XL97: How to Create PivotTable from Word

ID: Q170745

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article includes a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro. The macro uses Automation to build a PivotTable in Microsoft Excel 97 and returns the data back to Microsoft Word.

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The following example, when run from Microsoft Word 97, creates a Microsoft Excel 97 PivotTable, inserts the data into a new Microsoft Word document, and then arranges the data in a table format. If the GetObject function returns error 429, the example uses the CreateObject function to start a new session of Microsoft Excel. If the CreateObject function is used, the example uses the Quit method to close the new instance of Microsoft Excel. To use this example, do the following:

1. Create a worksheet in Microsoft Excel with data similar to the

   following:

      A1: Region    B1: Office    C1: Sales
      A2: North     B2: Alpha     C2: 100
      A3: East      B3: Beta      C3: 120
      A4: West      B4: Alpha     C4: 130
      A5: North     B5: Beta      C5: 100
      A6: East      B6: Beta      C6: 140
      A7: West      B7: Alpha     C7: 110

   Then, save the workbook in the My Documents folder with the name
   Sales.xls.

2. In Microsoft Word 97, point to Macro on the Tools menu and click Visual

   Basic Editor. On the Insert menu, click Module and type the following
   macro:

      Sub Create_PivotTable()

         Dim xlObj As Excel.Application
         Err.Number = 0

         On Error GoTo notLoaded
         Set xlObj = GetObject(, "Excel.Application.8")

         notLoaded:
         If Err.Number = 429 Then
            Set xlObj = CreateObject("Excel.Application.8")
            theError = Err.Number
         End If
         xlObj.Visible = True
         xlObj.Workbooks.Open FileName:="C:\My Documents\Sales.xls"

         With xlObj
            .Range("A1").Select
            .ActiveSheet.PivotTableWizard SourceType:=xlDatabase, _
             SourceData:= "Sheet1!R1C1:R5C3", TableDestination:="", _
             TableName:="PivotTable1"
            .ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").AddFields _
             RowFields:="Office", ColumnFields:="Region"
            .ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1"). _
             PivotFields("Sales").Orientation = xlDataField
         End With

         xlObj.ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Select
         Documents.Add

         With xlObj
            For Each newCell In .Selection
               With Selection
                  .InsertAfter Text:=newCell.Value
                  mCount = mCount + 1
                  If mCount Mod xlObj.Selection.Columns.Count = 0 Then
                     .InsertAfter Text:=vbCr
                  Else
                     .InsertAfter Text:=vbTab
                  End If
               End With
            Next newCell

            ActiveDocument.Range.ConvertToTable _
            Separator:=wdSeparateByTabs
            ActiveDocument.Tables(1).AutoFormat _
            Format:=wdTableFormatClassic1
         End With

         If theError = 429 Then
             xlObj.DisplayAlerts = False
             xlObj.Quit
         Endif
         Set xlObj = Nothing

      End Sub

3. On the Tools menu, click References. Click "Microsoft Excel 8.0

   Object Library." This step allows you to use the Microsoft Excel 97
   objects, properties, and methods in Visual Basic macros.

4. On the File menu, click "Close and Return to Microsoft Word." To run

   the macro, point to Macro on the Tools menu and click Macros. Click
   Create_PivotTable and click Run.

REFERENCES

For more information about Automation, click the Index tab in Visual Basic Help, type the following text

   automation

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Working across applications" topic.

Additional query words: ole pivot table

Keywords          : kbinterop kbole kbprg kbdta kbdtacode KbVBA 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: May 17, 1999