EasyXLS

How to create pivot charts in VBScript

EasyXLS Excel library can be used to export Excel files in VBS. The library is a COM+ component that works without MS Excel installed.

Step 1: Download and install EasyXLS Excel Library for COM+

To download the trial version of EasyXLS Excel Library, press the below button:

Download EasyXLS™ Excel Library for VBS

If you already own a license key, you may login and download EasyXLS from your account.

Step 2: Verify if EasyXLS is registered

Check if EasyXLS component is present in Component Services.

Step 3: License file setup

Step required for EasyXLS v9.0 or later.

If you are using a trial, generate a trial license file from EasyXLS trials page. The trial license is valid for 30-days.

If you own a license key, you may login to the account that purchased the license and generate the license file from:
https://www.easyxls.com/my-orders

Setup the license file into your project using these guidelines.

Step 4: Run VBS code that creates a pivot chart in Excel file

Execute the following VBS code that exports a pivot chart to Excel.

'=================================================================
' Tutorial 26
'
' This tutorial shows how to create an Excel file in VBScript and
' to create a pivot chart. The pivot chart is added to a worksheet
' and also to a separate chart sheet.
'=================================================================

' Constants declaration
Dim DATATYPE_STRING
DATATYPE_STRING = "string"
Dim PIVOTTABLE_SUBTOTAL_SUM
PIVOTTABLE_SUBTOTAL_SUM = 2
Dim PIVOTTABLE_PIVOT_STYLE_MEDIUM_9
PIVOTTABLE_PIVOT_STYLE_MEDIUM_9 = "PivotStyleMedium9"
Dim CHART_CHART_TYPE_PYRAMID_BAR
CHART_CHART_TYPE_PYRAMID_BAR = 133

WScript.StdOut.WriteLine("Tutorial 26" & vbcrlf & "-----------" & vbcrlf)

' Create an instance of the class that exports Excel files
Set workbook = CreateObject("EasyXLS.ExcelDocument")

' Create two worksheets
workbook.easy_addWorksheet_2("First tab")
workbook.easy_addWorksheet_2("Second tab")

' Create a chart sheet
workbook.easy_addChart_2("Pivot chart")

' Get the table of data for the first worksheet
Set xlsFirstTable =  workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0).easy_getExcelTable()

' Add data in cells for report header
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0,0).setValue("Sale agent")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0,0).setDataType(DATATYPE_STRING)
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0,1).setValue("Sale country")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0,1).setDataType(DATATYPE_STRING)
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0,2).setValue("Month")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0,2).setDataType(DATATYPE_STRING)
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0,3).setValue("Year")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0,3).setDataType(DATATYPE_STRING)
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0,4).setValue("Sale amount")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0,4).setDataType(DATATYPE_STRING)

xlsFirstTable.easy_getRowAt(0).setBold(True)

' Add data in cells for report values - the source for pivot chart
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(1,0).setValue("John Down")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(1,1).setValue("USA")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(1,2).setValue("June")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(1,3).setValue("2010")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(1,4).setValue("550")

xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(2,0).setValue("Scott Valey")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(2,1).setValue("United Kingdom")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(2,2).setValue("June")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(2,3).setValue("2010")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(2,4).setValue("2300")

xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(3,0).setValue("John Down")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(3,1).setValue("USA")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(3,2).setValue("July")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(3,3).setValue("2010")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(3,4).setValue("3100")

xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(4,0).setValue("John Down")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(4,1).setValue("USA")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(4,2).setValue("June")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(4,3).setValue("2011")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(4,4).setValue("1050")

xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(5,0).setValue("John Down")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(5,1).setValue("USA")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(5,2).setValue("July")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(5,3).setValue("2011")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(5,4).setValue("2400")

xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(6,0).setValue("Steve Marlowe")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(6,1).setValue("France")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(6,2).setValue("June")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(6,3).setValue("2011")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(6,4).setValue("1200")

xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(7,0).setValue("Scott Valey")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(7,1).setValue("United Kingdom")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(7,2).setValue("June")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(7,3).setValue("2011")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(7,4).setValue("700")

xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(8,0).setValue("Scott Valey")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(8,1).setValue("United Kingdom")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(8,2).setValue("July")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(8,3).setValue("2011")
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(8,4).setValue("360")

' Create pivot table
Set xlsPivotTable = CreateObject("EasyXLS.PivotTables.ExcelPivotTable")

xlsPivotTable.setName("Sales")
xlsPivotTable.setSourceRange"First tab!$A$1:$E$9", workbook
xlsPivotTable.setLocation_2("A3:G15")
xlsPivotTable.addFieldToRowLabels("Sale agent")
xlsPivotTable.addFieldToColumnLabels("Year")
xlsPivotTable.addFieldToValues "Sale amount", "Sale amount per year", PIVOTTABLE_SUBTOTAL_SUM
xlsPivotTable.addFieldToReportFilter("Sale country")
xlsPivotTable.setOutlineForm()
xlsPivotTable.setStyle(PIVOTTABLE_PIVOT_STYLE_MEDIUM_9)

' Add the pivot table to the second sheet
Set xlsWorksheet =  workbook.easy_getSheet("Second tab")
xlsWorksheet.easy_addPivotTable(xlsPivotTable)

' Create pivot chart
Set xlsPivotChart1 = CreateObject("EasyXLS.PivotTables.ExcelPivotChart")
xlsPivotChart1.setSize 600, 300
xlsPivotChart1.setLeftUpperCorner_2 ("A10")
xlsPivotChart1.easy_setChartType (CHART_CHART_TYPE_PYRAMID_BAR)
xlsPivotChart1.getChartTitle().setText ("Sales")
xlsPivotChart1.setPivotTable (xlsPivotTable)

' Add the pivot chart to the second sheet
xlsWorksheet.easy_addPivotChart (xlsPivotChart1)

' Create a clone of the pivot chart and add the clone to the chart sheet
Set xlsPivotChart2 =  xlsPivotChart1.Clone()
xlsPivotChart2.setSize 970, 630
Set xlsChartSheet = workbook.easy_getSheet("Pivot chart")
xlsChartSheet.easy_setExcelChart (xlsPivotChart2)

' Export Excel file
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine("Writing file C:\Samples\Tutorial26 - pivot chart in Excel.xlsx")
workbook.easy_WriteXLSXFile ("C:\Samples\Tutorial26 - pivot chart in Excel.xlsx")

' Confirm export of Excel file
Dim 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 Tutorial26.vbs containing previous code, open Command Prompt, change the directory to tutorial location using cd command and type:
>    cscript Tutorial26.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.

EasyXLS Excel components:

.NET
Excel Library for VBScript
full COM+ version to import, export or convert Excel files
Excel Writer for VBScript
COM+ version to create and export Excel files
Download EasyXLS™ Excel Component for VBScript

File formats:

MS Excel 97 - 2003
MS Excel 2007 - 2019
MS Excel 2021
Office 365
XLSXXLSMXLSBXLS
XMLHTMLCSVTXT