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Excel Online: replacement for VBA macros...
Let's explore the options you mentioned:
- Scripting: In Excel Online, you can use the built-in scripting capabilities provided by Microsoft. Scripting allows you to automate repetitive tasks and perform custom operations on your Excel data. It provides a set of JavaScript-based APIs that you can use to manipulate the Excel workbook, worksheets, ranges, and more. With scripting, you can automate tasks, create custom functions, and build interactive user interfaces within the Excel Online environment.
- JavaScript: JavaScript is a widely used programming language and can be used in combination with Excel Online to automate tasks and enhance functionality. You can use JavaScript to interact with the Excel Online APIs and perform operations such as reading and writing data, formatting cells, creating charts, and more. JavaScript offers flexibility and compatibility across different platforms, making it a good choice for extending Excel Online's capabilities.
- Python: Although Python is not directly integrated into Excel Online, you can leverage it in conjunction with other tools to automate Excel-related tasks. For example, you can use libraries such as pandas and openpyxl to read and write Excel files, perform data analysis, and generate reports. Python offers a wide range of libraries and a large community, making it a popular choice for data manipulation and analysis tasks.
- VBA: Although you can't create, run, or edit VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) macros in Excel for the web, you can open and edit a workbook that contains macros. Any existing macros will remain in the workbook, and you can open the workbook in the Excel desktop app to view and edit the macros.
Ultimately, the choice between scripting with JavaScript or using Python or VBA depends on the specific requirements of your macros and the level of integration needed with Excel Online.
Whatever the choice of torment is yours :).
Many thanks
James
In Excel Online, you can run a script by adding a button to the worksheet, which triggers the execution of the script when clicked.
Here's how you can do it:
- Open your Excel workbook in Excel Online.
- Select the worksheet where you want to add the button.
- Go to the "Home" tab in the Excel Online ribbon.
- Click on the "Insert" dropdown menu in the ribbon.
- Choose "Button" from the menu. This will insert a button shape onto your worksheet.
- Resize and position the button as desired.
- Right-click on the button and select "Assign Script" from the context menu.
- In the dialog box that appears, you can choose an existing script or create a new one.
- Select the script you want to assign to the button or create a new script.
- Click "OK" to assign the script to the button.
Once you have assigned the script to the button, you can click on the button in Excel Online to run the script.
Note that scripting in Excel Online is based on JavaScript and uses the Office JavaScript API. You can write your custom functions and logic using JavaScript and interact with the Excel workbook, ranges, and other objects through the provided API.
It's worth mentioning that scripting in Excel Online has some limitations compared to VBA macros in the desktop version of Excel. Therefore, not all macros can be directly converted to scripts. However, you can achieve many automation tasks and customizations using scripting in Excel Online.
- I am glad that I could help you with your project.
I wish you continued success with Excel!