仅使用 Excel 和 VBA 导出到 .svg,无需任何外部应用程序
我不得不创建一个新答案,因为我的另一个答案中没有足够的空间。就个人而言,我更喜欢使用此解决方案,因为没有外部依赖项。
我现在可以自信地回答这个问题:有没有办法使用 VBA 以 SVG 格式导出图表?
是的。
这是一个hacky混乱,但它现在可以工作......至少在我的机器上。
我尝试为代码创建一个简单的界面,这样您就不必真正理解它来使用它。不过,首先我将解释它是如何工作的,存在哪些必须克服的问题,以及我是如何设法解决这些问题的。然后,我给出了一个简短的使用示例和说明。所以如果你对技术不感兴趣,你可以跳到简单的部分。
什么想法?
代码基本上尝试使用手动导出方法。这有几个问题,第一个是Chart.Export 方法中的另一个错误。 Chart.Export Interactive:=True is supposed to 打开所需的对话框,但这不起作用。通过利用很少使用甚至未记录的快捷方式(可能不是,但我必须使用蛮力方法找到其中一个),可以使用SendKeys "+{F10}" 后跟SendKeys "g" 非常可靠地打开导出窗口。第一关已经跨过了,麻烦才刚刚开始!
事实证明,打开模态对话框会停止工作簿中的所有代码执行。不,不仅在工作簿中,在整个应用程序中。即使我们在打开对话框之前调用另一个应用程序实例中的代码,我们如何才能让它在那里运行并同时返回以完成打开对话框?这听起来不可能,因为 VBA 是严格的单线程...
好吧,事实证明,单线程并不是那么严格:) 解决方案称为Application.OnTime,它在未来的预定时间启动一个过程。该过程必须在Excel.Application 的不同实例中运行,因为Application.OnTime 只会在应用程序处于某些模式(就绪、复制、剪切或查找)并且正在运行 VBA 代码或具有模式对话框时启动一个过程open 肯定不在其中。因此,在打开对话框之前,我们必须创建 Excel 应用程序的后台实例,将 VBA 代码插入其中并调用该代码,然后一旦对话框打开,它将安排其他代码在后台实例中开始运行。注意:因为我们要自动将代码插入到后台实例中,所以需要开启Trust access to the VBA project object model。
下一个问题是:我们如何仅使用 VBA 代码来处理 Windows 对话框?我非常努力地避免更多SendKeys,但不幸的是,有些问题超出了我的范围。我设法通过EnumChildWindows 获取对话框的所有窗口和控制句柄,并使用这些信息将文本插入“文件名”组合框。由于您也可以在那里插入路径,剩下的唯一问题是在 FileFormat ComboBox 中选择“.svg”并单击“保存”按钮。
使用 Windows API 函数更改 Combobox 中的选择相对容易,但问题是要真正让它注册更改。它似乎在对话框中发生了变化,但是当我单击“保存”时,它仍然保存为 .png。我花了几个小时在 Spy++ 中监视手动更改期间发送的消息,但我无法使用 VBA 重现它们。该语言对于低级任务来说确实很糟糕,试图将位与 VBA 对齐是一种痛苦。无论如何,正因为如此,它必须再次SendKeys 才能更改文件格式并按“保存”。
我尝试对SendKeys 的使用非常小心,实施各种安全检查,并在每次使用前将目标窗口拉到前面,但你永远无法做到 100% 安全。
因为该方法需要应用程序onceagain 的后台实例,所以我再次为ShapeExporter 对象实现了一个类。创建对象会打开后台应用程序,销毁对象会关闭它。
简单使用指南
以下过程会将指定工作表中的所有ChartObjects导出到保存工作簿的文件夹中。
Sub ExportEmbeddedChartToSVG()
Dim MyWorksheet As Worksheet
Set MyWorksheet = Application.Worksheets("MyWorksheet")
'Creating the ShapeExporter object
Dim oShapeExporter As cShapeExporter
Set oShapeExporter = New cShapeExporter
'Export as many shapes as you want here, before destroying oShapeExporter
Dim oChart As ChartObject
For Each oChart In MyWorksheet.ChartObjects
'the .ExportShapeAsSVG method of the object takes three arguments:
'1. The Chart or Shape to be exported
'2. The target filename
'3. The target path
oShapeExporter.ExportShapeAsSVG oChart, oChart.Name, ThisWorkbook.Path
Next oChart
'When the object goes out of scope, its terminate procedure is automatically called
'and the background app is closed
Set oShapeExporter = Nothing
End Sub
要使代码正常工作,您必须首先:
-
Trust access to the VBA project object model(原因见宏的详细说明)
- 创建一个类模块,将其重命名为“
cShapeExporter”,并将以下代码粘贴到其中:
'Class for automatic exporting in SVG-Format
'Initial author: Guido Witt-Dörring, 09.12.2020
'https://stackoverflow.com/a/65212838/12287457
'Note:
'When objects created from this class are not properly destroyed, an invisible
'background instance of Excel will keep running on your computer. In this
'case, you can just close it via the Task Manager.
