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Applescript: get range of selection
Hopefully someone can help me, because if not I will not be able to migrate
my current collection of Applescripts to work with either Excel 2004 or Excel 2008 (I've been using Excel X because it still works). So, this seems so simple that it should be obvious, but it's not. I've tried just about everything, and my colleagues and I cannot come to a solution. I want to get the range (preferably in "A1" format) of the currently selected cell. That's it. Whether it's a range object or text, it doesn't matter. I need to have the range itself to be able to pass to other functions and use elsewhere after it is asked for. I can't simply always refer to the selection. In fact, many of my scripts work much faster when I don't always select the cell I want to work with. Here's the code snippet: tell application "Microsoft Excel" set rangeA1 to range of selection return rangeA1 end tell I always end up with a "missing value". I realize it is possible to get the row and column, but many of Excel's commands after Excel X don't like R1C1 format for ranges. Any help is appreciated. Thanks! -Richard |
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G'day Richard
Just finished night shift, so this may appear to be a dumb question...! Does the Workbook you are attempting to access have more than 1 sheet, if so, you need to specify the sheet name as the pointer for excel to go to.. Try this link: Copy a range from closed workbook (Local, Network and on the internet) http://www.rondebruin.nl/copy7.htm If this doesn't help, goto Ron's main page http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm You may find something that could point you in the right direction. HTH MArk. |
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Richard8A -
If you don't get assistance in microsoft.public.excel.programming, I suggest you post in the very active microsoft.public.mac.office.excel newsgroup. - Mike Middleton http://www.DecisionToolworks.com Decision Analysis Add-ins for Excel "Richard8A" wrote in message ... Hopefully someone can help me, because if not I will not be able to migrate my current collection of Applescripts to work with either Excel 2004 or Excel 2008 (I've been using Excel X because it still works). So, this seems so simple that it should be obvious, but it's not. I've tried just about everything, and my colleagues and I cannot come to a solution. I want to get the range (preferably in "A1" format) of the currently selected cell. That's it. Whether it's a range object or text, it doesn't matter. I need to have the range itself to be able to pass to other functions and use elsewhere after it is asked for. I can't simply always refer to the selection. In fact, many of my scripts work much faster when I don't always select the cell I want to work with. Here's the code snippet: tell application "Microsoft Excel" set rangeA1 to range of selection return rangeA1 end tell I always end up with a "missing value". I realize it is possible to get the row and column, but many of Excel's commands after Excel X don't like R1C1 format for ranges. Any help is appreciated. Thanks! -Richard |
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