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Hi All,

I am using AUTOIT (v3.3.6.1) on Windows10 with Office 2013 installed on it. Below is the code snippet to save excel file-

Func ExcelSaveAs($oXLS, $profile, $iter)
   $timestamp = HostTimerInit()
           If FileExists($datafilesPath&"\" & $profile & $iter & $xlExt) Then
            FileDelete($datafilesPath&"\" & $profile & $iter & $xlExt)
        EndIf
        $oXLS.ActiveWorkBook.SaveAs($datafilesPath&"\" & $profile & $iter & $xlExt)  --> v:\Sort1.xlsx [Value which should be replaced at runtime]
    $diff = HostTimerDiff($timestamp)
    annotate("stop: excel formula")
    $logStr = "Excel_" & $profile & "-Save "
    LogFileWrite($Logfile, $logStr & $diff)
EndFunc

When the script is executed for 1st iteration it saves file with name Sort1.xlsx. For second iteration onward it opens a popup with message "Do you wish to save Book1" with 3 button of "save, saveas, close". The entire script fails after this message, with below error -

05:15:59 ERROR: Workload was killed because it was stuck for too long.
05:15:59 ERROR: LastOp: Excel_Sort_SAVE, numOps: 674

We do have error during closing ppt as well. [Error - server_benchmark_test_68_PPool268.log:04:43:00 AUTOIT ERROR********************************Presentation.Saved : Object does not exist.]

If $officeVersion == 15 Then
       LogFileWrite($Logfile, "Inside If pptpid : " & $pptpid)
       ProcessClose($pptpid)
    Else

The same script used to work seamlessly with Windows7 and Office 2010.

Is anyone aware of any such issue with latest Office 2013 and AutoIT version? Please help...

Thanks in Advance

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You could use

$oExcel.DisplayAlerts = $bDisplayAlerts

where $bDisplayAlerts can be set to True or False and $oExcel is the Excel application object.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff839782.aspx

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All do have the same version of Excel installed?

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I run Office 2010 on Win7 with Autoit 3.3.12.0. So, unfortunately, I'm out of ideas now :(

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Hi Water,

For above issue I am trying latest version of AutoIT.

In 3.3.6.1 version of AUTOIT we had method present in Excel.au3 for writing to Cell - _ExcelWriteCell.

The same is not present in latest 3.3.14.2 version, are u aware of any other equivalent method in Excel.au3?

Thanks in Advance.

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Yes. It is now called _Excel_RangeWrite.
The docu holds a page about all script breaking changes in the "History / Changelog" section: https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/script_breaking_changes_excel_udf.htm

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Thanks Water for help. Excel save issue is resolved with latest AutoIT version.

For few occurrences I see AUTOIT ERROR on following method- $otmp = _Excel_Open(). Though the second call to -> $oWorkbooktmp = _Excel_BookNew($otmp) works fine. Any idea?

Also, with latest AutoIT version PPT is not working. Do we not get powerpoint.au3 in include folder of installed autoIT? Please do let me know if you have source of code of same.

Thanks. 

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You need to be more specific about the Excel error! Do you get an error message? What is the value of @error and @extended after calling the function?

PPT UDF is not part of AutoIt. Which PPT UDF do you use?

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3 hours ago, AnuradhaPrasad said:

These are values for @error=TRUE and @extended=0, during the AUTOIT error.

That's for the Excel error, right? @error never returns True it returns an integer. So I suspect that @error = 1 after you called _Excel_Open.
According to the help file this means:

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1 - Error returned by ObjCreate. @extended is set to the COM error code.

But @extended should have a value <> 0.

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Also, with latest AutoIT version PPT is not working.

Define "not working".

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Hi Water,

After adding additional logger to Excel.au3, I could identify the line where AUTOIT ERROR was thrown-

If Not $bForceNew Then $oExcel = ObjGet("", "Excel.Application")  - Use to fail and Error out

If $bForceNew Or @error Then
        $oExcel = ObjCreate("Excel.Application")  - This method works fine and excel object was created
        If @error Or Not IsObj($oExcel) Then Return SetError(1, @error, 0)
               $bApplCloseOnQuit = True
    EndIf

I used to get error at [_Excel_Open() -> ObjGet] and then rest of Func calls to Excel like open, insert and close use to work fine.

Just a clarification what is difference between ObjGet and ObjCreate?

 

Also you mentioned PPT is not working with latest AUTOIT version.

I did execute 100 desktop scale run on ppt. For some there was no error but for others, the presentation object handler was not found.

Return $obj.Slides.Count - Didn't return any value

$obj.Close()  - Presentation.Close : Object does not exist.

Are the above related to issue you are referring to?

Thanks in Advance.

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The error with ObjGet is expected.
ObjGet tries to connect to a running instance of Excel. If there is none then the error is raised and a new instance of Excel is started using ObjCreate.
So everything is just fine.

PowerPoint:
You are sure that PowerPoint is installed on those machines where the script fails?

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Hi Water,

We clone desktop using golden desktop image. So all desktop has same set of software and configuration.

The ppt error reported on any desktop are random. It might have successfully executed 1st iteration and starts failing from second iteration. For other cases, it did perform operations like ppt_open, run_slide, save_slide but would have failed for append_slide.

What error did you mention in earlier post with regard to ppt. Can you please provide more details.

Thanks,

Anuradha 

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The PPT UDF you mentiond is quite old and was written for an older version of AutoIt.
I have started to code a new PPT UDF, but it is still in an early alpha state but the functions provided work well:

 

 

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