Take a look at these and read the comments.
Sub StrSubTest
Dim s As String
Dim sNew As String
Dim sNewDates As String
sNewDates = "D1, D2"
sNewDates = InputBox ("Please enter Date Cells Example D2,D1:")
' Assume for a moment that you do want to do a simple string substitution.
' This will ONLY work if you are consistent on how "A2, A1" is represented in
the string.
' The code you sent, it was not consistent. It was "A2, A2", A2 ,A2", and
others.
' This example is consistent.
' Two double quotes works as an embedded double quote, so:
s = "=IF(DATEDIF( A2, A1,""y""),IF(DATEDIF( A2, A1,""y"")=1,""1 Year
"",DATEDIF( A2, A1,""y"")&"" Years ""),"""")&IF(MOD(DATEDIF(A2, A1
,""m""),12),IF(MOD(DATEDIF( A2, A1,""m""),12)=1,""1 Month "",MOD(DATEDIF(A2, A1
,""m""),12)&"" Months ""),"""")&IF(DATEDIF(A2, A1 ,""md""),IF(DATEDIF( A2,
A1,""md"")=1,""1 Day "",DATEDIF(A2, A1,""md"")&"" Days""),"""")"
' You want to make a substitution.
' This gives you the string of interest.
sNew = Replace(s, "A2, A1", sNewDates)
Print sNew
' That said, what if you just do the entire calculation without using fancy
dispatches.
' Even easier, you could write a function that is called from Calc and pass
in two dates.
Dim sDateCells()
sDateCells = Split(sNewDates, ",")
If UBound(sDateCells) <> 1 Then
Print "Expected two dates"
Exit Sub
End If
' Get the current active sheet
Dim oSheet
oSheet = ThisComponent.CurrentController.getActiveSheet()
Dim dCellValue1 As Date
Dim dCellValue2 As Date
Dim oCell1, oCe112
dCellValue1 = oSheet.getCellRangeByName(Trim(sDateCells(0))).getValue()
dCellValue2 = oSheet.getCellRangeByName(Trim(sDateCells(1))).getValue()
Print MyFancyDateDiffString(dCellValue1, dCellValue2)
End Sub
' I could call this using:
' =MYFANCYDATEDIFFSTRING(B3, C3)
' And I would get my answer. You would want to store the macro in the Standard
library of either your macros
' or for the Calc document that calls it (because the standard library is
always available without specifically loading it
Function MyFancyDateDiffString(d1 As Date, d2 As Date) As String
Dim dFirst As Date
Dim dLast As Date
Dim dDateDiff As Date
Dim iFirstYear As Integer
Dim iLastYear As Integer
If d1 < d2 Then
dFirst = d1
dLast = d2
Else
dFirst = d2
dLast = d1
End If
' Convert dates to a double precision floating point number and then subract
them.
d = CDbl(dLast) - CDbl(dFirst)
dDateDiff = dLast - dFirst
' This is where things get tricky. I can convert the date to a floating point
number,
' which gives me the number of days (as the whole portion of the number), but
then I
' need to worry about things such as leap years and similar. I could just be
dumb about it
' and then truncate the answer or something like this:
' Print Fix(cDbl(dDateDiff) / 365)
' The year function will get things mostly correct, but it assumes a specific
starting point.
' I will not bother to look into this further, but I simply subtract 1900 and
call it good for now.
' I could get fancy and make checks to deal with "0 years", "0 months", or "0
days", but I won't.
MyFancyDateDiffString = "" & Year(dDateDiff) - 1900 & " years " &
Month(dDateDiff) & " months " & Day(dDateDiff) & " days"
End Function
On Saturday, July 04, 2020 21:41 EDT, "Michael D. Setzer II"
<msetze...@gmail.com> wrote:
Had a sheet that has two dates and calculate the difference between the
dates. 07/05/202004/11/196060 Years 2 Months 24 Days The formula
being:=IF(DATEDIF( A2, A1,"y"),IF(DATEDIF( A2, A1,"y")=1,"1 Year ",DATEDIF( A2,
A1,"y")&" Years "),"")&IF(MOD(DATEDIF(A2 ,A1 ,"m"),12),IF(MOD(DATEDIF( A2,
A1,"m"),12)=1,"1 Month ",MOD(DATEDIF(A2 ,A1 ,"m"),12)&" Months
"),"")&IF(DATEDIF(A2 ,A1 ,"md"),IF(DATEDIF( A2, A1,"md")=1,"1 Day ",DATEDIF(A2
,A1 ,"md")&" Days"),"") That excludes years months and days if value of unit is
0, and also makes the context singular if value is 1. Short version that just
puts the values is:=DATEDIF( A2, A1,"y")&" Years "&MOD(DATEDIF( A2,
A1,"m"),12)&" Months "&DATEDIF(A2 ,A1 ,"md")&" Days" Originally wanted to just
copy the formula, and change the A2,A1 to the new values. Recording it worked
just fine, and did everything correctly in the recording process, but the play
back didn't include the last steps using the F2 key. I've just now done a new
version that does seem to work, but it made the process a lot longer... Was a
mess getting all the "s correct, but it seems to work the way I want, just
required manually replacing each value versus using the search and replace
substitute command?? sub Z3rem
----------------------------------------------------------------------rem
define variablesdim document as objectdim dispatcher as objectrem
----------------------------------------------------------------------rem get
access to the documentdocument =
ThisComponent.CurrentController.Framedispatcher =
createUnoService("com.sun.star.frame.DispatchHelper") rem
----------------------------------------------------------------------dim sText
sText = InputBox ("Please enter Date Cells Example D2,D1:") rem
----------------------------------------------------------------------dim
args1(0) as new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValueargs1(0).Name =
"StringName"args1(0).Value = "=IF(DATEDIF(" & sText & ",""y""),IF(DATEDIF(" &
sText & ",""y"")=1,""1 Year "",DATEDIF(" & sText & " ,""y"")&"" Years
""),"""")&IF(MOD(DATEDIF(" & sText & ",""m""),12),IF(MOD(DATEDIF(" & sText &
