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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 two types of data validation defined: list and whole number.
'===============================================================
' Tutorial 13
'
' This tutorial shows how to create an Excel file in VB6 having
' multiple sheets. The second sheet contains a named range.
' The A1:A10 cell range contains data validators, drop down list
' and whole number validation.
'===============================================================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
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()
DataValidator.Initialize
Me.Label1.Caption = "Tutorial 13" & 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")
' Get the table of data for the second worksheet and populate the worksheetSet xlsSecondTab = workbook.easy_getSheetAt(1)
Set xlsSecondTable = xlsSecondTab.easy_getExcelTable()
xlsSecondTable.easy_getCell_2("A1").setValue ("Range data 1")
xlsSecondTable.easy_getCell_2("A2").setValue ("Range data 2")
xlsSecondTable.easy_getCell_2("A3").setValue ("Range data 3")
xlsSecondTable.easy_getCell_2("A4").setValue ("Range data 4")
' Create a named area range
xlsSecondTab.easy_addName_2 "Range", "=Second tab!$A$1:$A$4"' Add data validation as drop down list typeSet xlsFirstTab = workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0)
xlsFirstTab.easy_addDataValidator_3 "A1:A10", DataValidator.DATAVALIDATOR_VALIDATE_LIST, _
DataValidator.DATAVALIDATOR_OPERATOR_EQUAL_TO, "=Range", ""' Add data validation as whole number type
xlsFirstTab.easy_addDataValidator_3 "B1:B10", DataValidator.DATAVALIDATOR_VALIDATE_WHOLE_NUMBER, _
DataValidator.DATAVALIDATOR_OPERATOR_BETWEEN, "=4", "=100"' Export Excel file
Me.Label1.Caption = Me.Label1.Caption & vbCrLf & _
"Writing file C:\Samples\Tutorial13 - cell validation in Excel.xlsx"
workbook.easy_WriteXLSXFile ("C:\Samples\Tutorial13 - cell validation in Excel.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.
