Macro (SVB) Programs Example - Customizing Workbooks

Some examples of how to move individual graphs or spreadsheets into a workbook are presented in  Accessing Multiple Modules in a Single Program and Opening and Saving Spreadsheets, Graphs. The Workbook object contains a number of properties and methods to edit and customize the appearance and layout of items. Here is an example:

' This program creates a new Workbook; a new
' Folder is then created in the Workbook, and
' named; then a new empty Spreadsheet is
' placed in the Folder, and named.
Sub Main
' declare the Variables: a Workbook, a Workbook
' item to which we will assign a new Spreadsheet,
' and a Workbook item, to which we will assign a
' new Folder

Dim NewWBook As Workbook
Dim NewItem As WorkbookItem
Dim NewFolder As WorkbookItem

' Create the new Workbook

Set NewWBook=Workbooks.New

' Make it visible

NewWBook.Visible=True

' Create a new Spreadsheet

Set NewSSheet=Spreadsheets.New

' Create a new folder, inside the new Workbook

Set NewFolder=NewWBook.InsertFolder(NewWBook.Root,scWorkbookFirstChild)

' Assign a name to the new folder

NewFolder.Name="New Workbook Folder"

' Insert the new Spreadsheet into the Workbook, inside
' the new Folder

Set NewItem=NewWBook.InsertObject(NewSSheet, NewFolder, )

' Name the new Workbook item (Spreadsheet)

NewItem.Name="This is a new Spreadsheet in the Folder"

End Sub

After running this program, the tree structure for the newly created workbook will look like this:

Again, the workbook can be customized by applying the methods and setting the properties associated with this object. The Object Browser will provide a complete listing of these methods and properties.