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Step 4: Run VBS code for page setup options and page breaks
Execute the following VBS 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 VBScript
' 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.
'===========================================================================' Constants declarationDim DATATYPE_STRING
DATATYPE_STRING = "string"Dim ALIGNMENT_CENTER, ALIGNMENT_BOTTOM, ALIGNMENT_LEFT
ALIGNMENT_CENTER = "center"
ALIGNMENT_BOTTOM = "bottom"
ALIGNMENT_LEFT = "left"Dim Black, Gray, Yellow, DarkGray, Blue
Black = &hff000000
Gray = &hff808080
Yellow = &hff00ffff
DarkGray = &hffa9a9a9
Blue = &hffff0000
Dim BORDER_MEDIUM
BORDER_MEDIUM = 2
Dim HEADER_POSITION_CENTER, HEADER_POSITION_RIGHT
HEADER_POSITION_CENTER = "C"
HEADER_POSITION_RIGHT = "R"Dim FOOTER_POSITION_CENTER
FOOTER_POSITION_CENTER = "C"Dim PAGESETUP_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT, PAGESETUP_PAGE_ORDER_DOWN_THEN_OVER, _
PAGESETUP_PAPER_SIZE_A4, PAGESETUP_COMMENTS_AT_END_OF_SHEET
PAGESETUP_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT = "Portrait"
PAGESETUP_PAGE_ORDER_DOWN_THEN_OVER = 0
PAGESETUP_PAPER_SIZE_A4 = 9
PAGESETUP_COMMENTS_AT_END_OF_SHEET = 1
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine("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(YELLOW))
xlsStyleHeader.setBackground(CLng(BLACK))
xlsStyleHeader.setBorderColors CLng(GRAY), CLng(GRAY), CLng(GRAY), CLng(GRAY)
xlsStyleHeader.setBorderStyles BORDER_MEDIUM, BORDER_MEDIUM, BORDER_MEDIUM, BORDER_MEDIUM
xlsStyleHeader.setHorizontalAlignment(ALIGNMENT_CENTER)
xlsStyleHeader.setVerticalAlignment(ALIGNMENT_BOTTOM)
xlsStyleHeader.setWrap(True)
xlsStyleHeader.setDataType(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_LEFT)
xlsStyleData.setForeground(CLng(DARKGRAY))
xlsStyleData.setWrap(False)
' Protect cells
xlsStyleData.setLocked(True)
xlsStyleData.setDataType(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_POSITION_CENTER).InsertSingleUnderline()
xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt_2(HEADER_POSITION_CENTER).InsertFile()
xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt_2(HEADER_POSITION_CENTER).InsertValue(" - How to create header and footer")
' Add header on right section
xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt_2(HEADER_POSITION_RIGHT).InsertDate()
xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt_2(HEADER_POSITION_RIGHT).InsertValue(" ")
xlsFirstTab.easy_getHeaderAt_2(HEADER_POSITION_RIGHT).InsertTime()
' Add footer on center section
xlsFirstTab.easy_getFooterAt_2(FOOTER_POSITION_CENTER).InsertPage()
xlsFirstTab.easy_getFooterAt_2(FOOTER_POSITION_CENTER).InsertValue(" of ")
xlsFirstTab.easy_getFooterAt_2(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_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT)
' Set page order
xlsPageSetup.setPageOrder (PAGESETUP_PAGE_ORDER_DOWN_THEN_OVER)
' Set paper size
xlsPageSetup.setPaperSize (PAGESETUP_PAPER_SIZE_A4)
' Set where the comments to be printed
xlsPageSetup.setPrintComments (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
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine("Writing file C:\Samples\Tutorial09 - Excel page setup.xlsx")
workbook.easy_WriteXLSXFile ("C:\Samples\Tutorial09 - Excel page setup.xlsx")
' Confirm export of Excel fileDim sError
sError = workbook.easy_getError()
If sError = ""Then
WScript.StdOut.Write(vbcrlf & "File successfully created.")
Else
WScript.StdOut.Write(vbcrlf & "Error: " & sError)
End If' Dispose memory
workbook.Dispose
Wscript.StdOut.Write(vbcrlf & "Press Enter to exit ...")
WScript.StdIn.ReadLine()
How to run VBScript tutorial In order to run the tutorial create a file named Tutorial09.vbs containing previous code, open Command Prompt, change the directory to tutorial location using cd command and type: > cscript Tutorial09.vbs.
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.