Make Word table from XL

[Dave]

Can't seem to get the right syntax together to add a variable size table to a Word doc from XL. I don't want to use a Word reference (ie. use late binding) to achieve this. Something like the following I suspect but this doesn't work. Any assistance always appreciated. Dave
[VBA]
'open blank word doc file
Dim oWDBasic As Object
Set oWDBasic = CreateObject("Word.Application")
oWDBasic.documents.Open Filename:="C:\tabletest.doc"
'add table to doc
'****this doesn't work
With oWDBasic.ActiveDocument
.Tables.Table(1).Add NumRows:=4, NumColumns:=3
End With
[/VBA]

[Tinbendr]

Open a existing document and add table
[vba]Sub AddTable()
'open blank word doc file
Dim oWDBasic As Object
Dim wrdDoc As Object
Set oWDBasic = CreateObject("Word.Application")
Set wrdDoc = oWDBasic.Documents.Open(Filename:="C:\tabletest.doc")
oWDBasic.Visible = True

'add table to doc
With wrdDoc
.Tables.Add oWDBasic.Selection.Range, numrows:=4, Numcolumns:=3
End With
Set wrdDoc = Nothing
Set oWDBasic = Nothing
End Sub
[/vba]

or Create new document and add table
[vba]
Sub AddTable2()
'Create new doc and table
Dim oWDBasic As Object
Dim wrdDoc As Object
Set oWDBasic = CreateObject("Word.Application")
Set wrdDoc = oWDBasic.Documents.Add
oWDBasic.Visible = True
'add table to doc
With wrdDoc
.Tables.Add oWDBasic.Selection.Range, numrows:=3, Numcolumns:=4
End With
Set wrdDoc = Nothing
Set oWDBasic = Nothing
End Sub
[/vba]

I believe the Range was what you were missing.

Cheers!

[Dave]

Thank you Tinbendr for your time and assistance. I have just been learning abit more about XL and Word tables. I'll post my learning to date in the event that it might be useful for others. Again, thanks for your help. Have a nice day! Dave
[vba]
Sub XLWordTable()
Dim oWDBasic As Object, Rng As Range
Dim wrdDoc As Object, Ocell As Variant
'adds text & table to Word doc from XL
'adds range and chart to table
'no Word reference required

On Error GoTo ErFix
'open existing word doc file ie. "D:\tabletest.doc"
Set oWDBasic = CreateObject("Word.Application")
Set wrdDoc = oWDBasic.Documents.Open(Filename:="D:\tabletest.doc")

'clear doc
With wrdDoc
.Range(0, .Characters.Count).Delete
End With

'add text to top of doc and spaces before table
oWDBasic.ActiveDocument.Select
With oWDBasic.Selection
.typetext Text:=" *** Table Test *** " & vbCrLf
.typeparagraph
.typeparagraph
End With

'add table
With wrdDoc
'use line below to specify location. This eg. is for doc start
'.Tables.Add oWDBasic.ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=0, End:=0), _
'numrows:=4, Numcolumns:=3
' insert table at current selection point
.Tables.Add oWDBasic.Selection.Range, numrows:=4, Numcolumns:=3
End With

'adds row to existing table
oWDBasic.ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Rows.Add
'adds column to existing table
oWDBasic.ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Columns.Add

'autoformat table
'wdTableFormat3DEffects1 (0)
'wdTableFormat3DEffects2 (1)
'wdTableFormat3DEffects3 (2)
'etc
'wdTableFormatWeb1 (40)
'wdTableFormatWeb2 (41)
'wdTableFormatWeb3 (42)
'table autoformat #'s 0 to 42
oWDBasic.ActiveDocument.Tables(1).AutoFormat Format:=13, _
ApplyBorders:=True, ApplyFont:=True, ApplyColor:=True

'loop through table cells
For Each Ocell In oWDBasic.ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Range.Cells
iCount = iCount + 1
Ocell.Range.InsertAfter "Cell " & iCount
Next Ocell

'set sheet "Rng" to insert as picture into table
'use line below for named range on sheet ie. Rng
'With Sheets("Sheet1").Range("Rng")
'vba set range
With Sheets("Sheet1")
Set Rng = .Range(.Cells(1, "A"), .Cells(7, "B"))
End With

With Rng
.CopyPicture
End With

'paste picture of range to table cell (2,2)
With oWDBasic.ActiveDocument.Tables(1).cell(2, 2).Range
.Paste
End With

'copy chart as picture
'***the chart MUST exist
With Sheets("sheet1").ChartObjects(1)
.CopyPicture
End With

'paste chart to table cell (2,3)
With oWDBasic.ActiveDocument.Tables(1).cell(2, 3).Range
.Paste
End With

Application.CutCopyMode = False

'***this doesn't work
'wdAutoFitContent, wdAutoFitFixed, or wdAutoFitWindow
'oWDBasic.ActiveDocument.Tables(1).AutoFitbehavior = 0

'autofit table cell contents
With oWDBasic.ActiveDocument.Tables(1)
.Columns.AutoFit
End With

'make text string with space following table
Dim Txtstr As String
Txtstr = vbCrLf & "Test finished at: " & Now()

'add text string after table
With oWDBasic.ActiveDocument
.content.InsertAfter Txtstr
End With

'close and save doc
oWDBasic.ActiveDocument.Close savechanges:=True

Set wrdDoc = Nothing
oWDBasic.Quit
Set oWDBasic = Nothing
MsgBox "Finished"
Exit Sub

ErFix:
On Error GoTo 0
MsgBox "error"
Set wrdDoc = Nothing
oWDBasic.Quit
Set oWDBasic = Nothing
End Sub
[/vba]

[UHsoccer]

Very helpfull,

I already have logic to replace unique codes in Word, with text that has been entered in Excel

Here is my next problem
I have multiple pictures that need to be inserted at specific locations in various 2 column, 1 row tables in word.

Hoping to manually add unique text in word tables column-1 (Picture01, Picture02, etc).
Then go through my Excel data on Sheet1 and identify the pictures names corresponding to the Picture01, etc location. The pictures will be in a specific directory on my hard drive.

Thanks, hope someone is still watching this thread

[Dave]

Henry... I don't understand what you want to accomplish. 1 row/2 column Word tables... Text in column1 and picture in column2? Manually add? Match XL picture name with Word picture text? Maybe abit more info. Dave