XL97: How to Programmatically Save a Worksheet as HTML

• Microsoft Excel, versions 97, Service Release 1 for Windows

SUMMARY

An updated version of the Internet Assistant Wizard for Microsoft Excel 97 is available. This updated wizard allows you to export a worksheet to a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) file by using a Visual Basic for Applications macro.

NOTE: The updated Internet Assistant Wizard is included with Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows, Service Release 1. If you have Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows, Service Release 1 installed, you do not need to download the file.

To obtain the updated Internet Assistant Wizard for Microsoft Excel, go to the following Web address:

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/downloadDetails/html.htm

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1. Close and save any open workbooks, and then create a new workbook.



2. Enter the following values on Sheet1:

   A1 : 2
   A2 : 4
   A3 : 6
   A4 : 8
   A5 : 10
   A6 :
   A7 : This
   A8 : is
   A9 : a
   A10: test
   




3. Select cells A1:A5, and then click Chart on the Insert menu. In the "Chart Wizard - Step 1 of 4 - Chart Type" dialog box, click Finish.
   
   The result is a worksheet that contains two data ranges and one chart.



4. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).



5. To use the Htmlconvert method of the Html.xla add-in, create a reference to this add-in. To create the reference, do the following:
   
   
   1. Click References on the Tools Menu.
   
   
   
   2. Click to select the HTML check box, and then click OK.
      
      Go to step 6.
      
      If you do not see the HTML, in the Available References list, click Browse.
   
   
   
   3. Open the folder that contains the updated Html.xla file. By default, the Html.xla file is installed in the following folder:

      C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Library

   
   
   
   4. Click "Microsoft Excel Files (*.xls, *,xla)" in the Files Of Type list.
   
   
   
   5. Click Html.xla in the list of files, and then click Open.
   
   
   



6. Click Module on the Insert menu to insert a Visual Basic module.



7. Enter the following code into the module sheet:

   
      Sub CreateWebPage()
   
          Dim ObjToConvert(2) As Variant
          Dim Result As Integer
   
          ' Populate the ObjToConvert array with the ranges and chart
          ' that you want to export.
          Set ObjToConvert(0) = Sheets("sheet1").Range("a1:a5")
          Set ObjToConvert(1) = Sheets("sheet1").ChartObjects("Chart 1")
          Set ObjToConvert(2) = Sheets("sheet1").Range("a7:a10")
   
          ' Load the Internet Assistant Wizard add-in.
          AddIns("Internet Assistant Wizard").Installed = True
   
          ' Create the HTML page.
          Result = htmlconvert(rangeandcharttoconvert:=ObjToConvert, _
                               useexistingfile:=False, _
                               usefrontpageforexistingfile:=False, _
                               addtofrontpageweb:=False, codepage:=1252, _
                               htmlfilepath:="Test.htm", _
                               headerfullpage:="Test Page", _
                               linebeforetablefullpage:=True, _
                               namefullpage:="MyName")
   
          ' If the conversion is successful, the code htmlconvert_success
          ' is returned.
          If Result = htmlconvert_success Then
              MsgBox "Web Page Created Successfully"
          Else
              MsgBox "Error Creating Web Page"
          End If
       End Sub 




8. Run the CreateWebPage subroutine.

REFERENCES

For more information about the HTMLconvert method, refer to the section "HTMLconvert Function Documentation" in the Readme.txt file.

For additional information on adding a Add-in, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q157768 XL97: Not all Menu Items Appear for Other Users

Additional query words: XL97

Keywords : kbcode kbprg kbtool xlvbahowto xlvbainfo xlwiz xladdins
Version : WINDOWS:97,Service Release 1
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto