/// <summary>
/// Call VBA script from an Excel application.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="processName">Name of the process being executed</param>
/// <param name="officeAppName">One of the office app names</param>
/// <param name="filePath">File path with the VBA script to be executed</param>
/// <param name="combinedMacroNameAndArgs">Array of object with VBA script name with module/procedure name and args</param>
/// <param name="showAlerts">Boolean status to show alerts on open application</param>
/// <param name="visibleApp">Boolean status to show open application</param>
/// <param name="saveFile">Boolean status to save or not the file</param>
/// <param name="stw">Stream writer object to output message to stream buffer</param>
/// <returns>Returned string from VBA Main Function</returns>
private static string _RunVBAonExcel(string processName, string officeAppName, string filePath, object[] combinedMacroNameAndArgs, bool showAlerts = false, bool visibleApp = false, bool saveFile = false, StreamWriter stw = null)
{
Excel.Application _xlApp = new Excel.Application
{
DisplayAlerts = showAlerts,
Visible = visibleApp
};
if (_xlApp == null)
{
throw new ApplicationException("Excel could not be started. Check if Office Excel is properly installed in your machine/server. If the error persists, contact XPress robot developers and show a printscreen of this log.");
}
else
{
string message = DateTime.Now + " [INFO] " + officeAppName + " opened successfully!";
if (stw != null)
{
stw.WriteLine(message + "\n\r");
}
Console.WriteLine(message);
message = DateTime.Now + " [INFO] " + processName + " is running at " + officeAppName + "...";
if (stw != null)
{
stw.WriteLine(message + "\n\r");
}
Console.WriteLine(message);
// Start Excel and open the workbook.
Excel.Workbook _xlWorkBook = _xlApp.Workbooks.Open(filePath);
// Run the macros by supplying the necessary arguments
// Docs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.office.interop.excel._application.run?view=excel-pia
// object _result = _xlApp.Run(macroName, false, false);
object _result = _RunGenericVBAMacro(_xlApp, combinedMacroNameAndArgs);
// Clean-up: Close the workbook
_xlWorkBook.Close(saveFile);
ObjectService.ReleaseObject(_xlWorkBook);
// Clean-up: Close the excel application
_xlApp.Quit();
ObjectService.ReleaseObject(_xlApp);
if (_result == null)
{
_result = "ERROR | Something wrong in the " + officeAppName + " script happened. Contact XPress robot developers and show a printscreen of this log.";
}
return(_result.ToString());
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Call VBA script from a Powerpoint application.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="processName">Name of the process being executed</param>
/// <param name="officeAppName">One of the office app names</param>
/// <param name="filePath">File path with the VBA script to be executed</param>
/// <param name="combinedMacroNameAndArgs"> Array of object with VBA script name with module/procedure name and args</param>
/// <param name="showAlerts">Boolean status to show alerts on open application</param>
/// <param name="visibleApp">Boolean status to show open application</param>
/// <param name="saveFile">Boolean status to save or not the file</param>
/// <param name="stw">Stream writer object to output message to stream buffer</param>
/// <returns>Returned string from VBA Main Function</returns>
private static string _RunVBAonPowerpoint(string processName, string officeAppName, string filePath, object[] combinedMacroNameAndArgs, bool showAlerts = false, bool visibleApp = false, bool saveFile = false, StreamWriter stw = null)
{
Powerpoint.Application _pwpApp = new Powerpoint.Application
{
DisplayAlerts = showAlerts ? Powerpoint.PpAlertLevel.ppAlertsAll : Powerpoint.PpAlertLevel.ppAlertsNone,
Visible = visibleApp ? MsoTriState.msoCTrue : MsoTriState.msoFalse
};
if (_pwpApp == null)
{
throw new ApplicationException("Powerpoint could not be started. Check if Office Powerpoint is properly installed in your machine/server. If the error persists, contact XPress robot developers and show a printscreen of this log.");
}
else
{
string message = DateTime.Now + " [INFO] " + officeAppName + " opened successfully!";
