ExcelFile.SaveAs Method

Applies to TestComplete 15.47, last modified on January 20, 2023

Note: To work with Excel files in your tests, you do not need to have Microsoft Office Excel installed on your computer.

Description

The ExcelFile.SaveAs method saves the modified Excel file with another name. To save the file with the current name, use the Save method.

If you do not call the Save or SaveAs method of the ExcelFile object, all the changes will be lost.

Declaration

ExcelFile.SaveAs(FileName, OverrideExisting)

FileName [in]    Required    String    
OverrideExisting [in]    Optional    Boolean Default value: True   
Result None

Applies To

The method is applied to the following object:

Parameters

The method has the following parameters:

FileName

Specifies the full path to the desired file.

OverrideExisting

Specifies whether the existing file will be overwritten or not.

Result Value

None.

Example

The code below demonstrates how you can use the ExcelFile.SaveAs method in your script:

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

ExcelFile Object
Working with Microsoft Excel Files

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