'For example, this will happen when your code hits an 'End' statement, which
'immediately stops all code execution, or when an unhandled error forces
'you to stop code execution manually while an instance of this class exists.
Option Explicit
#If VBA7 Then
Private Declare PtrSafe Sub Sleep Lib "kernel32" (ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long)
Private Declare PtrSafe Function SetForegroundWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hWnd As LongPtr) As Boolean
Private Declare PtrSafe Function IsWindowVisible Lib "user32" (ByVal hWnd As LongPtr) As Boolean
Private Declare PtrSafe Function IsIconic Lib "user32" (ByVal hWnd As LongPtr) As Boolean
Private Declare PtrSafe Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As LongPtr
#Else
Private Declare Sub Sleep Lib "kernel32" (ByVal lngMilliSeconds As Long)
Private Declare Function SetForegroundWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Boolean
Private Declare Function IsWindowVisible Lib "User32" (ByVal hWnd As Long) As Boolean
Private Declare Function IsIconic Lib "User32" Alias "IsIconic" (ByVal hWnd As long) As boolean
Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long
#End If
Private NewXlAppInstance As Excel.Application
Private xlWbInOtherInstance As Workbook
Private Sub Class_Initialize()
Set NewXlAppInstance = New Excel.Application
Set xlWbInOtherInstance = NewXlAppInstance.Workbooks.Add
NewXlAppInstance.Visible = False
On Error Resume Next
xlWbInOtherInstance.VBProject.References.AddFromFile "scrrun.dll"
xlWbInOtherInstance.VBProject.References.AddFromFile "FM20.dll"
On Error GoTo 0
Dim VbaModuleForOtherInstance As VBComponent
Set VbaModuleForOtherInstance = xlWbInOtherInstance.VBProject.VBComponents.Add(vbext_ct_StdModule)
VbaModuleForOtherInstance.CodeModule.AddFromString CreateCodeForOtherXlInstance
End Sub
Private Sub Class_Terminate()
NewXlAppInstance.DisplayAlerts = False
NewXlAppInstance.Quit
Set xlWbInOtherInstance = Nothing
Set NewXlAppInstance = Nothing
End Sub
Public Sub ExportShapeAsSVG(xlShp As Object, FileName As String, FilePath As String)
'Check if path exists:
If Not ExistsPath(FilePath) Then
If vbYes = MsgBox("Warning, you are trying to export a file to a path that doesn't exist! Continue exporting to default path? " & vbNewLine & "Klick no to resume macro without exporting or cancel to debug.", vbYesNoCancel, "Warning") Then
FilePath = ""
ElseIf vbNo Then
Exit Sub
ElseIf vbCancel Then
Error 76
End If
End If
If TypeName(xlShp) = "ChartObject" Or TypeName(xlShp) = "Shape" Or TypeName(xlShp) = "Chart" Or TypeName(xlShp) = "ChartArea" Then
'fine
Else
MsgBox "Exporting Objects of type " & TypeName(xlShp) & " not supported, sorry."
Exit Sub
End If
If TypeName(xlShp) = "ChartArea" Then Set xlShp = xlShp.Parent
retry:
SetForegroundWindow FindWindow("XLMAIN", ThisWorkbook.Name & " - Excel")
If Not Application.Visible Then 'Interestingly, API function "IsWindowVisible(Application.hWnd)" doesn't work here! (maybe because of multi monitor setup?)
MsgBox "The workbook must be visible for the svg-export to proceed! It must be at least in window mode!"