if (stw != null)
{
stw.WriteLine(message + "\n\r");
}
Console.WriteLine(message);
message = DateTime.Now + " [INFO] " + processName + " is running at " + officeAppName + "...";
if (stw != null)
{
stw.WriteLine(message + "\n\r");
}
Console.WriteLine(message);
// Start Powerpoint and Document
Powerpoint.Presentation _pwpPres = _pwpApp.Presentations.Open(filePath);
// Run the macros by supplying the necessary arguments
// Docs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.office.interop.word._application.run?view=word-pia
object _result = _RunGenericVBAMacro(_pwpPres, combinedMacroNameAndArgs);
// Clean-up: Close the document
_pwpPres.Close();
ObjectService.ReleaseObject(_pwpPres);
// Clean-up: Close the word application
_pwpApp.Quit();
ObjectService.ReleaseObject(_pwpApp);
if (_result == null)
{
_result = "ERROR | Something wrong in the " + officeAppName + " script happened. Contact XPress robot developers and show a printscreen of this log.";
}
return(_result.ToString());
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Call VBA script from an Outlook application.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="processName">Name of the process being executed</param>
/// <param name="officeAppName">One of the office app names</param>
/// <param name="filePath">File path with the VBA script to be executed</param>
/// <param name="macroName">VBA script name with module/procedure name</param>
/// <param name="showAlerts">Boolean status to show alerts on open application</param>
/// <param name="visibleApp">Boolean status to show open application</param>
/// <param name="saveFile">Boolean status to save or not the file</param>
/// <param name="stw">Stream writer object to output message to stream buffer</param>
/// <returns>Returned string from VBA Main Function</returns>
private static string _RunVBAonOutlook(string processName, string officeAppName, string filePath, string macroName, bool showAlerts = false, bool visibleApp = false, bool saveFile = false, StreamWriter stw = null)
{
Outlook.Application _otApp = new Outlook.Application();
if (_otApp == null)
{
throw new ApplicationException("Outlook could not be started. Check if Office Outlook is properly installed in your machine/server. If the error persists, contact XPress robot developers and show a printscreen of this log.");
}
else
{
string message = DateTime.Now + " [INFO] " + officeAppName + " opened successfully!";
if (stw != null)
{
stw.WriteLine(message + "\n\r");
}
Console.WriteLine(message);
message = DateTime.Now + " [INFO] " + processName + " is running at " + officeAppName + "...";
if (stw != null)
{
stw.WriteLine(message + "\n\r");
}
Console.WriteLine(message);
Outlook.MailItem _otSI;
// Start outlook and mailItem
if (filePath != null)
{
_otSI = _otApp.Session.OpenSharedItem(filePath) as Outlook.MailItem;
}
else
{
_otSI = _otApp.CreateItem(Outlook.OlItemType.olMailItem) as Outlook.MailItem;
}
if (visibleApp)
{
_otSI.Display();
}
string _result = null;
// Run the macros by supplying the necessary arguments
// @Read: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50878070/execute-vba-outlook-macro-from-powershell-or-c-sharp-console-app
try
{
// TODO: Test this workaround to run macros on outlook
Outlook.Explorer _otExp = _otApp.ActiveExplorer();
CommandBar _otCb = _otExp.CommandBars.Add(macroName + "Proxy", Temporary: true);
CommandBarControl _otBtn = _otCb.Controls.Add(MsoControlType.msoControlButton, 1);
_otBtn.OnAction = macroName;
_otBtn.Execute();
_otCb.Delete();
ObjectService.ReleaseObject(_otCb);
ObjectService.ReleaseObject(_otExp);
_result = " [INFO] " + officeAppName + " script executed. Check manually if it was executed successfully.";
}
catch (Exception)
{
_result = "ERROR | Something wrong in the " + officeAppName + " script happened. Contact XPress robot developers and show a printscreen of this log.";
}
if (filePath != null)
{
// Clean-up: Close the mail item
if (!saveFile)
{
_otSI.Close(Outlook.OlInspectorClose.olDiscard);
}
else
{
_otSI.Close(Outlook.OlInspectorClose.olSave);
}
ObjectService.ReleaseObject(_otSI);
}
// Clean-up: Close the excel application
_otApp.Quit();
ObjectService.ReleaseObject(_otApp);
return(_result);
}
}