excelSetCurrentSheet

excelSetCurrentSheet

Syntax

excelSetCurrentSheet(workbookFID, worksheet_name_or_index)

Package

excel

Alias

 

Pkg Usage

setCurrentSheet(workbookFID, worksheet_name_or_index)

Description

Specifies the current sheet by name or index that subsequent processes should use.

Parameters

Parameter name

Type

Required

Description

Parameter name

Type

Required

Description

workbookFID

Integer

Yes

The file id of the open workbook. The file id is returned from running the excelOpenWorkbook() routine.

worksheet_name_or_index

String

Yes

The name or index of the worksheet that should be set as current (index starts at 0).

Return Type

Boolean

Returns true if the operation was successful, false otherwise.

Example

Add a new row and data to an existing workbook.

use "excel"; int fid = openWorkbook("snakes.xlsx"); setCurrentSheet(fid, "Venemous Snakes"); addRow(fid, 1); setCurrentSheet(fid, "Non-Venemous Snakes"); addRow(fid, 1); closeWorkbook(fid);

Result: A new row is first added to the Venemous Snake sheet then a new row is added to the Non-Venemous Snake sheet.

Click here to download the workbook used in this example.

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