ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Value

[DanielTyrkiel]

Hi,

I have found that the above synthax returns an array of all cells used in the active sheet in excel. The benefit I'm trying to exploit is that the array is loaded in an instant!

My question is: Do you know if there is a parameter that transposes the array?

As it is, when checking with _ArrayDisplay(), the result is that columns from excel are as rows in the array.

It's not a big issue because I can code around it, but it would make it easier

here's my code:

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#cs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

AutoIt Version: 3.3.8.1
Author: Daniel Tyrkiel

Script Function:
testing fast array loading

#ce ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

; Script Start

#include <Excel.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

;setting hotkey to terminate the script in case it runs away in a loop
HotKeySet("{ESC}", "Terminate")

;navigate to the chase up log:
$sFilePath002 = FileOpenDialog("Choose a spreadsheet", @MyDocumentsDir, "All (*.*)")
If $sFilePath002 = "" Then Exit ;exit if "cancel" gets pressed
$oExcel = _ExcelBookOpen($sFilePath002)
If $oExcel = 0 Then
MsgBox(0, "", "failed to attach", 2) ;speak up if you can't attach
Exit
EndIf

;core of the test:
Local $aTest = $oExcel.ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Value
Local $fIsArray = IsArray($aTest)

If $fIsArray = 1 Then
_ArrayDisplay($aTest, "")
Else
MsgBox(0, "", "$aTest is not an array")
EndIf

Local $oExcelNew = _ExcelBookNew()
;_ExcelWriteSheetFromArray($oExcelNew, $aTest)
;ClipPut("")
;_ArrayToClip($aTest)
$oExcelNew.ActiveSheet.Range("A1:I100").Value = $aTest

;Functions_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Func Terminate()
Exit 0
EndFunc ;==>Terminate

Edited January 17, 2013 by DanielTyrkiel

[water]

_ArrayDisplay has a transpose parameter.

[DanielTyrkiel]

DUH! I'll try that

Thanks Water!

[water]

If this is too slow you could try the Excel transpose method.

[DanielTyrkiel]

I've added a few lines to the code in first post.

I think I have found a quick way to paste a largish table back into excel

What do you think?

[water]

I have already started to the Excel UDF (will later become part of AutoIt).

The functions _Excel_RangeRead and _Excel_RangeWrite allow to process a string (single cell), 1D array (column), 2D array (range of rows/columns). They use the methods you describe.

Suggestions for the UDF are always welcome!

[DanielTyrkiel]

wow, I must be NOOB LvL 002 if Water is asking me for suggestions

[water]