Function Reference


_Excel_BookList

Returns a list of workbooks of a specified or all Excel instances

#include <Excel.au3>
_Excel_BookList ( [$oExcel = Default] )

Parameters

$oExcel [optional] An Excel application object (default = keyword Default = process all Excel instances)

Return Value

Success: a two-dimensional zero based array with the following information:
    0 - Object of the workbook
    1 - Name of the workbook/file
    2 - Complete path to the workbook/file
Failure: 0 and sets @error.
@error: 1 - $oExcel is not an object or not an application object

Example

#include <Array.au3>
#include <Excel.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

; Create two instances of Excel and open two workbooks
Local $sWorkbook1 = @ScriptDir & "\Extras\_Excel1.xls", $sWorkbook2 = @ScriptDir & "\Extras\_Excel2.xls"
Local $oExcel1 = _Excel_Open()
If @error Then Exit MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Excel UDF: _Excel_BookList Example", "Error creating the Excel application object." & @CRLF & "@error = " & @error & ", @extended = " & @extended)
Local $oWorkbook1 = _Excel_BookOpen($oExcel1, $sWorkbook1)
If @error Then
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Excel UDF: _Excel_BookList Example", "Error opening workbook '" & $sWorkbook1 & "'." & @CRLF & "@error = " & @error & ", @extended = " & @extended)
        _Excel_Close($oExcel1)
        Exit
EndIf
Local $oExcel2 = _Excel_Open(Default, Default, Default, Default, True)
If @error Then Exit MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Excel UDF: _Excel_BookList Example", "Error creating the Excel application object." & @CRLF & "@error = " & @error & ", @extended = " & @extended)
Local $oWorkbook2 = _Excel_BookOpen($oExcel2, $sWorkbook2)
If @error Then
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Excel UDF: _Excel_BookList Example", "Error opening workbook '" & $sWorkbook1 & "'." & @CRLF & "@error = " & @error & ", @extended = " & @extended)
        _Excel_Close($oExcel1)
        _Excel_Close($oExcel2)
        Exit
EndIf

; Display a list of all workbooks of all Excel instances
Local $aWorkBooks = _Excel_BookList()
If @error Then Exit MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Excel UDF: _Excel_BookList Example 2", "Error listing Workbooks." & @CRLF & "@error = " & @error & ", @extended = " & @extended)
_ArrayDisplay($aWorkBooks, "Excel UDF: _Excel_BookList Example 2 - List of workbooks of all instances")