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Press the button to start Excel and display quarterly data.
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
Function CreateNamesArray()
' Create an array to set multiple values at once.
Dim saNames(5, 2)
saNames(0, 0) = "John"
saNames(0, 1) = "Smith"
saNames(1, 0) = "Tom"
saNames(1, 1) = "Brown"
saNames(2, 0) = "Sue"
saNames(2, 1) = "Thomas"
saNames(3, 0) = "Jane"
saNames(3, 1) = "Jones"
saNames(4, 0) = "Adam"
saNames(4, 1) = "Johnson"
CreateNamesArray = saNames
End Function
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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JScript">
function AutomateExcel()
{
// Start Excel and get Application object.
var oXL = new ActiveXObject("Excel.Application");
oXL.Visible = true;
// Get a new workbook.
var oWB = oXL.Workbooks.Add();
var oSheet = oWB.ActiveSheet;
// Add table headers going cell by cell.
oSheet.Cells(1, 1).Value = "First Name";
oSheet.Cells(1, 2).Value = "Last Name";
oSheet.Cells(1, 3).Value = "Full Name";
oSheet.Cells(1, 4).Value = "Salary";
// Format A1:D1 as bold, vertical alignment = center.
oSheet.Range("A1", "D1").Font.Bold = true;
oSheet.Range("A1", "D1").VerticalAlignment = -4108; //xlVAlignCenter
// Create an array to set multiple values at once.
// Fill A2:B6 with an array of values (from VBScript).
oSheet.Range("A2", "B6").Value = CreateNamesArray();
// Fill C2:C6 with a relative formula (=A2 & " " & B2).
var oRng = oSheet.Range("C2", "C6");
oRng.Formula = "=A2 & \" \" & B2";
// Fill D2:D6 with a formula(=RAND()*100000) and apply format.
oRng = oSheet.Range("D2", "D6");
oRng.Formula = "=RAND()*100000";
oRng.NumberFormat = "$0.00";
// AutoFit columns A:D.
oRng = oSheet.Range("A1", "D1");
oRng.EntireColumn.AutoFit();
// Manipulate a variable number of columns for Quarterly Sales Data.
DispalyQuarterlySales(oSheet);
// Make sure Excel is visible and give the user control
// of Excel's lifetime.
oXL.Visible = true;
oXL.UserControl = true;
}
function DispalyQuarterlySales(oWS)
{
var iNumQtrs, sMsg, iRet;
// Number of quarters to display data for.
iNumQtrs = 4;
// Starting at E1, fill headers for the number of columns selected.
var oResizeRange = oWS.Range("E1", "E1").Resize(1,iNumQtrs);
oResizeRange.Formula = "=\"Q\" & COLUMN()-4 & CHAR(10) & \"Sales\"";
// Change the Orientation and WrapText properties for the headers.
oResizeRange.Orientation = 38;
oResizeRange.WrapText = true;
// Fill the interior color of the headers.
oResizeRange.Interior.ColorIndex = 36;
// Fill the columns with a formula and apply a number format.
oResizeRange = oWS.Range("E2", "E6").Resize(5,iNumQtrs);
oResizeRange.Formula = "=RAND()*100";
oResizeRange.NumberFormat = "$0.00";
// Apply borders to the Sales data and headers.
oResizeRange = oWS.Range("E1", "E6").Resize(6,iNumQtrs);
oResizeRange.Borders.Weight = 2; // xlThin
// Add a Totals formula for the sales data and apply a border.
oResizeRange = oWS.Range("E8", "E8").Resize(1,iNumQtrs);
oResizeRange.Formula = "=SUM(E2:E6)";
// 9 = xlEdgeBottom
oResizeRange.Borders(9).LineStyle = -4119; //xlDouble
oResizeRange.Borders(9).Weight = 4; //xlThick
// Add a Chart for the selected data.
oResizeRange = oWS.Range("E2:E6").Resize(5,iNumQtrs);
var oChart = oWS.Parent.Charts.Add();
oChart.ChartWizard(oResizeRange, -4100, null, 2); // -4100 = xl3dColumn
oChart.SeriesCollection(1).XValues = oWS.Range("A2", "A6");
for (iRet = 1; iRet <= iNumQtrs; iRet++) {
oChart.SeriesCollection(iRet).Name = "=\"Q" + iRet + "\"";
}
oChart.Location(2, oWS.Name); // 2 = xlLocationAsObject
// Move the chart so as not to cover your data.
oWS.Shapes("Chart 1").Top = oWS.Rows(10).Top;
oWS.Shapes("Chart 1").Left = oWS.Columns(2).Left;
}
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<P><INPUT id=button1 type=button value="Start Excel"
onclick="AutomateExcel"></P>
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<BODY>
Press the button to start Excel and display quarterly data.