",""m""),12)=1,""1 Month "",MOD(DATEDIF(" & sText & ",""m""),12)&"" Months
""),"""")&IF(DATEDIF(" & sText & ",""md""),IF(DATEDIF(" & sText &
",""md"")=1,""1 Day "",DATEDIF(" & sText & " ,""md"")&"" Days""),"""")"
dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:EnterString", "", 0, args1()) end
sub On 4 Jul 2020 at 20:54, Andrew Pitonyak wrote: From:
"Andrew Pitonyak" <and...@pitonyak.org>Date sent: Sat, 04 Jul 2020
20:54:34 -0400Copies to: users@global.libreoffice.orgTo:
Michael D. Setzer II <msetze...@gmail.com>Subject: Re:
[libreoffice-users] Confused with Macro results?? >
> > Might I ask what you want the macro to do? Your macro confuses me a bit...>
> That said, the actual API has a very harsh learning curve (in my opinion). If
I rip apart what I see, > I would guess the following:> > The user enters some
text, which represents a set of cells separated by a comma.> > Next, you do
things with these cells based on a very complicated formula. I am not familiar
with > the EnterString dispatch off hand, but I assume that it places whatever
this string is into a cell.> > Next you call the dispatcher to Copy to the
clipboard followed by Cutting to the clipboard. That > seems redundant.> > >
Next you have InsertContents, again, a dispatch command with which I have no
familiarity, but, > off hand it looks like it is probably doing something
similar to "Paste", but I am just guessing.> > So, what do you really want to
accomplish?> > > > On Saturday, July 04, 2020 18:30 EDT, "Michael D. Setzer II"
<msetze...@gmail.com> wrote:> > Been doing a lot of googling, but finding
lots of stuff, but nothing > that works?> Have done a lot of versions
and this is the latest one.> The record process does not allow for the use
of the F2 key, so as > is, it> results in the original args1(0).Value
being in the cell?> After the macro ends, I've found that if I manually
press F2 then a > space and> enter it puts the formula as I originally
wanted? F2 and enter does > nothing??> I've also found that if I
manually do F2 F9 Enter Enter, it will place > just the> final text
result in cell.> > Seems there use to be a Keypress option, that would
allow for > simulating> keys, but that has been deprecated?> Also,
found pages that talk about API stuff to modify cells, but the > two I
tried> did nothing?> > Am I missing something??> > Note: In
string I replaced the original "s with _ because it kept > giving me >
messages about unbalanced ()?? That got rid of the errors, and > then just>
converted them back?> > Not and important macro, but was just
hoping to find a way to > make it work> the way I originally planned.
Just playing around with stuff. > > Thanks. Perhaps I am overlooking
something very simple..> > > sub Z1> rem
----------------------------------------------------------------------> rem
define variables> dim document as object> dim dispatcher as object>
rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------->
rem get access to the document> document =
ThisComponent.CurrentController.Frame> dispatcher = >
createUnoService("com.sun.star.frame.DispatchHelper")> > rem
---------------------------------------------------------------------- >
dim sText> sText = InputBox ("Please enter Date Cells Example D2,D1:")>
> rem
----------------------------------------------------------------------> dim
args1(0) as new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue> args1(0).Name =
"StringName" > args1(0).Value =>
"=SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(""=IF(DATEDIF(A2,A1,_y_),IF(DA> TEDIF(A2,>
A1,_y_)=1,_1 Year _,DATEDIF(A2,A1,_y_)&_ Years>
_),__)&IF(MOD(DATEDIF(A2,A1,_m_),12),IF(MOD(DATEDIF(A2,> A1,_m_),1>
2)=1,_1 Month _,MOD(DATEDIF(A2,A1,_m_),12)&_ Months>
_),__)&IF(DATEDIF(A2,A1,_md_),IF(DATEDIF(A2,A1,_md_)=1,_> 1 Day>
_,DATEDIF(A2,A1,_md_)&_ Days_),__)"",""A2,A1""," & chr$(34) > & sText &>
chr$(34) & "),""_"",CHAR(34))"> > dispatcher.executeDispatch(document,
".uno:EnterString", "", 0, > args1())> > rem
---------------------------------------------------------------------->
dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:Copy", "", 0, Array())> >
rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >
REM Cut contents of cell to avoid the overwrite message>
dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:Cut", "", 0, Array())> > rem
----------------------------------------------------------------------> dim
args2(5) as new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue > args2(0).Name = "Flags">
args2(0).Value = "SVD"> args2(1).Name = "FormulaCommand">
args2(1).Value = 0> args2(2).Name = "SkipEmptyCells"> args2(2).Value =
false> args2(3).Name = "Transpose"> args2(3).Value = false>
args2(4).Name = "AsLink"> args2(4).Value = false> args2(5).Name =
"MoveMode"> args2(5).Value = 4> >
dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:InsertContents", "", > 0,
args2())> msgbox ("To complete process,"+chr$(13)+" Formula Press F2 >
then Space > then Enter" + chr$(13)+"For Text Result Press F2 then F9 then
> Enter then> Enter")> > end sub> >
+------------------------------------------------------------+> Michael D.
Setzer II - Computer Science Instructor (Retired)> mailto:mi...@guam.net >
mailto:msetze...@gmail.com> Guam - Where America's Day Begins> G4L
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