Dummy explanation to win32com needed

[korean_dave]

Hi. I need a dummy's explanation to utilizing the win32com component
to access Microsoft Excel.

So far, I have this code.

import win32com.client
xl = win32com.client .Dispatch("Exce l.Application")
xl.Visible = 1

workbook = xl.Workbooks.Op en("C:\test.xls ")

Now, my question is, where do I find the snytax I can use to access
such functions like workbook.Active Sheet.Cells(1,1 ).Value etc...

I need a reference to the API I can utilize.

Where can I find this?

Thanks guys,
-Dave

[Darcy Mason]

Re: Dummy explanation to win32com needed

On Oct 22, 3:43 pm, korean_dave <davidrey...@gm ail.comwrote:

Hi. I need a dummy's explanation to utilizing the win32com component
to access Microsoft Excel.
>
So far, I have this code.
>
    import win32com.client
    xl = win32com.client .Dispatch("Exce l.Application")
    xl.Visible = 1
>
    workbook = xl.Workbooks.Op en("C:\test.xls ")
>
Now, my question is, where do I find the snytax I can use to access
such functions like workbook.Active Sheet.Cells(1,1 ).Value etc...
>
I need a reference to the API I can utilize.
>
Where can I find this?
>
Thanks guys,
-Dave

I haven't used this in quite some time, but if I recall correctly, it
simply follows the object model as found in Excel Help | Visual Basic
Reference, or go into the Excel code editor (alt-F11)and use the
object browser. One thing to be aware of, IIRC, is that in VB you can
leave out some default names (like .Value, .Item for collections) but
these must be explicitly referenced when called using win32com.

[Tim Golden]

Re: Dummy explanation to win32com needed

korean_dave wrote:

Hi. I need a dummy's explanation to utilizing the win32com component
to access Microsoft Excel.
>
So far, I have this code.
>
import win32com.client
xl = win32com.client .Dispatch("Exce l.Application")
xl.Visible = 1
>
workbook = xl.Workbooks.Op en("C:\test.xls ")

Well, for a start, you want to be raw-stringing that filename.
(And, possibly, putting it somewhere other than the root
of your c: drive ;) )

Now, my question is, where do I find the snytax I can use to access
such functions like workbook.Active Sheet.Cells(1,1 ).Value etc...

All the pywin32 / win32com stuff is doing is wrapping the
Microsoft Excel Object Model. So, if you want to drive
Excel you have two tools: the Macro Recorder in Excel
itself; and Google:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=site%3Amicrosoft.com+excel%20object%20model

TJG