Manipulating Spreadsheet controls programmatically (in a window) (prefix syntax)

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Overview
Manipulating Spreadsheet controls programmatically
Initializing a Spreadsheet control
Handling the Spreadsheet control
Handling the cells of a Spreadsheet control programmatically
Handling the cells of the Spreadsheet control
Tip: Merge cells programmatically
Managing the names of cells in a Spreadsheet control
Managing comments in a Spreadsheet control
Spreadsheet control: programmed handling of a file containing several spreadsheets
Properties specific to Spreadsheet controls

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Manipulating Spreadsheet controls programmatically (in a window) (prefix syntax)

Overview

Spreadsheet controls can be manipulated programmatically.

To programmatically manipulate Spreadsheet controls, WINDEV includes the Spreadsheet functions.

This help page explains how to manipulate a Spreadsheet control in a window from the code.

Remark: In a report, the Spreadsheet control is handled differently.. For more details, see Manipulating Spreadsheet controls programmatically (in a report).

Manipulating Spreadsheet controls programmatically

Initializing a Spreadsheet control

Spreadsheet control fields can be initialized with values, formulas, etc. as soon as they are displayed, using various methods:

Programmatically, via the following functions:


<Spreadsheet>.AddData	Adds a data into a Spreadsheet control found in a window.
<Spreadsheet>.AddFormula	Adds a calculation formula into a Spreadsheet control found in a window.
<Spreadsheet>.AllowProcedure	Allows the use of a WLanguage function/procedure in a formula of a Spreadsheet control.

By loading an Excel file (in XLSX format) when initializing the control (<Spreadsheet>.Load).
Via direct input in the window editor. For more details, see Initializing the Spreadsheet control in the window editor.

Handling the Spreadsheet control

To manipulate a Spreadsheet control through programming, all you have to do is specify its name.

For example:

// Displays the formula bar
PSHEET_Spreadsheet.FormulaBarVisible = True

Several WLanguage functions and properties can be used to handle the Spreadsheet control.

Handling the cells of a Spreadsheet control programmatically

Handling the cells of the Spreadsheet control

To manipulate a cell in a Spreadsheet control by programming, use the following notations:

<Spreadsheet control name>[<Row>, <Column>]

<Spreadsheet control name>["<CellName>"]

Examples:

// Colors the C1 cell in red
PSHEET_Spreadsheet[1,3].BackgroundColor = LightRed

// Colors the B1 cell in green
PSHEET_Spreadsheet["B1"].BackgroundColor = LightGreen

To assign a value to a cell through programming, you can use:

the <Spreadsheet>.AddData function.
Example: Adding a value into the "A2" cell:
```
PSHEET_Spreadsheet.AddData(2, 1, 12)
```
the direct assignment:
- via the cell.
  Example: Adding a value into the "A2" cell:
  PSHEET_Spreadsheet["A2"] = 12
- via the column and row of the cell.
  Example: Adding a value into the "A2" cell:
  PSHEET_Spreadsheet["A"][2] = 12

Remarks:

Assigning a value in 'YYYYMMDD' format to a cell in Date format automatically changes the value into date.
Assigning a value in 'HHMM' format to a cell in Time format automatically changes the value into time.

Example: Spreadsheet control:

// Browse the cells of a Spreadsheet control
sMyString is string
FOR I = 1 TO PSHEET_MySpreadsheet.NumberRow
	FOR y = 1 TO PSHEET_MySpreadsheet.NumberColumn
		sMyString += PSHEET_MySpreadsheet[I][y] + TAB
	END
	Trace(sMyString + CR)
	sMyString = ""
END

Tip: Merge cells programmatically

The end user can merge the selected cells using the ribbon (or the toolbar) of the Spreadsheet control.

To merge cells selected by programming, simply use function ExecuteAAF with constant faaTableurFusion:

PSHEET_MySpreadsheet.SelectPlus("A1", "C5")
ExecuteAAF(PSHEET_MySpreadsheet, aafSpreadsheetMerge)

Note: Use <Spreadsheet>.GetMerge to find out whether a cell has been merged with other cells, and to retrieve the range of merged cells..

Managing the names of cells in a Spreadsheet control

The Spreadsheet control proposes several functions for handling the names of cells:


<Spreadsheet>.AddName	Specifies a name to identify a cell found in a Spreadsheet control.
SpreadsheetDeleteName	Deletes one of the names used to identify a cell found in a Spreadsheet control.
SpreadsheetListName	Returns the list of names that identify a cell in a Spreadsheet control.
SpreadsheetModifyName	Modifies the name used to identify a cell in a Spreadsheet control.

Managing comments in a Spreadsheet control

The Spreadsheet control allows you to:

add comments,
display existing comments in an XLSX file.

