nothing like finding a proc w/o a written parameter list to work from.. fun 
times !! :-)


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"Robert MacMillan"  wrote in message 
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Finally Solved. Yay.

Syntax required is sel.Invoke("PasteSpecial", "Text") - other parameters
are not required but presumably can be added.

So now we know that we should be able to do most things available in VBA
directly from paradox.

Thanks for the suggestions along the way as they all help with the puzzle.

Robert

On 15/08/2018 10:31 AM, Robert MacMillan wrote:
> Hello Modridirkac and others.
>
> the VBA Code to do what I need is - dont worry about the naming I have
> not called it anything in particular -
>
> "Sub Macro1()
> '
> ' Macro1 Macro
> '
>
> '
>     Range("A2").Select
>     ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial Format:="Text", Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:= 
> _
>         False
> End Sub"
>
> So when I send
>
> sel.Invoke("PasteSpecial", "Format:=\"Text\"", "Link:=False",
> "DisplayAsIcon:= False")
>
> or any of the variations I have tried I get I get a Paradox Error
> message box of "PasteSpecial Method of range class Failed"
>
> So I am getting very close. A Paste Special is obviously being attempted
> but I dont have the syntax to pass the parameters correctly.
>
> All suggestions appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Robert
>
> On 31/07/2018 5:41 PM, modridirkac wrote:
>> This code works for me.
>> You must have something in the clipboard, before calling this script.
>> You must also have an xls file in tem folder, to open it.
>>
>> This code opens OLE t oexcel, loads file (c:\temp\excel.xlsx) and pasts
>> to cells B5:C8
>> and shows final result in excel.
>>
>> const
>>    ; Excel coord. types
>>    xlA1   = 1                ; A1
>>   xlR1C1 = - 4150        ; R1C1
>> endConst
>>
>> method run(var eventInfo Event)
>> ; paste from clipboard to excel
>> var excel OleAuto
>>     Workbooks, sel  OLEAuto
>> endVar
>>    ; start excel
>>    Excel.open("Excel.Application")
>>    Excel.DisplayAlerts=false
>>
>>    ; open file
>>    Workbooks = Excel.Workbooks
>>    if WorkBooks.count>0 then return endif
>>    Workbooks.invoke("Open", "c:\\temp\\excel.xlsx")
>>
>>    ; mark your range
>>   s = Excel.convertFormula("B5:C8", xlA1, xlR1C1, True)
>>   Excel.goto(s)
>>   sel = Excel.Selection
>>
>>   ; paste from clipboard to that selection
>>   sel.Invoke("PasteSpecial")
>>
>>   ; show the result
>>    Excel.visible=true
>> endMethod
>>
>>