CreateOLEExcelScope (Activity)
The CreateOLEExcelScope opens an Excel file and provides access to its workbooks and sheets.
 | Only Excel 97-2003 (*.xls) is supported yet! |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataSource | String | In | The unique name of the database to connect to |
| InitialCatalog | String | In | The database instance to connect to |
| UserName | String | In | The user name to connect with |
| Password | String | In | The corresponding password for the user |
| Tables | List<OLETableDescriptor> | Out | A list of all found tables in the database |
| Result | Boolean | Out | True if successful, false if failed |
Usage
This activity is used to start the communication with 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.
Example
The CreateOLESQLScope activity, as used in the larger example "Read MetaClass names from UBIK database":
