Running an Excel macro via Python?
Just a quick note with a xlsm with spaces.
file = 'file with spaces.xlsm'
excel_macro.Application.Run('\'' + file + '\'' + "!Module1.Macro1")
I would expect the error is to do with the macro you're calling, try the following bit of code:
Code
import os, os.path
import win32com.client
if os.path.exists("excelsheet.xlsm"):
xl=win32com.client.Dispatch("Excel.Application")
xl.Workbooks.Open(os.path.abspath("excelsheet.xlsm"), ReadOnly=1)
xl.Application.Run("excelsheet.xlsm!modulename.macroname")
## xl.Application.Save() # if you want to save then uncomment this line and change delete the ", ReadOnly=1" part from the open function.
xl.Application.Quit() # Comment this out if your excel script closes
del xl
I did some modification to the SMNALLY's code so it can run in Python 3.5.2. This is my result:
#Import the following library to make use of the DispatchEx to run the macro
import win32com.client as wincl
def runMacro():
if os.path.exists("C:\\Users\\Dev\\Desktop\\Development\\completed_apps\\My_Macr_Generates_Data.xlsm"):
# DispatchEx is required in the newest versions of Python.
excel_macro = wincl.DispatchEx("Excel.application")
excel_path = os.path.expanduser("C:\\Users\\Dev\\Desktop\\Development\\completed_apps\\My_Macr_Generates_Data.xlsm")
workbook = excel_macro.Workbooks.Open(Filename = excel_path, ReadOnly =1)
excel_macro.Application.Run\
("ThisWorkbook.Template2G")
#Save the results in case you have generated data
workbook.Save()
excel_macro.Application.Quit()
del excel_macro