One thing to note is that I'm still using Office 97, so there could be differences with later versions of Excel.
GP --- In [email protected], "Ton Sieverding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks, I will DebugView step by step the process to see where things go wrong. > Will let you know the result ... > > Ton. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: gp_sydney > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 11:13 AM > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Difficulities in getting COM syntax with Excel VBA > > > Ton, > > I didn't have that problem, but if an error occurs before the workbook > is closed, the Excel object will still be active and locking the > output file. The Excel process then needs to be killed in Task > Manager. However, the locked file would prevent it being opened in > Excel as well. > > Check in the Task Manager process list (ie. under the Processes tab) > that no instances of Excel are running before running the AFL code. If > AB still locks up, check the Task Manager process list again and see > any Excel processes are still running. If so, try killing them. > > Otherwise I can only suggest using DebugView and trace statements to > find out exactly how far it gets, although if you say the XLS file is > being generated and that you can open it in Excel, then it would seem > that it is getting right through it. > > GP > > --- In [email protected], "Ton Sieverding" > <ton.sieverding@> wrote: > > > > I did a quick test with underneath mentioned code. Although the code > is creating the requested XLS file and I can read the file in Excel, > when running the AFL formula in AB the program hangs and I must end > the AB task with Windows Task Manager. Any idea ? > > > > Regards, Ton. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: gp_sydney > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 10:06 AM > > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Difficulities in getting COM syntax with > Excel VBA > > > > > > I can fix the date issue by printing it in US format: > > > > cell.Value = StrFormat("%1.0f/%1.0f/%1.0f", mm, dd, yy); > > > > That then correctly displays in Australian format with Australian > > regional settings. > > > > Still not sure why the "fnt.Bold = True" statement is taking so long > > though. > > > > GP > > > > --- In [email protected], "gp_sydney" <gp.investment@> wrote: > > > > > > Winston, > > > > > > When it comes to Microsoft applications and getting syntax right, > > > you'd better pad up those brick walls or your head is going to get > > > very sore! > > > > > > Here's some code that will write the date and the opening and > closing > > > prices to an XLS file. Put it in an exploration and just run it > over a > > > single symbol, or it's going to take a very long time. > > > > > > This code creates a new workbook and uses the first worksheet. > It sets > > > the number format, alignmnent, and width of columns A, B, and C, > puts > > > titles in the first row of each of the columns with bold font and > > > centred text, then fills the other rows with the data. > > > > > > Not sure if I've got something wrong here, but I do get a couple of > > > odd things happening. Firstly, the statements that set the font seem > > > to take an unusally long time, and when I look through the resulting > > > file, some of the dates have US date format and some have > Australian. > > > > > > Also, if you don't specify a path for the file, it seems to > default to > > > the "My Documents" folder. > > > > > > Regards, GP > > > > > > > > > excel = CreateObject("Excel.application"); > > > wb = excel.WorkBooks; > > > wb.Add; > > > wb1 = wb.Item(1); > > > ws = wb1.WorkSheets; > > > ws1 = ws.Item(1); > > > > > > cmn = ws1.Columns("A"); > > > cmn.NumberFormat = "d/mm/yyyy"; > > > cmn.ColumnWidth = 12; > > > cmn.HorizontalAlignment = 4; // 2=left, 3=centre, 4=right > > > cmn = ws1.Columns("B"); > > > cmn.NumberFormat = "$0.000"; > > > cmn.ColumnWidth = 10; > > > cmn.HorizontalAlignment = 4; > > > cmn = ws1.Columns("C"); > > > cmn.NumberFormat = "$0.000"; > > > cmn.ColumnWidth = 10; > > > cmn.HorizontalAlignment = 4; > > > > > > cell = ws1.Range("A1"); > > > cell.Value = "Date"; > > > fnt = cell.Font; > > > fnt.Bold = True; > > > cell.HorizontalAlignment = 3; > > > cell = ws1.Range("B1"); > > > cell.Value = "Open"; > > > fnt = cell.Font; > > > fnt.Bold = True; > > > cell.HorizontalAlignment = 3; > > > cell = ws1.Range("C1"); > > > cell.Value = "Close"; > > > fnt = cell.Font; > > > fnt.Bold = True; > > > cell.HorizontalAlignment = 3; > > > > > > dn = DateNum(); > > > for (i = 0; i < BarCount; i++) > > > { > > > yy = Int(dn[i] / 10000) + 1900; > > > mm = Int((dn[i] % 10000) / 100); > > > dd = dn[i] % 100; > > > cell = ws1.Range("A"+(i+2)); > > > cell.Value = StrFormat("%1.0f/%1.0f/%1.0f", dd, mm, yy); > > > cell = ws1.Range("B"+(i+2)); > > > cell.Value = Open[i]; > > > cell = ws1.Range("C"+(i+2)); > > > cell.Value = Close[i]; > > > } > > > ws1.SaveAs("c:\\Temp\\OpenClose_"+Name()+".xls"); > > > wb.Close; > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "peakwk79" <phaser2679@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I have been trying to implement the COM interface to Excel for the > > > > past few days but I simply can't get the syntax right. > > > > > > > > For starters, I would like to get the opening and closing > prices of a > > > > particular stock on a particular trading day into Excel. > > > > > > > > Can someone help? > > > > > > > > > > > > - Winston > > > > > > > > > >
