Difference between revisions of "Activity:CreateOLEExcelScope (Activity)"
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This activity is used to open an Excel document as an OLE compliant data source. It is a nestable activity, which means it can host any amount of sub-activities that will be processed sequentially. The hosted activities are typically [[Activity:CreateOLETableScope (Activity)|CreateOLETableScope]] activities, either as direct children but also wrapped within looping activities like ForEach or While. | This activity is used to open an Excel document as an OLE compliant data source. It is a nestable activity, which means it can host any amount of sub-activities that will be processed sequentially. The hosted activities are typically [[Activity:CreateOLETableScope (Activity)|CreateOLETableScope]] activities, either as direct children but also wrapped within looping activities like ForEach or While. | ||
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=Example= | =Example= | ||
Latest revision as of 14:41, 23 September 2015
The CreateOLEExcelScope opens an Excel file and provides access to its workbooks and sheets.
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Description
| Create OLE Excel Scope | |
|---|---|
| Name | CreateOLEExcelScope |
| Purpose | Open an Excel file via OLE |
| Category | UBIK Data Exchange |
| Returns | True if successful |
| Version | 2.4.1+ |
Arguments
| Argument | Type | Direction | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| ContainsHeader | Boolean | In | Excel sheet has headers |
| DisplayName | String | In | Diplay name of the activity |
| FullPath | String | In | The full path of the file |
| Password | String | In | The corresponding password for the user |
| Result | Boolean | Out | True if successful, false if failed |
| Tables | List<OLETableDescriptor> | Out | not used |
Usage
This activity is used to open an Excel document as an OLE compliant data source. It is a nestable activity, which means it can host any amount of sub-activities that will be processed sequentially. The hosted activities are typically CreateOLETableScope activities, either as direct children but also wrapped within looping activities like ForEach or While.
 | On 32 bit platforms only .xls files can be processed, whereas on 64 bit platforms also new Excel extensions are possible. |
Example
The CreateOLEExcelScope activity with a workflow and its arguments.
 | Check ContainsHeader if the Excel document uses a header row! |
