CellByName Property

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 ExcelSheet.CellByName property returns the ExcelCell object that holds the content of Excel cells. To get the value of Excel cells, use the ExcelCell.Value property.

Declaration

ExcelSheetObj.CellByName(CellName)

Read-Only Property An ExcelCell object
ExcelSheetObj An expression, variable or parameter that specifies a reference to an ExcelSheet object
CellName [in]    Required    String    

Applies To

The property is applied to the following object:

Parameters

The property has the following parameter:

CellName

A name that identifies the desired cell. For example, "A12".

Property Value

An ExcelCell object that corresponds to the cell with the specified name.

Example

The code below demonstrates how you can use the ExcelSheet.CellByName property 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

ExcelSheet Object
Working with Microsoft Excel Files

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