Excel.Open Method

Applies to TestComplete 15.20, last modified on January 19, 2022

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

Excel.Open(FileName)

FileName [in]    Required    String    
Result An ExcelFile object

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");
}

See Also

Excel Object
Create Method
Working with Microsoft Excel Files

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