https://github.com/charl-potgieter/SpreadsheetCreator

Creates new spreadsheet from metadata
https://github.com/charl-potgieter/SpreadsheetCreator

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Creates new spreadsheet from metadata

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/charl-potgieter/SpreadsheetCreator
• Owner: charl-potgieter
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-05-12T10:59:36.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-05-18T11:47:45.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-13T07:18:18.309Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: excel, power-bi, power-query, powerbi, powerquery, vba
• Language: VBA
• Size: 43.9 KB
• Stars: 6
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# Spreadsheet Creator

> Creates Excel spreadsheet utilising metadata stored in text files

## "Installation"

Download Excel file under releases:

https://github.com/charl-potgieter/SpreadsheetCreator/releases

Alternatively:

- Copy and paste the code per "m000_EntryPoints.bas" into an Excel VBA editor of a new workbook

- Add references for 

    - Microsoft scripting runtime

    - Microsoft Visual Basic For Applications Extensibility 5.3

-  Run the GenerateSpreadsheet sub

- Code can be tested by running and selecting the ExampleSpreadsheetMetadata folder included in this repository.

## About this code

- Creates an Excel spreadsheet from metadata saved in text files

- Below code can be copied and pasted into the Excel VBA editor in a  temporary spreadsheet and then run to create the target spreadsheet

- Target spreadsheet can contain one or more below

    - Multiple worksheets

    - Single list object per sheet

    - Each sheet can contain sheet header

    - Each sheet can contain sheet category

    - Front index sheet with hyperlink (if target workbook consists of more than one  sheet)

    - VBA code modules

    - Power Queries

## Metadata folder structure

The metadata is saved in pipe delimited text files stored in below Folders:

    SpreadsheetMetadata

        |

        |--- PowerQueries (one file per query with .m file extension)

        |

        |--- VBA_Code (one file per VBA module with .bas file extension)

        |

        |--- WorksheetStructure

                |

                |--- ListObjectFields.txt

                |

                |--- ListObjectFieldValues.txt

                |

                |--- ListObjectFormat.txt

                |

                |--- MetadataWorksheets.txt

## File structure

The files under WorksheetStructure folder above are pipe delimited text files

#### ListObjectFields.txt Fields:

 - SheetName

 - ListObjectName

 - ListObjectHeader

 - IsFormula

 - Formula

#### ListObjectFieldValues.txt

- SheetName

- ListObjectName

- ListObjectHeader

- Value

#### ListObjectFormat.txt

- SheetName

- ListObjectName

- ListObjectHeader

- NumberFormat

- FontColour

#### MetadataWorksheets.txt

- Name

- Sheet Category

- Sheet Header

- Table Name

- Number Of Table Columns

- Number of Table Rows

- Table top left cell

## Generating spreadsheet metadata for use with this code

Refer https://github.com/charl-potgieter/SpreadsheetBI

 ## License

### The MIT License

[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)