Application.WindowState = xlNormal
Application.Visible = True
Sleep 100
GoTo retry
End If
If IsIconic(Application.hWnd) Then 'Interestingly "Application.WindowState = xlMinimized" doesn't work here!"
MsgBox "The workbook can't be minimized for the svg-export to proceed! It must be at least in window mode!"
Application.WindowState = xlNormal
Sleep 100
GoTo retry
End If
'check if background instance still exists and start support proc
On Error GoTo errHand
NewXlAppInstance.Run "ScheduleSvgExportHelperProcess", Application.hWnd, ThisWorkbook.Name, FileName, FilePath
On Error GoTo 0
Sleep 100
xlShp.Activate
SetForegroundWindow FindWindow("XLMAIN", ThisWorkbook.Name & " - Excel")
SendKeys "+{F10}"
DoEvents
SendKeys "g"
DoEvents
Exit Sub
errHand:
MsgBox "Error in ShapeExporter Object. No more shapes can be exported."
Err.Raise Err.Number
End Sub
Public Function ExistsPath(ByVal FilePath As String) As Boolean
Dim oFso As Object
Dim oFolder As Object
Set oFso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Setting the Folder of the Filepath
On Error GoTo PathNotFound
Set oFolder = oFso.GetFolder(Left(Replace(FilePath & "\", "\\", "\"), Len(Replace(FilePath & "\", "\\", "\")) - 1))
On Error GoTo 0
ExistsPath = True
Exit Function
PathNotFound:
ExistsPath = False
End Function
Private Function CreateCodeForOtherXlInstance() As String
Dim s As String
s = s & "Option Explicit" & vbCrLf
s = s & "" & vbCrLf
s = s & "#If VBA7 Then" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Public Declare PtrSafe Sub Sleep Lib ""kernel32"" (ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long)" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetForegroundWindow Lib ""user32"" () As LongPtr" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetWindowText Lib ""user32"" Alias ""GetWindowTextA"" (ByVal hWnd As LongPtr, ByVal lpString As String, ByVal cch As Long) As Long" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare PtrSafe Function FindWindow Lib ""user32"" Alias ""FindWindowA"" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As LongPtr" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare PtrSafe Function SetForegroundWindow Lib ""user32"" (ByVal hWnd As LongPtr) As Boolean" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare PtrSafe Function SendMessage Lib ""user32"" Alias ""SendMessageA"" (ByVal hWnd As LongPtr, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As LongPtr, lParam As Any) As LongPtr" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetClassName Lib ""user32"" Alias ""GetClassNameA"" (ByVal hWnd As LongPtr, ByVal lpStr As String, ByVal nMaxCount As Long) As Long" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare PtrSafe Function EnumChildWindows Lib ""user32"" (ByVal hWndParent As LongPtr, ByVal lpEnumFunc As LongPtr, ByVal lParam As LongPtr) As Boolean" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetWindowTextLength Lib ""user32"" Alias ""GetWindowTextLengthA"" (ByVal hWnd As LongPtr) As Long" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetWindowLongPtr Lib ""user32"" Alias ""GetWindowLongPtrA"" (ByVal hWnd As LongPtr, ByVal nindex As Long) As LongPtr" & vbCrLf
s = s & "#Else" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Public Declare Sub Sleep Lib ""kernel32"" (ByVal lngMilliSeconds As Long)" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare Function GetForegroundWindow Lib ""user32"" () As Long" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare Function GetWindowText Lib ""user32"" Alias ""GetWindowTextA"" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpString As String, ByVal cch As Long) As Long" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib ""user32"" Alias ""FindWindowA"" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare Function SetForegroundWindow Lib ""user32"" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Boolean" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib ""user32"" Alias ""SendMessageA"" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare Function GetClassName Lib ""user32"" Alias ""GetClassNameA"" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpStr As String, ByVal nMaxCount As Long) As Long" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare Function EnumChildWindows Lib ""User32"" (ByVal hwndParent As Long, ByVal lpEnumFunc As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As boolean" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare Function GetWindowTextLength Lib ""User32"" Alias ""GetWindowTextLengthA"" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Declare Function GetWindowLongPtr Lib ""User32"" Alias ""GetWindowLongPtrA"" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nindex As Long) As Long" & vbCrLf
