thanks guys. Both look promising, but not quite what I need. This is what i have so far
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Program Name: GetExcel.lsp
; Created By: Terry Miller (Email: terrycadd@yahoo.com)
; (URL: http://web2.airmail.net/terrycad)
; Date Created: 9-20-03
; Function: Several functions to get and put values into Excel cells.
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Revision History
; Rev By Date Description
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; 1 TM 9-20-03 Initial version
; 2 TM 8-20-07 Rewrote GetExcel.lsp and added several new sub-functions
; including ColumnRow, Alpha2Number and Number2Alpha written
; by Gilles Chanteau from Marseille, France.
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Overview of Main functions
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; GetExcel - Stores the values from an Excel spreadsheet into *ExcelData@ list
; Syntax: (GetExcel ExcelFile$ SheetName$ MaxRange$)
; Example: (GetExcel "C:\\Folder\\Filename.xls" "Sheet1" "L30")
; GetCell - Returns the cell value from the *ExcelData@ list
; Syntax: (GetCell Cell$)
; Example: (GetCell "H15")
;
; OpenExcel - Opens an Excel spreadsheet
; Syntax: (OpenExcel ExcelFile$ SheetName$ Visible)
; Example: (OpenExcel "C:\\Folder\\Filename.xls" "Sheet1" nil)
; PutCell - Put values into Excel cells
; Syntax: (PutCell StartCell$ Data$) or (PutCell StartCell$ DataList@)
; Example: (PutCell "A1" (list "GP093" 58.5 17 "Base" "3'-6 1/4\""))
; CloseExcel - Closes Excel session
; Syntax: (CloseExcel ExcelFile$)
; Example: (CloseExcel "C:\\Folder\\Filename.xls")
;
; Note: Review the conditions of each argument in the function headings
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; GetExcel - Stores the values from an Excel spreadsheet into *ExcelData@ list
; Arguments: 3
; ExcelFile$ = Path and filename
; SheetName$ = Sheet name or nil for not specified
; MaxRange$ = Maximum cell ID range to include
; Syntax examples:
; (GetExcel "C:\\Temp\\Temp.xls" "Sheet1" "E19") = Open C:\Temp\Temp.xls on Sheet1 and read up to cell E19
; (GetExcel "C:\\Temp\\Temp.xls" nil "XYZ123") = Open C:\Temp\Temp.xls on current sheet and read up to cell XYZ123
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(defun GetExcel (ExcelFile$ SheetName$ MaxRange$ / Column# ColumnRow@ Data@ ExcelRange^
ExcelValue ExcelValue ExcelVariant^ MaxColumn# MaxRow# Range$ Row# Worksheet)
(if (= (type ExcelFile$) 'STR)
(if (not (findfile ExcelFile$))
(progn
(alert (strcat "Excel file " ExcelFile$ " not found."))
(exit)
);progn
);if
(progn
(alert "Excel file not specified.")
(exit)
);progn
);if
(gc)
(if (setq *ExcelApp% (vlax-get-object "Excel.Application"))
(progn
(alert "Close all Excel spreadsheets to continue!")
(vlax-release-object *ExcelApp%)(gc)
);progn
);if
(setq *ExcelApp% (vlax-get-or-create-object "Excel.Application"))
(vlax-invoke-method (vlax-get-property *ExcelApp% 'WorkBooks) 'Open ExcelFile$)
(if SheetName$
(vlax-for Worksheet (vlax-get-property *ExcelApp% "Sheets")
(if (= (vlax-get-property Worksheet "Name") SheetName$)
(vlax-invoke-method Worksheet "Activate")
);if
);vlax-for
);if
(setq ColumnRow@ (ColumnRow MaxRange$))
(setq MaxColumn# (nth 0 ColumnRow@))
(setq MaxRow# (nth 1 ColumnRow@))
(setq *ExcelData@ nil)
(setq Row# 1)
(repeat MaxRow#
(setq Data@ nil)
(setq Column# 1)
(repeat MaxColumn#
(setq Range$ (strcat (Number2Alpha Column#)(itoa Row#)))
(setq ExcelRange^ (vlax-get-property *ExcelApp% "Range" Range$))
(setq ExcelVariant^ (vlax-get-property ExcelRange^ 'Value))
(setq ExcelValue (vlax-variant-value ExcelVariant^))
(setq ExcelValue
(cond
((= (type ExcelValue) 'INT) (itoa ExcelValue))
((= (type ExcelValue) 'REAL) (rtosr ExcelValue))
((= (type ExcelValue) 'STR) (vl-string-trim " " ExcelValue))
((/= (type ExcelValue) 'STR) "")
);cond
);setq
