This will export the contents of a listview into a new Excel Workbook.
Original Author: Cierra Computers & Consulting
Inputs
frmName.ListView
API Declarations
Reference the MS Excel Object
Code
Public Sub ExportListViewtoExcel(lvwList As Control)
Dim vntHeader As Variant
Dim vntData As Variant
Dim x As Long
Dim y As Long
Dim intCol As Integer
Dim lngRow As Long
'Get Counts
intCol = CInt(lvwList.ColumnHeaders.Count - 1)
lngRow = CLng(lvwList.ListItems.Count - 1)
ReDim vntHeader(0)
ReDim vntData(intCol, lngRow)
'Create Header Array
For x = 0 To intCol
ReDim Preserve vntHeader(x)
vntHeader(x) = lvwList.ColumnHeaders(x + 1).Text
Next
'Create Data Array
For x = 0 To lngRow
vntData(0, x) = lvwList.ListItems.Item(x + 1).Text
For y = 1 To intCol
vntData(y, x) = lvwList.ListItems.Item(x + 1).SubItems(y)
Next
Next
'Create Excel Object
OpenExcel vntData, vntHeader
End Sub
Private Sub ExportRecords(vntData As Variant, vntHeader As Variant, ws As Worksheet)
Dim lngRow As Long
Dim intCol As Integer
Dim varData As Variant
Dim intStart As Integer
'Select all Cells and and set the number format to string
ws.Cells.Select
ws.Cells.NumberFormat = "@"
ws.Cells(1, 1).Select
lngRow = UBound(vntData, 2) + 2
intCol = UBound(vntData, 1) + 1
intStart = 2 'Start from line 2
'Freeze Row 2
ws.Rows(2).Select
ws.Activate
ActiveWindow.FreezePanes = True
'Add Headers
For x = 1 To intCol
varData = vntHeader(x - 1)
ws.Cells(1, x) = CStr(varData)
ws.Cells(1, x).Font.Bold = True
Next
'Add Data
For y = 1 To intCol
For x = intStart To lngRow
varData = vntData(y - 1, x - 2)
If IsNull(varData) Then 'Make sure no null values, Excel will choke
'Add 1 to Move down a column
ws.Cells(x + 1, y) = ""
Else
ws.Cells(x + 1, y) = CStr(varData) 'Convert to String to preserve formatting
End If
Next
Next
'Resize Columns to Fit
ws.Columns.AutoFit
End Sub
Private Sub OpenExcel(vntData As Variant, vntHeader As Variant)
On Error GoTo Err_OpenExcel
Dim objExcel As Excel.Application
Dim objWrkSht As Worksheet
Dim x As Integer
'Create Excel Object
Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
'Add the Workbook
objExcel.Workbooks.Add
Set objWrkSht = objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(1)
objExcel.Visible = True
'Fill the Workbook with data
ExportRecords vntData, vntHeader, objWrkSht
objExcel.Interactive = True
' Clean up:
Set objExlSht = Nothing
Set objExcel = Nothing
Err_OpenExcel:
Select Case Err
Case 0
Case 439
MsgBox "You must have Microsoft Excel installed on your PC.", vbCritical, "Application Not Found"
Case Else
MsgBox Err & ": " & Error, vbCritical, "OpenExcel Error"
End Select
End Sub