s = s & "#End If" & vbCrLf
s = s & "" & vbCrLf
s = s & "Private Const GWL_ID = -12" & vbCrLf
s = s & "" & vbCrLf
s = s & "Private Const WM_SETTEXT = &HC" & vbCrLf
s = s & "" & vbCrLf
s = s & "'Const for this Application:" & vbCrLf
s = s & "Private Const dc_Hwnd = 1" & vbCrLf
s = s & "Private Const dc_ClassName = 2" & vbCrLf
s = s & "Private Const dc_CtlID = 3" & vbCrLf
s = s & "Private Const dc_CtlText = 4" & vbCrLf
s = s & "" & vbCrLf
s = s & "Private Const Window_Search_Timeout As Single = 5#" & vbCrLf
s = s & "Public ChildWindowsPropDict As Object" & vbCrLf
s = s & "" & vbCrLf
s = s & "#If VBA7 Then" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Function GetCtlText(ByVal hctl As LongPtr) As String" & vbCrLf
s = s & "#Else" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Function GetCtlText(ByVal hctl As Long) As String" & vbCrLf
s = s & "#End If" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Dim ControlText As String" & vbCrLf
s = s & " On Error GoTo WindowTextTooLarge" & vbCrLf
s = s & " ControlText = Space(GetWindowTextLength(hctl) + 1)" & vbCrLf
s = s & " GetWindowText hctl, ControlText, Len(ControlText)" & vbCrLf
s = s & " GetCtlText = ControlText 'Controls Text" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Exit Function" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & "WindowTextTooLarge:" & vbCrLf
s = s & " ControlText = Space(256)" & vbCrLf
s = s & " On Error GoTo -1" & vbCrLf
s = s & " GetWindowText hctl, ControlText, Len(ControlText)" & vbCrLf
s = s & " GetCtlText = ControlText 'Controls Text" & vbCrLf
s = s & "End Function" & vbCrLf
s = s & "" & vbCrLf
s = s & "#If VBA7 Then" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Function EnumChildProc(ByVal hWnd As LongPtr, ByVal lParam As LongPtr) As Long" & vbCrLf
s = s & "#Else" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Function EnumChildProc(ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As Long" & vbCrLf
s = s & "#End If" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Dim ClassName As String" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Dim subCtlProp(1 To 4) As Variant" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & " subCtlProp(dc_Hwnd) = hWnd 'Controls Handle" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & " ClassName = Space(256)" & vbCrLf
s = s & " GetClassName hWnd, ClassName, Len(ClassName)" & vbCrLf
s = s & " subCtlProp(dc_ClassName) = Trim(CStr(ClassName)) 'Controls ClassName" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & " subCtlProp(dc_CtlID) = GetWindowLongPtr(hWnd, GWL_ID) 'Controls ID" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & " subCtlProp(dc_CtlText) = GetCtlText(hWnd) 'Controls Text 'Doesn't always work for some reason..." & vbCrLf
s = s & " '(sometimes returns """" when Spy++ finds a string)" & vbCrLf
s = s & " ChildWindowsPropDict.Add key:=CStr(hWnd), Item:=subCtlProp" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & " 'continue to enumerate (0 would stop it)" & vbCrLf
s = s & " EnumChildProc = 1" & vbCrLf
s = s & "End Function" & vbCrLf
s = s & "" & vbCrLf
s = s & "#If VBA7 Then" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Sub WriteChildWindowsPropDict(hWnd As LongPtr)" & vbCrLf
s = s & "#Else" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Private Sub WriteChildWindowsPropDict(hWnd As Long)" & vbCrLf
s = s & "#End If" & vbCrLf
s = s & " On Error Resume Next" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Set ChildWindowsPropDict = Nothing" & vbCrLf
s = s & " On Error GoTo 0" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Set ChildWindowsPropDict = CreateObject(""Scripting.Dictionary"")" & vbCrLf
s = s & " EnumChildWindows hWnd, AddressOf EnumChildProc, ByVal 0&" & vbCrLf
s = s & "End Sub" & vbCrLf
s = s & "" & vbCrLf
