[AccessD] Excel Macro Automation from within Access

Here are some code fragments from one of my programs that should give you an
idea of how to work with Excel. You can record your macro in Excel, copy it
over to Access and prepend it with the excel object variable (appExcel) and
it should work with a bit of tweaking. HTH

Jim Hale


Public Function Load_Financials(strpathname As String) As Boolean
Dim dbs2 As Database, recset(1 To 4) As Recordset
Dim qryString As String, qrystring2 As String, qrystring3 As String,
qrystring4 As String
Dim blstate As Boolean, intmonth As Integer, x as integer
Dim appExcel As Excel.Application, dblAmort As Double

intmonth = CurrMonth 'get current reporting month
Set dbs2 = CurrentDb
Set appExcel = New Excel.Application  

DoCmd.Hourglass True
With appExcel
   .Workbooks.Open strpathname, 0

    qryString = "qry_BS_Excel"
    qrystring2 = "qry_BS_amortforCF_Excel"
    qrystring3 = "qryReserves_Excel"
    
    Set recset(1) = dbs2.OpenRecordset(qryString)
    Set recset(2) = dbs2.OpenRecordset(qrystring2) 'get amortization for the
month
    Set recset(3) = dbs2.OpenRecordset(qrystring3)
    
    dblAmort = Nz(recset(2)("amt"))
    .Sheets("CF_Worksht").Select
    .Range("amort").FormulaR1C1 = dblAmort 'load monthly amort
    'load rec provision and inventory oblolescense reserve
    .Worksheets("CF_Worksht").Range("ClearReserves").ClearContents
    If recset(3).RecordCount > 0 Then
        .Worksheets("CF_Worksht").Range("Reserves").CopyFromRecordset
recset(3)
    End If
    'Load Balance sheet data
    blstate = DataPaste("qry_BS_Excel", appExcel, recset(1))
        
    'load month number
    .Worksheets("Dates").Range("C16").FormulaR1C1 = intmonth
        'load year number
    .Worksheets("Dates").Range("ISYear").FormulaR1C1 = CurrYear
	.ActiveWorkbook.Close SaveChanges:=True
End With
	appExcel.Quit
    	Set appExcel = Nothing
For X = 1 To 3
        If Not (recset(X) Is Nothing) = True Then recset(X).Close: Set
recset(X) = Nothing
 Next X
    If Not (dbs2 Is Nothing) = True Then dbs2.Close: Set dbs2 = Nothing

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Boyd [mailto:MarkBoyd at mcbeeassociates.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:29 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: [AccessD] Excel Macro Automation from within Access


I have a need to run Excel macro code from within Access VBA.
Basically, the code logic flows as follows:
1. Export Access report as a new Excel file (DoCmd.OutputTo
acOutputReport, strXLName, acFormatXLS, , True)
2. Run Excel macro (from within Access VBA) to format the Excel file
accordingly.
 
Does anyone have any sample code and/or resources related to this logic?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
 
Thanks,
Mark Boyd
I/S Supervisor
McBee Associates, Inc.
 
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