Comments can be managed:

via the Comment advanced property. This property gets and sets the comments associated to a cell via the following properties:


Position	Name of the associated cell. This property is read-only.
Rectangle	Rectangle variable. Defines the rectangle in which the comment is displayed. The Width and Height properties determine the size of the rectangle (in millimeters), while X and Y determine the position of the comment (in millimeters with respect to the beginning of the current sheet.
Text	Comment text.
Visible	True to show the comment, False to make the comment invisible. In this case, a red triangle in the upper-right corner of the cell will let the user know that the cell is associated with a comment.

Example:

// Create a comment
PSHEET_MySpreadsheet["B1"].Comment.Text = "Text of my comment"
PSHEET_MySpreadsheet["B1"].Comment.Visible = True
PSHEET_MySpreadsheet["B1"].Comment.Rectangle.Height = 50
PSHEET_MySpreadsheet["B1"].Comment.Rectangle.Width = 50
PSHEET_MySpreadsheet["B1"].Comment.Rectangle.X = 50
PSHEET_MySpreadsheet["B1"].Comment.Rectangle.Y = 50

via different WLanguage functions:


<Spreadsheet>.ListComment	Lists all the comments on the current worksheet of a Spreadsheet control.
<Spreadsheet>.SelectComment	Allows you to: determine if a comment is selected in a Spreadsheet control, select or deselect a comment in a Spreadsheet control.

Spreadsheet control: programmed handling of a file containing several spreadsheets

To enable the management of several worksheets:

In the editor: In the "Detail" tab of the control description window, check the "Allow multiple worksheets" option.
Through programming, use the MultiWorksheet property.

Once the management of several worksheets was enabled:

You have the ability to load the different worksheets of an XLSX file (<Spreadsheet>.Load).

Several functions are used to handle the different worksheets:


<Spreadsheet>.AddWorksheet	Adds a worksheet into a Spreadsheet control found in a window.
<Spreadsheet>.DeleteWorksheet	Deletes a worksheet from a Spreadsheet control found in a window.
<Spreadsheet>.InsertWorksheet	Inserts a worksheet into a Spreadsheet control found in a window.
SpreadsheetListWorksheet	Returns the list of worksheets found in a Spreadsheet control.
<Spreadsheet>.SelectWorksheet	Selects a worksheet (identified by its name) in a Spreadsheet control.

Several properties are used to handle the different worksheets:


CurrentWorksheet	The CurrentWorksheet property gets and sets the current worksheet in a Spreadsheet control.
MultiWorksheet	The MultiWorksheet property is used to: Find out whether a Spreadsheet control manages several worksheets. Change the worksheet management mode of a Spreadsheet control.
NbWorksheet	The NbWorksheet property is used to get the number of worksheets in a Spreadsheet control.
WorksheetName	The WorksheetName property is used to get or change the name of the current worksheet in a Spreadsheet control.

Several AAFs (Automatic Application Features) allows the user to manage the different worksheets.

Properties specific to Spreadsheet controls

The following properties are specific to programmatic Spreadsheet control..


Comment	The Comment property gets and sets the different characteristics of comments in a cell of a Spreadsheet control.
CurrentWorksheet	The CurrentWorksheet property gets and sets the current worksheet in a Spreadsheet control.
FilePath	The FilePath property gets: the name of the xlsx file associated with a Spreadsheet control. the name of the file associated with an Image Editor control. the name of the PDF file associated with a PDF Reader control. the name of the DOCX file associated with a Word Processing control. the name of the wddiag file associated with a Diagram Editor control.
FormulaBarVisible	The FormulaBarVisible property is used to: Determine if a formula bar is displayed in a Spreadsheet control. Show or hide a formula bar in a Spreadsheet control.
GridlinesVisible	The GridlinesVisible property is used to: Determine whether or not gridlines are visible in a control. Show or hide gridlines in a control.
HeaderVisible	The HeaderVisible property is used to: Determine if the row and column headers are displayed in a Spreadsheet control. Show or hide the row and column headers in a Spreadsheet control.
InputFormula	The InputFormula property is used to: find out whether the end user can enter or change formulas in a Spreadsheet control. allow or prevent the end user from entering or changing formulas in a Spreadsheet control.
InputValue	The InputValue property is used to: find out whether the end user can enter or change values in a Spreadsheet control. allow or prevent the end user from entering or changing values in a Spreadsheet control.
MultiWorksheet	The MultiWorksheet property is used to: Find out whether a Spreadsheet control manages several worksheets. Change the worksheet management mode of a Spreadsheet control.
NbWorksheet	The NbWorksheet property is used to get the number of worksheets in a Spreadsheet control.
ToolbarVisible	The ToolbarVisible property is used to: determine if the toolbar or the ribbon is displayed in a control. show or hide the toolbar or the ribbon in a control.
WorksheetName	The WorksheetName property is used to get or change the name of the current worksheet in a Spreadsheet control.

For a complete list of WLanguage properties that can be used with a Spreadsheet control and with its cells, see Spreadsheet control properties.

Related Examples:

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