Question

Let’s say I have an embedded Excel Spreadsheet on a Microsoft Access form. I call the object frame

ExcelFrame

and I add a text box on the form called

txtA1

and I add a button on the form called

cmdInsert

I want to type “Hello World” into the text box, click the button and have it appear in the A1 cell on that spreadsheet. What VBA do I use to accomplish this?

Thanks

Answer 1

You can automate Excel, write your value to the worksheet, then update the object frame.

Private Sub cmdInsert_Click()
    Dim strPath As String
    Dim oExcel As Object
    Dim oSheet As Object

    Set oExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
    oExcel.Visible = True

    strPath = Me.ExcelFrame.SourceDoc
    'Debug.Print strPath '
    oExcel.Workbooks.Open strPath
    Set oSheet = oExcel.ActiveSheet
    'Debug.Print oSheet.Name '

    oSheet.Range("A1").Value = Me.txtA1
    oExcel.ActiveWorkbook.Save
    oExcel.Quit
    Set oSheet = Nothing
    Set oExcel = Nothing
    'acOLEUpdate action requires Enabled = True '
    'and Locked = False '
    Me.ExcelFrame.Enabled = True
    Me.ExcelFrame.Locked = False
    Me.ExcelFrame.Action = acOLEUpdate
    Me.txtA1.SetFocus
    Me.ExcelFrame.Enabled = False
    Me.ExcelFrame.Locked = True
End Sub

Edit: The example was based on an external workbook file which is linked as the source for the form’s object frame.

To link a worksheet, choose the “Create from File” radio button, check the “Link” check box, and browse to select the workbook. That’s the way I did it with Access 2007. As I recall, it was similar with Access 2003.