(setq Data@ (append Data@ (list ExcelValue)))
(setq Column# (1+ Column#))
);repeat
(setq *ExcelData@ (append *ExcelData@ (list Data@)))
(setq Row# (1+ Row#))
);repeat
(vlax-invoke-method (vlax-get-property *ExcelApp% "ActiveWorkbook") 'Close :vlax-False)
(vlax-invoke-method *ExcelApp% 'Quit)
(vlax-release-object *ExcelApp%)(gc)
(setq *ExcelApp% nil)
*ExcelData@
);defun GetExcel
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; GetCell - Returns the cell value from the *ExcelData@ list
; Arguments: 1
; Cell$ = Cell ID
; Syntax example: (GetCell "E19") = value of cell E19
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(defun GetCell (Cell$ / Column# ColumnRow@ Return Row#)
(setq ColumnRow@ (ColumnRow Cell$))
(setq Column# (1- (nth 0 ColumnRow@)))
(setq Row# (1- (nth 1 ColumnRow@)))
(setq Return "")
(if *ExcelData@
(if (and (>= (length *ExcelData@) Row#)(>= (length (nth 0 *ExcelData@)) Column#))
(setq Return (nth Column# (nth Row# *ExcelData@)))
);if
);if
Return
);defun GetCell
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; OpenExcel - Opens an Excel spreadsheet
; Arguments: 3
; ExcelFile$ = Excel filename or nil for new spreadsheet
; SheetName$ = Sheet name or nil for not specified
; Visible = t for visible or nil for hidden
; Syntax examples:
; (OpenExcel "C:\\Temp\\Temp.xls" "Sheet2" t) = Opens C:\Temp\Temp.xls on Sheet2 as visible session
; (OpenExcel "C:\\Temp\\Temp.xls" nil nil) = Opens C:\Temp\Temp.xls on current sheet as hidden session
; (OpenExcel nil "Parts List" nil) = Opens a new spreadsheet and creates a Part List sheet as hidden session
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(defun OpenExcel (ExcelFile$ SheetName$ Visible / Sheet$ Sheets@ Worksheet)
(if (= (type ExcelFile$) 'STR)
(if (findfile ExcelFile$)
(setq *ExcelFile$ ExcelFile$)
(progn
(alert (strcat "Excel file " ExcelFile$ " not found."))
(exit)
);progn
);if
(setq *ExcelFile$ "")
);if
(gc)
(if (setq *ExcelApp% (vlax-get-object "Excel.Application"))
(progn
(alert "Close all Excel spreadsheets to continue!")
(vlax-release-object *ExcelApp%)(gc)
);progn
);if
(setq *ExcelApp% (vlax-get-or-create-object "Excel.Application"))
(if ExcelFile$
(if (findfile ExcelFile$)
(vlax-invoke-method (vlax-get-property *ExcelApp% 'WorkBooks) 'Open ExcelFile$)
(vlax-invoke-method (vlax-get-property *ExcelApp% 'WorkBooks) 'Add)
);if
(vlax-invoke-method (vlax-get-property *ExcelApp% 'WorkBooks) 'Add)
);if
(if Visible
(vla-put-visible *ExcelApp% :vlax-true)
);if
(if (= (type SheetName$) 'STR)
(progn
(vlax-for Sheet$ (vlax-get-property *ExcelApp% "Sheets")
(setq Sheets@ (append Sheets@ (list (vlax-get-property Sheet$ "Name"))))
);vlax-for
(if (member SheetName$ Sheets@)
(vlax-for Worksheet (vlax-get-property *ExcelApp% "Sheets")
(if (= (vlax-get-property Worksheet "Name") SheetName$)
(vlax-invoke-method Worksheet "Activate")
);if
);vlax-for
(vlax-put-property (vlax-invoke-method (vlax-get-property *ExcelApp% "Sheets") "Add") "Name" SheetName$)
);if
);progn
);if
(princ)
);defun OpenExcel
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; PutCell - Put values into Excel cells
; Arguments: 2
; StartCell$ = Starting Cell ID
; Data@ = Value or list of values
; Syntax examples:
; (PutCell "A1" "PART NUMBER") = Puts PART NUMBER in cell A1
; (PutCell "B3" '("Dim" 7.5 "9.75")) = Starting with cell B3 put Dim, 7.5, and 9.75 across
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(defun PutCell (StartCell$ Data@ / Column# ExcelRange Row#)
(if (= (type Data@) 'STR)
(setq Data@ (list Data@))
);if
(setq Column# (nth 0 (ColumnRow StartCell$)))
(setq Row# (nth 1 (ColumnRow StartCell$)))
(setq ExcelRange (vlax-get-property *ExcelApp% "Cells"))
(foreach Item Data@
(vlax-put-property ExcelRange "Item" Row# Column# (vl-princ-to-string Item))
(setq Column# (1+ Column#))
);foreach
(princ)
);defun PutCell
