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It is possible to automate copying data from an external Excel file into the embedded iPart Author table, but with some important caveats. Here's a breakdown of how you can approach it using VBA:
VBA Sketch (Conceptual)
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Sub CopyToiPartAuthorTable()
Dim oDoc As PartDocument
Set oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
' Ensure it's an iPart factory
If Not oDoc.ComponentDefinition.IsiPartFactory Then
MsgBox "Not an iPart Factory!"
Exit Sub
End If
' Launch the iPart Author table in Excel
Call oDoc.ComponentDefinition.iPartFactory.EditTable
' Wait for Excel to open (you may need to use a delay or check for Excel instance)
Dim xlApp As Excel.Application
Set xlApp = GetObject(, "Excel.Application")
' Reference external Excel file
Dim xlSource As Excel.Workbook
Set xlSource = xlApp.Workbooks.Open("C:\Path\To\Your\Catalog.xlsx")
' Reference the embedded iPart Author workbook
Dim xlTarget As Excel.Workbook
Set xlTarget = xlApp.Workbooks("Embedding 1") ' Name may vary
' Copy data from source to target
xlSource.Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:D100").Copy
xlTarget.Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").PasteSpecial xlPasteValues
' Save and close
xlTarget.Save
xlSource.Close False
End Sub
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If your application partly uses Apprentice, and it's run on a computer without Apprentice installed, here's what will happen:
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Check for Apprentice Availability at Runtime
Use a safe instantiation pattern:
Dim apprenticeAvailable As Boolean = False
Try
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apprenticeAvailable = True
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