XL98: How to Programmatically Save a Worksheet as HTML

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The following example uses the HTMLconvert method of the Internet Assistant Wizard to create a Web page.

1. Close and save any open workbooks, and then create a new workbook.
2. Enter the following values on Sheet1:

         A1 : 2
         A2 : 4
         A3 : 6
         A4 : 8
         A5 : 10
         A6 :
         A7 : This
         A8 : is
         A9 : a
         A10: test
   					

3. Select cells A1:A5, and then click Chart on the Insert menu. In the Chart Wizard - Step 1 of 4 - Chart Type dialog box, click Finish.
   
   The result is a worksheet that contains two data ranges and one chart.
4. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press OPTION+F11).
5. To use the Htmlconvert method of the Internet Assistant Wizard add-in, create a reference to this add-in. To create the reference, do the following:
   1. Click References on the Tools Menu.
   2. Click to select the HTML check box, and then click OK.
      
      If you do not see HTML in the Available References list, continue with step c. Otherwise, go to step 6.
   3. If you do not see HTML in the Available References list, click Browse.
   4. Open the folder that contains the updated Html.xla file. By default, the Internet Assistant Wizard file is installed in the following folder:

      Microsoft Office 98:Office:Excel Add-ins

   5. Click Microsoft Excel Files in the List Files of Type list.
   6. Click Internet Assistant Wizard in the list of files, and then click Open.
6. Click Module on the Insert menu to insert a Visual Basic module.
7. Enter the following code into the module sheet:

   Sub CreateWebPage()
   
      Dim ObjToConvert(2) As Variant
      Dim Result As Integer
   
      ' Populate the ObjToConvert array with the ranges and chart
      ' that you want to export.
      Set ObjToConvert(0) = Sheets("sheet1").Range("a1:a5")
      Set ObjToConvert(1) = Sheets("sheet1").ChartObjects("Chart 1")
      Set ObjToConvert(2) = Sheets("sheet1").Range("a7:a10")
   
      ' Create the HTML page.
      Result = htmlconvert(rangeandcharttoconvert:=ObjToConvert, _
                           useexistingfile:=False, _
                           usefrontpageforexistingfile:=False, _
                           addtofrontpageweb:=False, codepage:=1252, _
                           htmlfilepath:="Test.htm", _
                           headerfullpage:="Test Page", _
                           linebeforetablefullpage:=True, _
                           namefullpage:="MyName")
   
      ' If the conversion is successful, the code htmlconvert_success
      ' is returned.
      If Result = htmlconvert_success Then
          MsgBox "Web Page Created Successfully"
      Else
          MsgBox "Error Creating Web Page"
      End If
   End Sub
   					

8. Run the CreateWebPage subroutine.

When you run the macro, a message box appears that indicates that the Web page was created successfully. You have two additional files in the current folder: Test.htm and Test0.gif. Test.htm is the HTML file, and Test0.gif is the chart that you converted.

If you run this subroutine several times, the Test.htm file is always overwritten, and a new .gif file is created each time. If, for example, you run the CreateWebPage subroutine six times, six .gif files are created. The Test.htm file points to Test5.gif, which is the latest .gif file.