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
Function CreateNamesArray()
' Create an array to set multiple values at once.
Dim saNames(5, 2)
saNames(0, 0) = "John"
saNames(0, 1) = "Smith"
saNames(1, 0) = "Tom"
saNames(1, 1) = "Brown"
saNames(2, 0) = "Sue"
saNames(2, 1) = "Thomas"
saNames(3, 0) = "Jane"
saNames(3, 1) = "Jones"
saNames(4, 0) = "Adam"
saNames(4, 1) = "Johnson"
CreateNamesArray = saNames
End Function
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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JScript">
function AutomateExcel()
{
// Start Excel and get Application object.
var oXL = new ActiveXObject("Excel.Application");
oXL.Visible = true;
// Get a new workbook.
var oWB = oXL.Workbooks.Add();
var oSheet = oWB.ActiveSheet;
// Add table headers going cell by cell.
oSheet.Cells(1, 1).Value = "First Name";
oSheet.Cells(1, 2).Value = "Last Name";
oSheet.Cells(1, 3).Value = "Full Name";
oSheet.Cells(1, 4).Value = "Salary";
// Format A1:D1 as bold, vertical alignment = center.
oSheet.Range("A1", "D1").Font.Bold = true;
oSheet.Range("A1", "D1").VerticalAlignment = -4108; //xlVAlignCenter
// Create an array to set multiple values at once.
// Fill A2:B6 with an array of values (from VBScript).
oSheet.Range("A2", "B6").Value = CreateNamesArray();
// Fill C2:C6 with a relative formula (=A2 & " " & B2).
var oRng = oSheet.Range("C2", "C6");
oRng.Formula = "=A2 & \" \" & B2";
// Fill D2:D6 with a formula(=RAND()*100000) and apply format.
oRng = oSheet.Range("D2", "D6");
oRng.Formula = "=RAND()*100000";
oRng.NumberFormat = "$0.00";
// AutoFit columns A:D.
oRng = oSheet.Range("A1", "D1");
oRng.EntireColumn.AutoFit();
// Manipulate a variable number of columns for Quarterly Sales Data.
DispalyQuarterlySales(oSheet);
// Make sure Excel is visible and give the user control
// of Excel's lifetime.
oXL.Visible = true;
oXL.UserControl = true;
}
function DispalyQuarterlySales(oWS)
{
var iNumQtrs, sMsg, iRet;
// Number of quarters to display data for.
iNumQtrs = 4;
// Starting at E1, fill headers for the number of columns selected.
var oResizeRange = oWS.Range("E1", "E1").Resize(1,iNumQtrs);
oResizeRange.Formula = "=\"Q\" & COLUMN()-4 & CHAR(10) & \"Sales\"";
// Change the Orientation and WrapText properties for the headers.
oResizeRange.Orientation = 38;
oResizeRange.WrapText = true;
// Fill the interior color of the headers.
oResizeRange.Interior.ColorIndex = 36;
// Fill the columns with a formula and apply a number format.
oResizeRange = oWS.Range("E2", "E6").Resize(5,iNumQtrs);
oResizeRange.Formula = "=RAND()*100";
oResizeRange.NumberFormat = "$0.00";
// Apply borders to the Sales data and headers.
oResizeRange = oWS.Range("E1", "E6").Resize(6,iNumQtrs);
oResizeRange.Borders.Weight = 2; // xlThin
// Add a Totals formula for the sales data and apply a border.
oResizeRange = oWS.Range("E8", "E8").Resize(1,iNumQtrs);
oResizeRange.Formula = "=SUM(E2:E6)";
// 9 = xlEdgeBottom
oResizeRange.Borders(9).LineStyle = -4119; //xlDouble
oResizeRange.Borders(9).Weight = 4; //xlThick
// Add a Chart for the selected data.
oResizeRange = oWS.Range("E2:E6").Resize(5,iNumQtrs);
var oChart = oWS.Parent.Charts.Add();
oChart.ChartWizard(oResizeRange, -4100, null, 2); // -4100 = xl3dColumn
oChart.SeriesCollection(1).XValues = oWS.Range("A2", "A6");
for (iRet = 1; iRet <= iNumQtrs; iRet++) {
oChart.SeriesCollection(iRet).Name = "=\"Q" + iRet + "\"";
}
oChart.Location(2, oWS.Name); // 2 = xlLocationAsObject
// Move the chart so as not to cover your data.
oWS.Shapes("Chart 1").Top = oWS.Rows(10).Top;
oWS.Shapes("Chart 1").Left = oWS.Columns(2).Left;
}
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<P><INPUT id=button1 type=button value="Start Excel"
onclick="AutomateExcel"></P>
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