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Fields' names converting Excel into DBF
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13/09/2006 09:29:27
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Databases,Tables, Views, Indexing and SQL syntax
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9
OS:
Windows XP
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01153213
Message ID:
01153278
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26
>hi,
>yes this is the problem, but always i need to import any excel sheet have
>fields (more 10 characters or (-,;'...etc)
>
>thank you.

Try this function:
************************************************************
*  FUNCTION fSplitIntoDBF()
************************************************************
*  Author............: VCS Developers Team
*  Project...........: Visual Collections System
*  Created...........: 01/01/2000  17:00:00
*  Copyright.........: (c) Jzanus, 2006
*) Description.......: Takes an Excel file and makes a DBF out of it
*  Calling Samples...: fSplitIntoDBF(getfile('XLS'))
*  Parameter List....: tcInputFile, tnStartFromRow, tcDbfFile, tlCreateStructure
*  Major change list.:
function fSplitIntoDBF
lparameters tcInputFile, tnStartFromRow, tcDbfFile, tlCreateStructure, tcPassword

if empty(m.tcInputFile)
	tcInputFile = getfile('xls','Select XLS', 'Select', 0, 'Select XLS to create DBF from')
	if empty(m.tcInputFile)
		return "Input file is not passed"
	endif
endif
if empty(m.tcPassword)
	tcPassword = ""
else
	tcPassword = upper(m.tcPassword)
endif

local loExcel, lcMsg, lcCellValue, lcStr, lcRange, ;
	lnRow, lnCol, lnNumSheets, lnDoneSheets, lnI, loSheet, ;
	lnRows, lnCols, llValFound, loErr, ;
	lnSameField, lnK, lnSheet, lnFinalRows, ;
	lnFinalCols, lcStructureDBF, lnFldLen, lcColLetter, lnK, loRange

local array laFieldNames[1,3], laTestNames[1]

lcMsg = ""
lcCellValue = ""
lnDoneSheets = 0
if empty(m.tnStartFromRow)
	tnStartFromRow = 1
endif

try

	loExcel = createobject("Excel.Application")
*-- Open XLS File
	loExcel.DisplayAlerts = .f.
	loExcel.application.WorkBooks.open(m.tcInputFile,,,,m.tcPassword)

	lnNumSheets = loExcel.application.application.WorkBooks(1).Sheets.count

	for lnSheet = 1 to m.lnNumSheets

*-- Select individual sheet from opened XLS File
		loSheet = loExcel.application.application.WorkBooks(1).Sheets(m.lnSheet)
		with loSheet
			.select

			lcStr = loExcel.application.ActiveSheet.name

** Do this only for non-SUMMARY sheets in the spreadsheet
			if !("SUMMARY" $ upper(m.lcStr))

				lnDoneSheets = m.lnDoneSheets + 1

** Delete first N unused rows (help by Sergey Berezniker)
				if m.tnStartFromRow > 1
					.range("A1" , "A" + transform(m.tnStartFromRow)).EntireRow.delete()
				endif

*-- Find total # of columns
				lnCols = .UsedRange.columns.count
				lnFinalCols = m.lnCols
				lnRows = .UsedRange.rows.count
				lnFinalRows = m.lnRows

*-- Find total # of used rows
				for lnRow = m.lnRows to 1 step -1
					llValFound = .f.
					for lnCol = m.lnCols to 1 step -1
						lcCellValue = .Cells(m.lnRow,m.lnCol).value
						if not (empty(m.lcCellValue) or isnull(m.lcCellValue))
							llValFound = .t.
							exit
						endif
					next
					if !m.llValFound
						.rows(m.lnRow).delete()
						lnFinalRows = m.lnFinalRows - 1
					endif
				next

				lnRows = m.lnFinalRows &&.UsedRange.rows.count

*-- Find total # of used columns
				for lnCol = m.lnCols to 1 step -1
					llValFound = .f.
					for lnRow = m.lnRows to 1 step -1
						lcCellValue = .Cells(m.lnRow,m.lnCol).value
						if not (empty(m.lcCellValue) or isnull(m.lcCellValue))
							llValFound = .t.
							exit
						endif
					next
					if !llValFound
						.columns(m.lnCols).delete()
						lnFinalCols = m.lnFinalCols - 1
					endif
				next

				lnRows = m.lnFinalRows
				lnCols = min(m.lnFinalCols, 254) && table limitation
				lcRange = "A1:"
** Code from Sergey Berezniker
				lcColLetter = iif(m.lnCols > 26, chr(int((m.lnCols - 1) / 26) + 64), "") + ;
					chr(((m.lnCols - 1) % 26) + 65)
				lcRange = m.lcRange + m.lcColLetter + alltrim(str(m.lnRows))

