My latest macro seems to work fine, but did the following test to check
output.
In Cell A1 put =int(now())
in Cell A2 put =a1+1
In Cell B2 ran the macro and entered $A$1,A2 and result is 1 day
In Cell C2 ran the macro and entered int(now()),A2 and result is 1 day
Copied Cells A2:C2 all the way down to row 8005 (21 years 10 months 30
days)
Had seen something that mentioned the "md" option could cause negative
numbers under some cases, but in those 8004 rows, the days values
seemed to go from 1 up to the number of days in current month -1 and then
to blank when it would be zero. So, not sure on what situation the "md"
option would cause errors. Perhaps with dates outside the current
centuries??
The latest macro gets rid of the substitution, and just manually creates a
single entry. Originally was doing steps in cells, and then just trying to make
a macro that would duplicate the process. This is simple, and in looking at
output, it seems to give the results I wanted, and don't see the issue with the
"md" option?
sub Z3
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 = "=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 23:07, Andrew Pitonyak wrote:
From: "Andrew Pitonyak" <and...@pitonyak.org>
Date sent: Sat, 04 Jul 2020 23:07:53 -0400
Copies to: "Regina Henschel" <rb.hensc...@t-online.de>,
users@global.libreoffice.org
To: Michael D. Setzer II <msetze...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Confused with
Macro results??
>
> I think that the correct answer is that you simply write your own function.
>
> That way you do not need to copy the long messy function and replace some
> text.
>
> Based on what you just said, however, assume that the intent is that you will
> modify the active cell to refernece the values in question. That would look
> something like this: (now I go see if i can make it work).
>
> And much hinges on how fancy / smart you want to make the portion that
> figures out what cell is selected. Remember, it is possible that you select a
> range when you run the macro, but..... I know this is wrong because on my
> machine it complains about the "md" parameter, but I will not try to figure
> that out, it is 11:00 PM and I have not had my dinner yet.
>
> I hope that this helps at least a little bit. But this places the formula
> where you need it, you just need to (1) figure out how to call it and (2)
> what that formula needs to be.
>
>
> Let me know what you figure out.
>
> 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 oRanges 'A blank range created by the document
> Dim oActiveCell 'The current active cell
>
> REM Force a single cell selection and discard the existing multi-selection
> if there is one.
> REM Create an empty SheetCellRanges service and then select it.
> REM This leaves ONLY the active cell selected.
> oRanges = ThisComponent.createInstance("com.sun.star.sheet.SheetCellRanges")
> ThisComponent.CurrentController.Select(oRanges)
>
> REM Get the active cell!
> oActiveCell = ThisComponent.CurrentSelection
> oActiveCell.setFormula(sNew)
>
> On Saturday, July 04, 2020 20:27 EDT, "Michael D. Setzer II"
> <msetze...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Basically, I want the macro to be able to work completely on its own.
> Agree that having to do the steps with the F2 and other keys is a problem.
> Not sure why the recorder refuses to record those steps??
>
>
> The original formula is
> =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),)
>
>
> But to use the formula in a different location or with dates in different
> relative
> locations would require one to manually edit the formula and change all the
> A2,A1 settings to the new settings. Doing it 9 times.
>
>
> Thus the macro prompts for the new addresses, and changes them all.
> Problem is it leaves the formula contents displayed rather than the result??
> Requiring the use of the F2 key and other keys.
>
>
> Have found the copy paste isn't required, but it changes the manual key
> options
> require to get the results.
>
>
> sub Z2
> rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> rem define variables
> dim documentas 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(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_),__),A2,A1,chr$(34)sTextchr$(34)),_,CHAR(34))
>
>
> dispatcher.executeDispatch(document,.uno:EnterString,, 0, args1())
> msgbox (To complete process,+chr$(13)+Formula Press F2 then F9 then
> Enter then Enter+ chr$(13)+For Text Result Press F2 then F9 then Enter then
> F9 then Enter then Enter)
>
>
> end sub
>
>
> The ideal would be that the macro does the whole thing rether than requiring
> the user to press 4 or 6 additional key strokes??
>
>
>
>
> On 5 Jul 2020 at 1:33, Regina Henschel wrote:
>
>
> Subject:Re: [libreoffice-users] Confused with Macro
> results??
> To:users@global.libreoffice.org
> From:Regina henschelrb.hensc...@t-online.de
> Date sent:Sun, 5 Jul 2020 01:33:10 +0200
>
>
> Hi Michael,
>
>
> your post is hard to understand. Please write, what you want to achieve
> with your macro.
>
>
> Kind regards
> Regina
>
>
> Michael D. Setzer II schrieb am 05-Jul-20 um 00:30:
> 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 originals 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 documentas 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(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_),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
>
>
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