE if it was initialized - which in turn may need to tear down its own add-ins, etc.) - by setting your reference to Nothing, you say "I don't need it anymore" - but what of the COM add-ins that still use it? That workbook that's still open is a Workbook object with an Application property that also references the very same object you were referring to - and these references aren't gone yet!
As Tim and Tom said, you need to call the Quit method of the Excel.Application instance, so that it can clean itself up.
And if that's the last thing your code does, then you probably don't even need to Set xlApp = Nothing, since the VBA runtime will know that it doesn't need to hold on to the xlApp reference after it's out of scope; Set xlWorkbook = Nothing is superfluous as well.
Quitting Excel will close the unmodified workbook you've opened, but since you opened it, I'd argue that it's good form to close it yourself - just call xlWorkbook.Close before you call xlApp.Quit.
So my company is transition from 2007 to 2013 - and we have some reports writting in VB6 applications where do extract data from database and write it to excel. It seems that there is some changes that were made and they're this a very difficult process...
This is how I create the declarations for some of my extracts...This code is in my VB6 application!
dim xlsheet1 as Excel.Worksheet ' i have OPTION EXPLICIT and do this at the top
In my function to actually write this report I do this....
Set xlApp = New Excel.Application
set xlBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Add
Set xlSheet1 = xlBook.Worksheets.Add
This worked in Office 2007 - but now it seems to hang up on Set xlBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Add
Any idea?
I was facing the same issue when we migrated from Windows XP to Windows 7. The application was not able to create the excel files.
I changed the declaration from "ExcelSheet" to Object
Dim xlApp as Object
Dim xlBook as Object
Then at the time of using it I set it to excel objects
Set xlApp = New Excel.Application
Set xlBook = New Excel.Workbooks.Add
Hope this will work for you !!!
Say you wish to create and then close a linked excel sheet:
Dim shp As shape
Set shp = Application.ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddOLEObject(ClassType:="Excel.Sheet")
DoEvents
shp.OLEFormat.Object.Close
This fails with this error:
Run time error '1004'
Close method of Workbook class failed
Why? I can't seem to find any examples of this occurring in word, the closest example I can find is this, which is more related with the user form than the actual function.
The error seems very generic, is there any way to get a more specific reason "why" the close method is failing? It seems if you google around, you'll find this error is thrown for all sorts of reasons(example, another example) but non of these seem to have anything to add to this particular issue.
Note: A similar error occurs with "shp.OLEFormat.Object.Save"
The usual reason for this question is to get the object to "unselect" on the document surface...
In my experience, it's not possible to close a workbook activated on the document surface. This has to do with how OLE Embedding works. Application.Quit should work, but doesn't (in my experience) with Excel.
The most reliable way to achieve this has been to force the workbook to open in an independent Excel.Application window, then you can close and save the workbook and Quit the Excel application.
Something like the following should work:
Dim shp as Word.Shape
Dim oleF as Word.OLEFormat
Dim xlBook as Excel.Workbook 'or Object
Dim xlApp as Excel.Application 'or Object
Set shp = Application.ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddOLEObject(ClassType:="Excel.Sheet")
Set olef = shp.OLEFormat
oelf.DoVerb VerbIndex:=wdOLEVerbOpen
Set xlBook = olef.Object
Set xlApp = xlBook.Application
'Do things here
xlBook.Close
xlApp.Quit
Set xlApp = Nothing
Set xlBook = Nothing
Note that for debugging purposes you might want to set xlApp.Visible = True.
It can happen that xlBook.Close still generates an error, even though the behavior other than that is correct. In that case the error can be surpressed by turning off error messages for this one line, re-instating it following:
On Error Resume Next
xlBook.Close
On Error GoTo 0
Here's what I came up with:
Set xlBook = olef.Object
Set xlApp = xlBook.Application
xlApp.SendKeys "{ESC}"
This will stop the Excel.Application and return the user to Word. Same thing as running the commanding to close the Workbook.
I am making a simple form that extract the data from my excel sheet, such as name, date of birth, and address. And inserting them into my word form, I am doing 20-30 sheets everytime, so I think it might be able to save the copying & pasting time.
I tried to follow this tutorial: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/integrate-excel-data-word-document/
And created a button with a simple label named m_name, for member's name. But it tells me Compile error: User-defined type not defined. And flaged on line 1.
I am using Word 2003, (I am not able to find the Tools > Reference as the guide was asking for). I am not sure if it is related to this error.
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim objExcel As Excel.Application
Dim exWb As Excel.Workbook
Set exWb = objExcel.Workbooks.Open("U:\test.xls")
ThisDocument.m_name.Caption = exWb.Sheets("Member's Data").Cells(3, 3)
exWb.Close
Set exWb = Nothing
End Sub
Yes, it's very important to set references according to the tutorial.
However, change these two lines:
Dim objExcel As Excel.Application
Dim exWb As Excel.Workbook
to:
Dim objExcel As Object
Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
and the code should work, too.