				.range(m.lcRange).select
				loExcel.selection.EntireColumn.hidden = .f.  && Unhide all hidden columns

				dimension laFieldNames[m.lnCols, 3]
				lnK = 0
*-- Create column name array
				for lnI = 1 to m.lnCols
					lcCellValue = .Cells(1,m.lnI).value
					if vartype(m.lcCellValue) <> "C"
						if vartype(m.lcCellValue) = "N"
							lcCellValue = "_"+ alltrim(str(m.lcCellValue))
						else
							lcCellValue = "Not Valid"
						endif
					else
						lcCellValue = proper(strtran(m.lcCellValue,	chr(10)," "))
					endif

					laFieldNames[m.lnI,1] = fGetFieldName(m.lcCellValue)

					if vartype(laTestNames[1]) = "C" && array was already populated
						if ascan(laTestNames, laFieldNames[m.lnI,1]) > 0

* This field already exists, lets add a number at the end
							lnK = m.lnK + 1
							laFieldNames[m.lnI,1] = laFieldNames[m.lnI,1] + transform(m.lnK)
							lnFldLen = len(laFieldNames[m.lnI,1])
							if m.lnFldLen > 10
								laFieldNames[m.lnI,1] = right(laFieldNames[m.lnI,1],10)
							endif
						endif
					endif

					dimension laTestNames[m.lnI]
					laTestNames[m.lnI] = laFieldNames[m.lnI,1]
					laFieldNames[m.lnI,2] = alltrim(m.lcCellValue)
					laFieldNames[m.lnI,3] = m.lnI
				next

				if empty(m.tcDbfFile)
					lcStr = strtran(m.lcStr,space(1),"_")
					lcStr = strtran(m.lcStr,".","_")
					lcStr = upper(strtran(upper(justfname(m.tcInputFile)),".XLS","") + ;
						"(" + m.lcStr + ")")
					tcDbfFile = sys(5) - curdir()- m.lcStr
				endif

				if m.tlCreateStructure
					lcStructureDBF = addbs(justpath(m.tcDbfFile)) + 'XLSStructure'
					select 0
					create table (m.lcStructureDBF) free ;
						(cShortName C(10), cLongName C(100), iSeq I)
					index on upper(cLongName) tag cLongName
					append from array laFieldNames
					use && Close the structure table
				endif

** Assign new column names to the first row
				for lnI = 1 to m.lnCols
					.Cells(1,laFieldNames[m.lnI,3]).value = laFieldNames[m.lnI,1]
					.columns[m.lnI].EntireColumn.autofit()
*!*						if ' date ' $ " " + lower(laFieldNames[m.lnI,2]) + " " && date field
*!*							loRange = .UsedRange.Offset(2) && we don't want to apply format for header row
*!*							loRange.columns[m.lnI].NumberFormat = "mm/dd/yyyy"
*!*	                    endif
					try
** To make sure long descriptions fit
						if 	.columns[m.lnI].columnwidth > 15
							.columns[m.lnI].columnwidth = 240
						else
							.columns[m.lnI].columnwidth = 15
						endif
					catch to loRangeProblem
* Let's ignore this error with the range and column width
						lcMsg = Log_Error(m.loRangeProblem)
					endtry
				next
*#DEFINE xlDBF3	8
*#DEFINE xlDBF4 11
				loExcel.ActiveWorkbook.saveas(m.tcDbfFile, 11)
			endif
		endwith
	next

	if (m.lnDoneSheets = 0)
		lcMsg = "There are no non-summary sheets in the " + ;
			justfname(m.tcInputFile) + " file - cannot process."
	else
		if (m.lnDoneSheets > 1)
			lcMsg = "There are too many sheets in the " + ;
				justfname(m.tcInputFile) + " file - cannot determine which one to use."
		endif
	endif

catch to loErr
	lcMsg = Log_Error(m.loErr)
finally
	if vartype(m.loExcel) = 'O'
		loExcel.quit
		loExcel = null
	endif
endtry

return m.lcMsg

endfunc

************************************************************
*  FUNCTION fGetFieldName()
************************************************************
*  Author............: VCS Developers Team
*  Project...........: Visual Collections System
*  Created...........: 01/01/2000  17:00:00
*  Copyright.........: (c) Jzanus, 2006
*) Description.......: Attempts to make a field name string
*  Calling Samples...: fGetFieldName()
*  Parameter List....: tcName
*  Major change list.:
function fGetFieldName
lparameters tcName

local lcStr, lcAllowedChars, lcFind

lcStr = alltrim(m.tcName)
lcAllowedChars = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ' + lower('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ') + "_0123456789"

lcFind = chrtran(m.lcStr, m.lcAllowedChars, space(7))

if len(m.lcFind) > 0
	lcStr = chrtran(m.lcStr, m.lcFind,replicate("_",len(m.lcFind)))
endif
lcStr = left(alltrim(m.lcStr), 8)
if asc(left(m.lcStr,1)) >= asc("0") and asc(left(m.lcStr,1)) <= asc("9")
	lcStr = "_"+ m.lcStr
endif

return m.lcStr

endfunc
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