Strange issue: Excel

[TimStone]

This is a strange one to me. It started occuring recently. It's consistent here, but not in all functions where this is used:

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   // Create the object
   oExcel := ExcelObj( )

    oExcel:WorkBooks:Add( )
   oAS := oExcel:ActiveSheet( )

   oAS:Cells:Font:Name := "Arial"
   oAS:Cells:Font:Size := 12

 

And this is generating the following error in the line that sets the font oAS:Celss:Font:Name := "Arial"
Error description: Error BASE/1005 No exported variable: NAME
Args:
[ 1] = A { ... } length: 2
[ 2] = C Arial

Any ideas ? In other XLS exports the same code is sorking fine.

[hmpaquito]

Hi,

A similar (old) problem

https://groups.google.com/g/harbour-dev ... jUKKfNBAAJ


A workaround is:

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  // Create the object
   oExcel := ExcelObj( )

    oExcel:WorkBooks:Add( )
   oAS := oExcel:ActiveSheet( )
   
   FOR i:= 1 TO 5
       BEGIN SEQUENCE
          oAS:Cells:Font:Name := "Arial"
          EXIT
       END
   NEXT
   oAS:Cells:Font:Size := 12

[TimStone]

Thanks ... that appears to have resolved it for now ...

[TimStone]

And yet it did not. It worked temporarily then failed again.

[Gale FORd]

Maybe try making Excel visible to see if it has problems.

// Create the object
oExcel := ExcelObj( )

oExcel:Visible := .t.

oExcel:WorkBooks:Add( )
oAS := oExcel:ActiveSheet( )

oAS:Cells:Font:Name := "Arial"
oAS:Cells:Font:Size := 12

[driessen]

Tim,

I have noticed the recent months that this kinds of problems often occurs after an update of office 2013 or a later version.
Repairing your Office, seems to solve it.

Maybe you can also try this :

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TRY
   oAS:Cells:Font:Name := "Arial"
CATCH
   TRY
      oAS:Cells:Font:Name := "Arial"
   CATCH
   END
END

The font is set twice but in case of error, your application goes on without an error message.

That way I try to avoid this kind of errors;

[TimStone]

Thanks for the observation. My client reported teh problem but I was able to duplicate it on my system. Also it works in some instances and not others.

We both are using Office 365, so Excel versions are the same, but different locations.