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Step 5: Run VB6 code that adds formula to Excel cell
Execute the following VB6 code that exports an Excel file with a specified print area, rows repeated at top, page orientation as portrait, paper size as A4 and other related settings.
'===========================================================================
' Tutorial 09
'
' This tutorial shows how to create an Excel file in VB6
' having multiple sheets. The first sheet is filled with data
' and the cells are formatted and locked.
' The column header has comments.
' The first worksheet has header & footer.
' The first worksheet has print area, rows to repeat at top, center on page,
' page orientation, page order, paper size, comments print location,
' print gridlines option and page breaks.
'===========================================================================VERSION 5.00
Begin VB.Form Form1
Caption = "Form1"
ClientHeight = 4590
ClientLeft = 60
ClientTop = 345
ClientWidth = 6885
LinkTopic = "Form1"
ScaleHeight = 4590
ScaleWidth = 6885
StartUpPosition = 3 'Windows DefaultBegin VB.Label Label1
AutoSize = -1 'True
Height = 100
Left = 120
TabIndex = 0
Top = 120
Width = 100
End
End
Attribute VB_Name = "Form1"Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = FalseAttribute VB_Creatable = FalseAttribute VB_PredeclaredId = TrueAttribute VB_Exposed = FalsePrivate Sub Form_Load()
Alignment.Initialize
Border.Initialize
DataType.Initialize
Color.Initialize
Footer.Initialize
Header.Initialize
PageSetup.Initialize
Me.Label1.Caption = "Tutorial 09" & vbCrLf & "---------------" & vbCrLf
' Create an instance of the class that exports Excel filesSet workbook = CreateObject("EasyXLS.ExcelDocument")
' Create two sheets
workbook.easy_addWorksheet_2 ("First tab")
workbook.easy_addWorksheet_2 ("Second tab")
' Protect first sheet
workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0).setSheetProtected (True)
' Get the table of data for the first worksheetSet xlsFirstTable = workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0).easy_getExcelTable()
' Create the formatting style for the headerSet xlsStyleHeader = CreateObject("EasyXLS.ExcelStyle")
xlsStyleHeader.setFont ("Verdana")
xlsStyleHeader.setFontSize (8)
xlsStyleHeader.setItalic (True)
xlsStyleHeader.setBold (True)
xlsStyleHeader.setForeground (CLng(Color.COLOR_YELLOW))
xlsStyleHeader.setBackground (CLng(Color.COLOR_BLACK))
xlsStyleHeader.setBorderColors CLng(Color.COLOR_GRAY), CLng(Color.COLOR_GRAY), _
CLng(Color.COLOR_GRAY), CLng(Color.COLOR_GRAY)
xlsStyleHeader.setBorderStyles Border.BORDER_BORDER_MEDIUM, Border.BORDER_BORDER_MEDIUM, _
Border.BORDER_BORDER_MEDIUM, Border.BORDER_BORDER_MEDIUM
xlsStyleHeader.setHorizontalAlignment (Alignment.ALIGNMENT_ALIGNMENT_CENTER)
xlsStyleHeader.setVerticalAlignment (Alignment.ALIGNMENT_ALIGNMENT_BOTTOM)
xlsStyleHeader.setWrap (True)
xlsStyleHeader.setDataType (DataType.DATATYPE_STRING)
' Add data in cells for report headerFor Column = 0 To 4
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0, Column).setValue ("Column " & (Column + 1))
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0, Column).setStyle (xlsStyleHeader)
' Add comment for report header cells
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0, Column).setComment_2 ("This is column no " & (Column + 1))
Next
xlsFirstTable.easy_getRowAt(0).setHeight (30)
' Create a formatting style for cellsSet xlsStyleData = CreateObject("EasyXLS.ExcelStyle")
xlsStyleData.setHorizontalAlignment (Alignment.ALIGNMENT_ALIGNMENT_LEFT)
xlsStyleData.setForeground (CLng(Color.COLOR_DARKGRAY))
xlsStyleData.setWrap (False)
xlsStyleData.setLocked (True)
xlsStyleData.setDataType (DataType.DATATYPE_STRING)
