XL98: How to Create PivotTable from Word

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To use this example, follow these steps:

1. Create a worksheet in Microsoft Excel with data similar to the following:

         A1: Region    B1: Office    C1: Sales
         A2: North     B2: Alpha     C2: 100
         A3: East      B3: Beta      C3: 120
         A4: West      B4: Alpha     C4: 130
         A5: North     B5: Beta      C5: 100
         A6: East      B6: Beta      C6: 140
         A7: West      B7: Alpha     C7: 110
   						

   Then, save the workbook on the hard disk with the name Sales.
2. In Microsoft Word 98, point to Macro on the Tools menu and click Visual Basic Editor. On the Insert menu, click Module and type the following macro:

       Sub Create_PivotTable()
   
            Dim xlObj As Excel.Application
            Err.Number = 0
   
            On Error GoTo notLoaded
            Set xlObj = GetObject(, "Excel.Application.8")
   
            notLoaded:
            If Err.Number = 429 Then
               Set xlObj = CreateObject("Excel.Application.8")
               theError = Err.Number
            End If
            xlObj.Visible = True
            xlObj.Workbooks.Open FileName:="<Hard Drive Name>:Sales"
   
            With xlObj
               .Range("A1").Select
               .ActiveSheet.PivotTableWizard SourceType:=xlDatabase, _
                SourceData:= "Sheet1!R1C1:R5C3", TableDestination:="", _
                TableName:="PivotTable1"
               .ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").AddFields _
                RowFields:="Office", ColumnFields:="Region"
               .ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1"). _
                PivotFields("Sales").Orientation = xlDataField
            End With
   
            xlObj.ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Select
            Documents.Add
   
   
   
   
   
            With xlObj
               For Each newCell In .Selection
                  With Selection
                     .InsertAfter Text:=newCell.Value
                     mCount = mCount + 1
                     If mCount Mod xlObj.Selection.Columns.Count = 0 Then
                        .InsertAfter Text:=vbCr
                     Else
                        .InsertAfter Text:=vbTab
                     End If
                  End With
               Next newCell
   
               ActiveDocument.Range.ConvertToTable _
               Separator:=wdSeparateByTabs
               ActiveDocument.Tables(1).AutoFormat _
               Format:=wdTableFormatClassic1
            End With
   
            If theError = 429 Then
               xlObj.DisplayAlerts = False
               xlObj.Quit
            End If
            Set xlObj = Nothing
   
         End Sub
   						

3. On the Tools menu, click References. Click "Microsoft Excel 8.0 Object Library." This step allows you to use the Microsoft Excel 98 objects, properties, and methods in Visual Basic macros.
4. On the File menu, click "Close and Return to Microsoft Word." To run the macro, point to Macro on the Tools menu and click Macros. Click Create_PivotTable and click Run.