XL2000: How to Use DAO to Create a New Microsoft Excel Workbook (213811)

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1. Use the OpenDatabase method to open a new .xls file.
2. Create a new table definition for the database.
3. Create a new field for the new table.
4. Append the field to the table.
5. Append the table to the database.

The following sample macro demonstrates this process.

NOTE: To use this macro, follow these steps:

1. In Microsoft Excel 2000, click the module that contains your subroutine, and then click References on the Tools menu.
2. In the Available References list, click to select the Microsoft DAO 3.6 Object Library check box, and then click OK.
3. Create an empty folder called C:\Test.

Sample Macro

Sub CreateXLS()
Dim Db as Database
Dim Tbl as TableDef
Dim Fld as Field
    'Create and open an Excel 5.0 database
    Set Db = OpenDatabase("C:\Test\Book1.xls", False, False, "Excel 5.0;")
    'Create a new table definition for a table called NewTable
    Set Tbl = Db.CreateTableDef("NewTable")
    'Create a new field in NewTable and call it NewField
    Set Fld = tbl.CreateField("NewField", dbInteger)
    'Append the field to the table and then append the table to the
    'database
    Tbl.Fields.Append Fld
    Db.TableDefs.Append Tbl
    'Close the database
    Db.Close
End Sub
				

After you run this macro, a Microsoft Excel 5.0 workbook called Book1.xls resides in the directory C:\Test.

This workbook contains one worksheet called NewTable and also a defined name called NewTable, which refers to the range NewTable!$A$1:$A$1. Cell A1 contains the text "NewField."