' Add data in cells for report valuesFor row = 0 To 99
For Column = 0 To 4
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(row + 1, Column).setValue ( _
"Data " & (row + 1) & ", " & (Column + 1))
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(row + 1, Column).setStyle (xlsStyleData)
Next
Next' Set column widths
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth_2 0, 70
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth_2 1, 100
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth_2 2, 70
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth_2 3, 100
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth_2 4, 70
' Add header on center sectionSet xlsFirstTab = workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0)
xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt_2(Header.HEADER_POSITION_CENTER).InsertSingleUnderline
xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt_2(Header.HEADER_POSITION_CENTER).InsertFile
xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt_2(Header.HEADER_POSITION_CENTER).InsertValue ( _
" - How to create header and footer")
' Add header on right section
xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt_2(Header.HEADER_POSITION_RIGHT).InsertDate
xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt_2(Header.HEADER_POSITION_RIGHT).InsertValue (" ")
xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt_2(Header.HEADER_POSITION_RIGHT).InsertTime
' Add footer on center section
xlsFirstTab.easy_getFooterAt_2(Footer.FOOTER_POSITION_CENTER).InsertPage
xlsFirstTab.easy_getFooterAt_2(Footer.FOOTER_POSITION_CENTER).InsertValue (" of ")
xlsFirstTab.easy_getFooterAt_2(Footer.FOOTER_POSITION_CENTER).InsertPages
' Get the object that stores the page setup options for the first sheetSet xlsPageSetup = xlsFirstTab.easy_getPageSetup()
' Set print area
xlsPageSetup.easy_setPrintArea_3 ("A1:E101")
' Set the rows to repeat at top
xlsPageSetup.easy_setRowsToRepeatAtTop_3 ("$1:$1")
' Set center on page option
xlsPageSetup.setCenterHorizontally (True)
' Set page orientation
xlsPageSetup.setOrientation (PageSetup.PAGESETUP_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT)
' Set page order
xlsPageSetup.setPageOrder (PageSetup.PAGESETUP_PAGE_ORDER_DOWN_THEN_OVER)
' Set paper size
xlsPageSetup.setPaperSize (PageSetup.PAGESETUP_PAPER_SIZE_A4)
' Set where the comments to be printed
xlsPageSetup.setPrintComments (PageSetup.PAGESETUP_COMMENTS_AT_END_OF_SHEET)
' Set the gridlines to be printed
xlsPageSetup.setPrintGridlines (True)
' Insert page breaks on rows
xlsFirstTable.easy_insertPageBreakAtRow (21)
xlsFirstTable.easy_insertPageBreakAtRow (41)
xlsFirstTable.easy_insertPageBreakAtRow (61)
xlsFirstTable.easy_insertPageBreakAtRow (81)
' Set page break preview for the sheet
xlsFirstTab.setPageBreakPreview (True)
' Export Excel file
Me.Label1.Caption = Me.Label1.Caption & vbCrLf & _
"Writing file C:\Samples\Tutorial09 - Excel page setup.xlsx"
workbook.easy_WriteXLSXFile ("C:\Samples\Tutorial09 - Excel page setup.xlsx")
' Confirm export of Excel fileIf workbook.easy_getError() = ""Then
Me.Label1.Caption = Me.Label1.Caption & vbCrLf & "File successfully created."Else
Me.Label1.Caption = Me.Label1.Caption & vbCrLf & "Error: " & workbook.easy_getError()
End If' Dispose memory
workbook.Dispose
End Sub
Overloaded methods For methods with same name but different parameters, only the first method overload retains the original name. Subsequent overloads are uniquely renamed by appending to the method name '_2', '_3', etc (method, method_2, method_3), an integer that corresponds to the order of declaration that can be found in EasyXLS.h, a file that comes with EasyXLS installation.