s = s & "Private Function ExistsFileInPath(ByVal FileName As String, ByVal FilePath As String, Optional warn As Boolean = False) As Boolean" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Dim oFso As Object" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Dim oFile As Object" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Dim oFolder As Object" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & " Set oFso = CreateObject(""Scripting.FileSystemObject"")" & vbCrLf
s = s & " 'Setting the Folder of the Filepath" & vbCrLf
s = s & " On Error GoTo PathNotFound" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Set oFolder = oFso.GetFolder(Left(Replace(FilePath & ""\"", ""\\"", ""\""), Len(Replace(FilePath & ""\"", ""\\"", ""\"")) - 1))" & vbCrLf
s = s & " On Error GoTo 0" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & " 'Writing all Filenames of the Files in the Folder to flStr" & vbCrLf
s = s & " For Each oFile In oFolder.Files" & vbCrLf
s = s & " If oFile.Name = FileName Then" & vbCrLf
s = s & " ExistsFileInPath = True" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Exit Function" & vbCrLf
s = s & " End If" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Next oFile" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & " ExistsFileInPath = False" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Exit Function" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & "PathNotFound:" & vbCrLf
s = s & " If warn Then MsgBox ""The path "" & Chr(10) & FilePath & Chr(10) & "" was not found by the function ExistsFileInPath."" & Chr(10) & ""Returning FALSE""" & vbCrLf
s = s & " ExistsFileInPath = False" & vbCrLf
s = s & "End Function" & vbCrLf
s = s & "" & vbCrLf
s = s & "#If VBA7 Then" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Public Sub ScheduleSvgExportHelperProcess(ByVal Wb1hwnd As LongPtr, ByVal Wb1Name As String, ByVal SvgFileName As String, ByVal SvgFilePath As String)" & vbCrLf
s = s & "#Else" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Public Sub ScheduleSvgExportHelperProcess(ByVal Wb1hwnd As Long, ByVal Wb1Name As String, ByVal SvgFileName As String, ByVal SvgFilePath As String)" & vbCrLf
s = s & "#End If" & vbCrLf
s = s & " If Not Wb1hwnd = FindWindow(""XLMAIN"", Wb1Name & "" - Excel"") Then" & vbCrLf
s = s & " MsgBox ""Error finding Wb1hwnd - something unforseen happened!""" & vbCrLf
s = s & " GoTo badExit" & vbCrLf
s = s & " End If" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & " Application.OnTime Now + TimeValue(""00:00:02""), ""'SvgExportHelperProcess """""" & CStr(Wb1hwnd) & """""", """""" & Wb1Name & """""", """""" & SvgFileName _" & vbCrLf
s = s & " & """""", """""" & SvgFilePath & """"""'"", Now + TimeValue(""00:00:015"")" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Exit Sub" & vbCrLf
s = s & "badExit:" & vbCrLf
s = s & " MsgBox ""Shutting down background instance of excel.""" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Application.DisplayAlerts = False" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Application.Quit" & vbCrLf
s = s & "End Sub" & vbCrLf
s = s & "" & vbCrLf
s = s & "Public Sub SvgExportHelperProcess(ByVal Wb1hwndStr As String, ByVal Wb1Name As String, ByVal SvgFileName As String, ByVal SvgFilePath As String)" & vbCrLf
s = s & " #If VBA7 And Win64 Then" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Dim Wb1hwnd As LongPtr" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Wb1hwnd = CLngPtr(Wb1hwndStr)" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Dim dlgHwnd As LongPtr" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Dim tempHctrl As LongPtr" & vbCrLf
s = s & " #Else" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Dim Wb1hwnd As LongPtr" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Wb1hwnd = CLng(Wb1hwndStr)" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Dim dlgHwnd As Long" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Dim tempHctrl As Long" & vbCrLf
s = s & " #End If" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Dim i As Long" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Dim stopTime As Single" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & " 'Find dialog window handle" & vbCrLf
s = s & " stopTime = Timer() + Window_Search_Timeout" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Do" & vbCrLf
s = s & " dlgHwnd = 0" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Sleep 15" & vbCrLf
s = s & " DoEvents" & vbCrLf
s = s & " SetForegroundWindow Wb1hwnd 'FindWindow(""XLMAIN"", Wb1Name & "" - Excel"")" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Sleep 150" & vbCrLf
