I am accessing data from an embedded excel sheet through c#, but in order for the script to read the excel sheet I must manually press "enable macros" every time. How can I write a script such that it automatically enables macros every time? I am opening various excels so cannot change the settings on the excel sheet itself.
I saw something regarding the use of VBA but am unsure what to do? Would using this reference (using VBA = Microsoft.Vbe.Interop) be helpful?
The code below simply opens the excel, but I still have to click enable macros.
using Excel = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel;
using Word = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word;
wordApp = new Word.Application();
xlApp = new Excel.Application();
wordDoc = wordApp.Documents.Open(#"Y:DocumentName");
Word.InlineShapes ils = wordDoc.InlineShapes;
ils[1].OLEFormat.Activate();
xlWorkBook = ils[1].OLEFormat.Object;
Have you tried setting the DisplayAlerts property to false?
xlApp.DisplayAlerts = false;
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I have an open instance of Excel which is already connected to via a COM process, which I have changed the value of one of the cells. In C# I can't get a connection to the sheet, but in python i can
Working Python code:
import xlwings as xw
wb = xw.Book('c:/users/me/Desktop/mysheet.xlsx')
sheet = wb.sheets['Sheet1']
print(sheet.range('B1').value) # returns the current value
Non-working C# code:
var xlApp = (Application)System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetActiveObject("Excel.Application");
Workbook wb = xlApp.ActiveWorkbook; // returns null
Worksheet excelSheet = wb.ActiveSheet;
string test = excelSheet.Cells[1, 2].Value.ToString();
Is there a way to get C# to connect to this sheet, given it is already open via a COM automation from another software product?
Most of the online discussion around GetActiveObject is to talk to a specific instance of Excel if there are multiple instances running, I have the opposite problem, a single instance of Excel and multiple applications trying to connect to it.
Workbook wb = System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.BindToMoniker(#"c:\users\me\Desktop\mysheet.xlsx") as Workbook;
should get the workbook even if it is already opened in Excel or not.
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/eric_carter/2009/03/12/attaching-to-an-already-running-office-application-from-your-application-using-getactiveobject-or-bindtomoniker/
I am using the COM to work with Excel 2007. When I use the following code, it opens to the first sheet by default.
Excel = Sys.OleObject("Excel.Application");
Delay (3000); // Wait until Excel starts
Excel.Visible = true;
Excel.Workbooks.Open("G:\\Documentation\\CalCit Excel Files\\2004 Test Data v3 FINAL_new.xlsx");
I need to select different sheets. I tryed using the following code from the DDTdriver code.
Excel = Sys.OleObject("Excel.Application");
Delay (3000); // Wait until Excel starts
Excel.Visible = true;
Excel.Workbooks.Open("G:\\Documentation\\CalCit Excel Files\\2004 Test Data v3 FINAL_new.xlsx", "sheet2", true);
But this does not work. I have tryed many other configs and still get nothing.
For Excel version 2013 or later :
According to learn.microsoft.com
this can be done with Sheets.Select method :
((Excel.Worksheet)this.Application.ActiveWorkbook.Sheets[1]).Select();
which in the code the selected sheet is 1
another method for older versions of Excel :
Excel.Worksheet sheet = (Excel.Worksheet)this.Sheets["Sheet2"];
sheet.Select(Type.Missing);
where Sheet2 is the name of the sheet
I am trying to write a wrapper that will open up an excel doc with macros, pass the password through, enable the macros, enable editing, and save it as a new excel sheet so that the end user can just start working with the template without all the hassle.
here is my code:
using Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel;
string path = #"\\\\home\\trevor$\\My Documents\\New\\_Blank_1cert.xlsm";
string savepath = #"\\\\home\\trevor$\\My Documents\\New\\"+txtName.Text.ToString()+".xlsm";
Excel.Application templatem = new Excel.Application();
Excel.Workbook templatemwb;
templatemwb = templatem.Workbooks.Open(Filename: path, Password: "news", ReadOnly: false);
Excel.Worksheet worksheet = templatemwb.Sheets["Begin Entry"];
worksheet.Activate();
templatemwb.SaveAs(Filename: savepath, FileFormat: Excel.XlFileFormat.xlOpenXMLWorkbookMacroEnabled);
Everything works as expected except that there is no ribbon at the top of the excel window. I need the ribbon there; so how do I show it?
Set the Visible property on your Application object, templatem.
In Excel 2013 I can't add a Worksheet after creating the workbook. My C#-Program did this, but if I set the Application on Visible = true, there is no Worksheet in it. My Program can rename Sheets, copy Sheets, but can't Show me them.
After all is done in my program, it need to be saved, but it doesnt work, because there is nothing displayed what can be saved!
This is my code:
Excel.Application appversion = new Excel.Application();
appversion.Visible = true;
Excel.Workbook dataBook = excelApp.Workbooks.Add();
dataSheet = dataBook.Worksheets[1]; // <- this sheet is not visible
dataSheet.Visible = Excel.XlSheetVisibility.xlSheetVisible; // does not work
dataSheet.Name = Seiten[0]; // but my program continues
After adding the workbook Excel starts with this:
workbook without sheet
But where is the default sheet? Without that, I can't save anything. In Excel 2010 all Sheets I need appear and I can see how my program works.
I'm wanting to import data from an Excel workbook without actually displaying the open workbook.
I could have sworn I had used the following code on a previous project and it had worked:
var excelApp = new Excel.Application { Visible = false };
var workbook = excelApp.Workbooks.Open(filePath);
Unfortunately when the workbook opens it is displayed to the user which is unnecessary for this application.
I'm using Microsoft Excel 15.0 Object Library on this project when previously I think it was version 12 or 13. Maybe this is the problem, or is my memory fading and the code is incorrect?
I know this is old but just in case anybody still needs this answer...
excelApp.Visible = false;
(excelApp being the name of the variable used for the excel application)