Value Property

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 ExcelCell.Value property returns the value of the current Excel cell. Obtained values have the same type as they had in Excel files.

Declaration

ExcelCellObj.Value

Read-Write Property Variant
ExcelCellObj An expression, variable or parameter that specifies a reference to an ExcelCell object

Applies To

The property is applied to the following object:

Property Value

A value of an Excel cell. It can hold any Excel-compatible value: string, integer, object reference, date, etc.

Example

The code below demonstrates how you can use the ExcelCell.Value property in your script:

JavaScript, JScript

function ExcelExample()
{
  // Get the data that will be written into an Excel file
  var curTime = aqDateTime.Now();
  var cpu = Sys.CPUUsage;
  
  var fileName = "c:\\temp\\MyFile.xlsx";
  var excelFile;
  var excelSheet;
  
  if (aqFile.Exists(fileName))
  {
    // Open the existing Excel file
    excelFile = Excel.Open(fileName);
    excelSheet = excelFile.SheetByIndex(0);
    
    // Write the data into a new row of the existing file
    var rowIndex = excelSheet.RowCount + 1;
    excelSheet.Cell("A", rowIndex).Value = curTime;
    excelSheet.Cell(2, rowIndex).Value = cpu;
  }
  else
  {
    // Create a new Excel file
    excelFile = Excel.Create(fileName);
    excelSheet = excelFile.AddSheet("Sheet1");
    
    // Write the data into the first row of the created file
    excelSheet.Cell("A", 1).Value = curTime;
    excelSheet.Cell(2, 1).Value = cpu;
  }

  // Save the file to apply the changes
  excelFile.Save();
}

Python

def ExcelExample():

  # Get the data that will be written into an Excel file
  curTime = aqDateTime.Now()
  cpu = Sys.CPUUsage
  
  fileName = "c:\\temp\\MyFile.xlsx"

  if  (aqFile.Exists(fileName)):
    # Open the existing Excel file
    excelFile = Excel.Open(fileName)
    excelSheet = excelFile.SheetByIndex[0]
    
    # Write the data into a new row of the existing file
    rowIndex = excelSheet.RowCount + 1
    excelSheet.Cell["A", rowIndex].Value = curTime
    excelSheet.Cell[2, rowIndex].Value = cpu

  else:
    # Create a new Excel file
    excelFile = Excel.Create(fileName)
    excelSheet = excelFile.AddSheet("Sheet1")
    
    # Write the data into the first row of the created file
    excelSheet.Cell["A", 1].Value = curTime
    excelSheet.Cell[2, 1].Value = cpu

  # Save the file to apply the changes
  excelFile.Save()

VBScript

Sub ExcelExample
  Dim curTime, cpu, fileName, excelFile, excelSheet, rowIndex

  ' Get the data that will be written into an Excel file
  curTime = aqDateTime.Now()
  cpu = Sys.CPUUsage
  
  fileName = "c:\temp\MyFile.xlsx"
  
  If aqFile.Exists(fileName) Then
    ' Open the existing Excel file
    Set excelFile = Excel.Open(fileName)
    Set excelSheet = excelFile.SheetByIndex(0)
    
    ' Write the data into a new row of the existing file
    rowIndex = excelSheet.RowCount + 1
    excelSheet.Cell("A", rowIndex).Value = curTime
    excelSheet.Cell(2, rowIndex).Value = cpu
    
  Else

    ' Create a new Excel file
    Set excelFile = Excel.Create(fileName)
    Set excelSheet = excelFile.AddSheet("Sheet1")
    
    ' Write the data into the first row of the created file
    excelSheet.Cell("A", 1).Value = curTime
    excelSheet.Cell(2, 1).Value = cpu
  End If

  ' Save the file to apply the changes
  excelFile.Save()
End Sub

DelphiScript

procedure ExcelExample;
var
  curTime, cpu, fileName, excelFile, excelSheet, rowIndex;
begin
  // Get the data that will be written into an Excel file
  curTime := aqDateTime.Now();
  cpu := Sys.CPUUsage;
  
  fileName := 'c:\\temp\\MyFile.xlsx';
  
  if (aqFile.Exists(fileName)) then
    begin
    // Open the existing Excel file
    excelFile := Excel.Open(fileName);
    excelSheet := excelFile.SheetByIndex(0);
    
    // Write the data into a new row of the existing file
    rowIndex := excelSheet.RowCount + 1;
    excelSheet.Cell('A', rowIndex).Value := curTime;
    excelSheet.Cell(2, rowIndex).Value := cpu;
    end
  else
    begin
    // Create a new Excel file
    excelFile := Excel.Create(fileName);
    excelSheet := excelFile.AddSheet('Sheet1');
    
    // Write the data into the first row of the created file
    excelSheet.Cell('A', 1).Value := curTime;
    excelSheet.Cell(2, 1).Value := cpu;
    end;

  // Save the file to apply the changes
  excelFile.Save();
end;

C++Script, C#Script

function ExcelExample()
{
  // Get the data that will be written into an Excel file
  var curTime = aqDateTime["Now"]();
  var cpu = Sys["CPUUsage"];
  
  var fileName = "c:\\temp\\MyFile.xlsx";
  var excelFile;
  var excelSheet;
  
  if (aqFile["Exists"](fileName))
  {
    // Open the existing Excel file
    excelFile = Excel["Open"](fileName);
    excelSheet = excelFile["SheetByIndex"](0);
    
    // Write the data into a new row of the existing file
    var rowIndex = excelSheet["RowCount"] + 1;
    excelSheet["Cell"]("A", rowIndex)["Value"] = curTime;
    excelSheet["Cell"](2, rowIndex)["Value"] = cpu;
  }
  else
  {
    // Create a new Excel file
    excelFile = Excel["Create"](fileName);
    excelSheet = excelFile["AddSheet"]("Sheet1");
    
    // Write the data into the first row of the created file
    excelSheet["Cell"]("A", 1)["Value"] = curTime;
    excelSheet["Cell"](2, 1)["Value"] = cpu;
  }

  // Save the file to apply the changes
  excelFile["Save"]();
}

See Also

ExcelCell Object

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