s = s & " dlgHwnd = FindWindow(""#32770"", vbNullString)" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Loop Until Timer() > stopTime Or dlgHwnd <> 0" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & " If dlgHwnd = 0 Then" & vbCrLf
s = s & " MsgBox ""Couldn't find dialog window handle!""" & vbCrLf
s = s & " GoTo errHand" & vbCrLf
s = s & " End If" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & " 'Enumerate the child windows of the dialog and write their properties to a dictionary" & vbCrLf
s = s & " WriteChildWindowsPropDict dlgHwnd" & vbCrLf
s = s & "" & vbCrLf
s = s & " 'the first window of class ""Edit"" inside ChildWindowsPropDict will be the filename box" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Dim v As Variant" & vbCrLf
s = s & " For Each v In ChildWindowsPropDict.items" & vbCrLf
s = s & " If Left(CStr(v(dc_ClassName)), Len(CStr(v(dc_ClassName))) - 1) = ""Edit"" Then" & vbCrLf
s = s & " tempHctrl = v(dc_Hwnd)" & vbCrLf
s = s & " 'send message" & vbCrLf
s = s & " SendMessage tempHctrl, WM_SETTEXT, 0&, ByVal SvgFilePath & ""\"" & SvgFileName" & vbCrLf
s = s & " 'we don't need this hwnd anymore" & vbCrLf
s = s & " ChildWindowsPropDict.Remove CStr(v(dc_Hwnd))" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Exit For" & vbCrLf
s = s & " End If" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Next v" & vbCrLf
s = s & "" & vbCrLf
s = s & "retry:" & vbCrLf
s = s & " SetForegroundWindow dlgHwnd" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & " SendKeys ""{TAB}""" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Sleep 250" & vbCrLf
s = s & " SetForegroundWindow dlgHwnd" & vbCrLf
s = s & " For i = 1 To 10" & vbCrLf
s = s & " SendKeys ""{DOWN}""" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Sleep 100" & vbCrLf
s = s & " SetForegroundWindow dlgHwnd" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Next i" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & " SendKeys ""~""" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Sleep 100" & vbCrLf
s = s & " SetForegroundWindow dlgHwnd" & vbCrLf
s = s & " SendKeys ""~""" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Sleep 50" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & " 'give the keystrokes time to process" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Sleep 300" & vbCrLf
s = s & "" & vbCrLf
s = s & " 'Wait until the file appears in the specified path:" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Dim cleanFileName As String" & vbCrLf
s = s & " If InStr(1, Right(SvgFileName, 4), "".svg"", vbTextCompare) = 0 Then" & vbCrLf
s = s & " cleanFileName = SvgFileName & "".svg""" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Else" & vbCrLf
s = s & " cleanFileName = SvgFileName" & vbCrLf
s = s & " End If" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & " Dim retryTime As Single" & vbCrLf
s = s & " retryTime = Timer + 5" & vbCrLf
s = s & " stopTime = Timer + 60 '1 minute timeout." & vbCrLf
s = s & " 'relatively long in case a file already exists dialog appears..." & vbCrLf
s = s & " Do Until ExistsFileInPath(SvgFileName, SvgFilePath, False)" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Sleep 700" & vbCrLf
s = s & " DoEvents" & vbCrLf
s = s & " If Timer > retryTime Then" & vbCrLf
s = s & " 'check if graphic export dialog is top window" & vbCrLf
s = s & " If dlgHwnd = GetForegroundWindow Then GoTo retry" & vbCrLf
s = s & " End If" & vbCrLf
s = s & " If Timer > stopTime Then GoTo timeoutHand" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Loop" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & " Exit Sub" & vbCrLf
s = s & "errHand:" & vbCrLf
s = s & " MsgBox ""Error in the helper process""" & vbCrLf
s = s & " GoTo badExit" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & "timeoutHand:" & vbCrLf
s = s & " MsgBox ""Timeout. It seems like something went wrong creating the file. File "" & cleanFileName & "" didn't appear in folder "" & SvgFilePath & "".""" & vbCrLf
s = s & " GoTo badExit" & vbCrLf
s = s & " " & vbCrLf
s = s & "badExit:" & vbCrLf
s = s & " MsgBox ""Shutting down background instance of excel.""" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Application.DisplayAlerts = False" & vbCrLf
s = s & " Application.Quit" & vbCrLf
s = s & "End Sub" & vbCrLf
s = s & "" & vbCrLf
CreateCodeForOtherXlInstance = s
End Function