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; CloseExcel - Closes Excel spreadsheet
; Arguments: 1
; ExcelFile$ = Excel saveas filename or nil to close without saving
; Syntax examples:
; (CloseExcel "C:\\Temp\\Temp.xls") = Saveas C:\Temp\Temp.xls and close
; (CloseExcel nil) = Close without saving
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(defun CloseExcel (ExcelFile$ / Saveas)
(if ExcelFile$
(if (= (strcase ExcelFile$) (strcase *ExcelFile$))
(if (findfile ExcelFile$)
(vlax-invoke-method (vlax-get-property *ExcelApp% "ActiveWorkbook") "Save")
(setq Saveas t)
);if
(if (findfile ExcelFile$)
(progn
(vl-file-delete (findfile ExcelFile$))
(setq Saveas t)
);progn
(setq Saveas t)
);if
);if
);if
(if Saveas
(vlax-invoke-method (vlax-get-property *ExcelApp% "ActiveWorkbook")
"SaveAs" ExcelFile$ -4143 "" "" :vlax-false :vlax-false nil
);vlax-invoke-method
);if
(vlax-invoke-method (vlax-get-property *ExcelApp% "ActiveWorkbook") 'Close :vlax-False)
(vlax-invoke-method *ExcelApp% 'Quit)
(vlax-release-object *ExcelApp%)(gc)
(setq *ExcelApp% nil *ExcelFile$ nil)
(princ)
);defun CloseExcel
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; ColumnRow - Returns a list of the Column and Row number
; Function By: Gilles Chanteau from Marseille, France
; Arguments: 1
; Cell$ = Cell ID
; Syntax example: (ColumnRow "ABC987") = '(731 987)
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(defun ColumnRow (Cell$ / Column$ Char$ Row#)
(setq Column$ "")
(while (< 64 (ascii (setq Char$ (strcase (substr Cell$ 1 1)))) 91)
(setq Column$ (strcat Column$ Char$)
Cell$ (substr Cell$ 2)
);setq
);while
(if (and (/= Column$ "") (numberp (setq Row# (read Cell$))))
(list (Alpha2Number Column$) Row#)
'(1 1);default to "A1" if there's a problem
);if
);defun ColumnRow
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Alpha2Number - Converts Alpha string into Number
; Function By: Gilles Chanteau from Marseille, France
; Arguments: 1
; Str$ = String to convert
; Syntax example: (Alpha2Number "ABC") = 731
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(defun Alpha2Number (Str$ / Num#)
(if (= 0 (setq Num# (strlen Str$)))
0
(+ (* (- (ascii (strcase (substr Str$ 1 1))) 64) (expt 26 (1- Num#)))
(Alpha2Number (substr Str$ 2))
);+
);if
);defun Alpha2Number
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Number2Alpha - Converts Number into Alpha string
; Function By: Gilles Chanteau from Marseille, France
; Arguments: 1
; Num# = Number to convert
; Syntax example: (Number2Alpha 731) = "ABC"
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(defun Number2Alpha (Num# / Val#)
(if (< Num# 27)
(chr (+ 64 Num#))
(if (= 0 (setq Val# (rem Num# 26)))
(strcat (Number2Alpha (1- (/ Num# 26))) "Z")
(strcat (Number2Alpha (/ Num# 26)) (chr (+ 64 Val#)))
);if
);if
);defun Number2Alpha
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; rtosr - Used to change a real number into a short real number string
; stripping off all trailing 0's.
; Arguments: 1
; RealNum~ = Real number to convert to a short string real number
; Returns: ShortReal$ the short string real number value of the real number.
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(defun rtosr (RealNum~ / Loop ShortReal$)
(setq ShortReal$ (rtos RealNum~ 2 8))
(setq Loop t)
(while Loop
(if (= (substr ShortReal$ (strlen ShortReal$) 1) "0")
(setq ShortReal$ (substr ShortReal$ 1 (1- (strlen ShortReal$))))
(setq Loop nil)
);if
);while
(if (= (substr ShortReal$ (strlen ShortReal$) 1) ".")
(setq ShortReal$ (substr ShortReal$ 1 (1- (strlen ShortReal$))))
);if
(if (= ShortReal$ "")
(setq ShortReal$ "0")
);if
ShortReal$
);defun rtosr
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(princ);End of GetExcel.lsp
What i need is a way to figure out what the range is, and then search within that range for a value and update the row based on location.
