excel still not doing what i want

[Twinlinked]

It seems so simple that it think i just be missing something.

all i want is:

I have two workbooks open in excel in the same instance of excel.

I want to switch from one work book to the other.

All i can get auto it to do is activate the last window in the excel instance that was activated (using winactivate).

I have been given some scripts that create new files or open files, but i need to edit existing files, without reopening the files each time.

is there a really simple way to do this?

I am running Excel 2003 on XP

Thanks

A.

[Twinlinked]

OK i was able to use Ctrl +Tab, instead

i knew there must be an easier way..

thanks

A.

[bogQ]

I had identical problem with 2003, and its not autoit bug, its excel 2003 design, with other versions there arent any problems using win* commands to activate, even handle will not help in case with 2003.

workbouk.activate shud do the trick (i think that that was the command name) if im not wrong and if i remamber correctly i created word object to read the office version (form some example on the forum), and if diffrent from 2003 then winactivate if not than the .activate option

At the moment i dont have code, but i can geave it to you tomoro when i get to work and isolate the code from my project, that is if someone in the meantime dont provide you with similar solution and if i dont forget.

Edited July 14, 2011 by bogQ

[bogQ]

At the moment i dont have code, but i can geave it to you tomoro when i get to work and isolate the code from my project, that is if someone in the meantime dont provide you with similar solution and if i dont forget.

Ok heare is the code im using, hope that it helps

Dettecting office version

$objWord = ObjCreate("Word.Application")
Global $OfficeVerison = $objWord.Version
$objWord.Quit

Switch $OfficeVerison
    Case "7.0"
        $OfficeVerison = "97"
    Case "8.0"
        $OfficeVerison = "98"
    Case "9.0"
        $OfficeVerison = "2000"
    Case "10.0"
        $OfficeVerison = "2002"
    Case "11.0"
        $OfficeVerison = "2003"
    Case "12.0"
        $OfficeVerison = "2007"
    Case "14.0"
        $OfficeVerison = "2010"
    Case Else
        $OfficeVerison = "Too Old!"
EndSwitch

Activating the correct document

If $OfficeVerison = "2003" Then
    $oExcel = ObjGet("","Excel.Application")
    If @error then 
        Msgbox (0,"ExcelTest","Error Getting an active Excel Object. Error code: " & hex(@error,8))
        Exit
    EndIf
    $oExcel.WorkBooks("GarancijePAKOM 1.4.xls").Activate
    Sleep(30)
EndIf
;WinActivate ( "[CLASS:XLMAIN]" )
;WinWaitActive ( "[CLASS:XLMAIN]" )

[alfa]

How about excel 2010 ? is it the same ?

I have opened 2 excel files.

$oExcel = ObjGet("","Excel.Application")

$oExcel.WorkBooks("TK_LO_Cap_Rep.xls").Activate

But this doesnt activate the excel windows that has TK_LO_Cap_Rep.xls.

Is there something different with 2010 ?

Edit:

$oExcel.Visible = 1

$oExcel = ObjGet("","Excel.Application")

$oExcel.WorkBooks("TK_LO_Cap_Rep.xls").Activate

I put the .visible at the beginning and it is working now. Which wasnt hidden though :S

Edited July 18, 2011 by alfa

[bogQ]

i still dont have 2010 to play around with

probably this can help you

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff835568.aspx

[alfa]

Thank you very much