Note: To work with Excel files in your tests, you do not need to have Microsoft Office Excel installed on your computer.
Description
The Excel.Open method opens an existing Excel file.
Declaration
Applies To
The method is applied to the following object:
Parameters
The method has the following parameter:
FileName
Specifies the fully qualified path (including the name) to the file to be opened.
| Note: | If the specified file does not exist, the method fails and posts an error message to the test log. |
Result Value
An ExcelFile object that corresponds to the specified file. To perform operations over the opened file, use the methods and properties of the returned object.
Example
The code below demonstrates how you can use the Excel.Open method in your script tests:
JavaScript, JScript
function ExcelExample()
{
// Get the sheet of the Excel file
var excelFile = Excel.Open("C:\\temp\\DataStorageExcel.xlsx");
var excelSheet = excelFile.SheetByTitle("Sheet1");
// Read data from the Excel file
var valueA = excelSheet.Cell("A", 3).Value;
var valueB = excelSheet.Cell(2, 3).Value;
var valueC = excelSheet.CellByName("C3").Value;
// Write the obtained data into a new row of the file
var rowIndex = excelSheet.RowCount + 1;
excelSheet.Cell("A", rowIndex).Value = valueA;
excelSheet.Cell(2, rowIndex).Value = valueB;
excelSheet.Cell("C", rowIndex).Value = valueC;
// Save the file to apply the changes
excelFile.Save();
// Save the file with another name
// excelFile.SaveAs("C:\\temp\\DataStorageExcel_new.xlsx");
}
Python
def ExcelExample():
# Get the sheet of the Excel file
excelFile = Excel.Open("C:\\temp\\DataStorageExcel.xlsx")
excelSheet = excelFile.SheetByTitle["Sheet1"]
# Read data from the Excel file
valueA = excelSheet.Cell["A", 3].Value
valueB = excelSheet.Cell[2, 3].Value
valueC = excelSheet.CellByName["C3"].Value
# Write the obtained data into a new row of the file
rowIndex = excelSheet.RowCount + 1
excelSheet.Cell["A", rowIndex].Value = valueA
excelSheet.Cell[2, rowIndex].Value = valueB
excelSheet.Cell("C", rowIndex).Value = valueC
# Save the file to apply the changes
excelFile.Save()
# Save the file with another name
# excelFile.SaveAs("C:\\temp\\DataStorageExcel_new.xlsx")VBScript
Sub ExcelExample
Dim excelFile, excelSheet, valueA, valueB, valueC, rowIndex
' Get the sheet of the Excel file
Set excelFile = Excel.Open("C:\temp\DataStorageExcel.xlsx")
Set excelSheet = excelFile.SheetByTitle("Sheet1")
' Read data from the Excel file
valueA = excelSheet.Cell("A", 3).Value
valueB = excelSheet.Cell(2, 3).Value
valueС = excelSheet.CellByName("C3").Value
' Write the obtained data into a new row of the file
rowIndex = excelSheet.RowCount + 1
excelSheet.Cell("A", rowIndex).Value = valueA
excelSheet.Cell(2, rowIndex).Value = valueB
excelSheet.Cell("C", rowIndex).Value = valueC
' Save the file to apply the changes
excelFile.Save()
' Save the file with another name
' excelFile.SaveAs("C:\temp\DataStorageExcel_new.xlsx")
End Sub
DelphiScript
procedure ExcelExample;
var
excelFile, excelSheet, valueA, valueB, valueC, rowIndex;
begin
// Get the sheet of the Excel file
excelFile := Excel.Open('C:\\temp\\DataStorageExcel.xlsx');
excelSheet := excelFile.SheetByTitle('Sheet1');
// Read data from the Excel file
valueA := excelSheet.Cell('A', 3).Value;
valueB := excelSheet.Cell(2, 3).Value;
valueC := excelSheet.CellByName('C3').Value;
// Write the obtained data into a new row of the file
rowIndex := excelSheet.RowCount + 1;
excelSheet.Cell('A', rowIndex).Value := valueA;
excelSheet.Cell(2, rowIndex).Value := valueB;
excelSheet.Cell('C', rowIndex).Value := valueC;
// Save the file to apply the changes
excelFile.Save();
// Save the file with another name
// excelFile.SaveAs('C:\\temp\\DataStorageExcel_new.xlsx');
end;
C++Script, C#Script
function ExcelExample()
{
// Get the sheet of the Excel file
var excelFile = Excel["Open"]("C:\\temp\\DataStorageExcel.xlsx");
var excelSheet = excelFile["SheetByTitle"]("Sheet1");
// Read data from the Excel file
var valueA = excelSheet["Cell"]("A", 3)["Value"];
var valueB = excelSheet["Cell"](2, 3)["Value"];
var valueC = excelSheet["CellByName"]("C3")["Value"];
// Write the obtained data into a new row of the file
var rowIndex = excelSheet["RowCount + 1"];
excelSheet["Cell"]("A", rowIndex)["Value"] = valueA;
excelSheet["Cell"](2, rowIndex)["Value"] = valueB;
excelSheet["Cell"]("C", rowIndex)["Value"] = valueC;
// Save the file to apply the changes
excelFile["Save"]();
// Save the file with another name
// excelFile["SaveAs"]("C:\\temp\\DataStorageExcel.xlsx");
}