excel centering columns

[Lance Hoffmeyer]

Hey all,

Having problems centering a column
Can someone explain how to center a column using python?

import win32com.client
import re
import codecs
import win32com.client.dynamic
import time
import datetime
from win32com.client.dynamic import Dispatch
from win32com.client import constants
t2 = win32com.client.Dispatch("Excel.Application")
t2.Visible=1
wb = t2.Workbooks.Open (path + xltrack)
sh2 = wb.Worksheets (sheet)
lastcol = sh2.UsedRange.Columns.Count
sh2.Columns(lastcol).HorizontalAlignment = xlCenter
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ?
NameError: name 'xlCenter' is not defined
sh2.Columns(lastcol).HorizontalAlignment = constant.xlCenter

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ?
NameError: name 'constant' is not defined
sh2.Columns(lastcol).HorizontalAlignment = -4108

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ?
File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\__init__.py", line 455, in __getattr__
return self._ApplyTypes_(*args)
File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\__init__.py", line 446, in _ApplyTypes_
return self._get_good_object_(
com_error: (-2146827864, 'OLE error 0x800a01a8', None, None)

[John Machin]

> from win32com.client import constants

sh2.Columns(lastcol).HorizontalAlignment = constant.xlCenter
NameError: name 'constant' is not defined

1. So why not try reading the error message and fixing the problem
instead of thrashing about madly?

2. You have run makepy on your Excel library, haven't you?

[Lance Hoffmeyer]

I did read the error message. I did not understand why 'constant' was
not defined. In perl I did not have to run anything like 'makepy' to
get constants to work. And no, I don't want to go back to perl. Python
appears to integrate with packages more readily than perl does.

I was unaware of 'makepy' until you mentioned it. Spent 3 hours searching
the web and google groups under python excel column | 'centering columns' to
find a solution. Never saw anything mentioned about 'makepy'.

Thanks. I will do some searches on 'makepy'.

Lance


John Machin wrote:

from win32com.client import constants
sh2.Columns(lastcol).HorizontalAlignment = constant.xlCenter
NameError: name 'constant' is not defined

1. So why not try reading the error message and fixing the problem
instead of thrashing about madly?

2. You have run makepy on your Excel library, haven't you?

[Ben Finney]

Lance Hoffmeyer <la***@augustmail.com> writes:

import win32com.client
import re
import codecs
import win32com.client.dynamic
import time
import datetime
from win32com.client.dynamic import Dispatch
from win32com.client import constants
These statements create code objects (some of them module objects) and
give them names you can use later. They're like assignment statements,
but a shortcut that also makes the code objects.
sh2.Columns(lastcol).HorizontalAlignment = xlCenter
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ?
NameError: name 'xlCenter' is not defined
Yep, since you have no name 'xlCenter' bound to anything.
sh2.Columns(lastcol).HorizontalAlignment = constant.xlCenter

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ?
NameError: name 'constant' is not defined

Yep, since you have no name 'constant' bound to anything.

You do have the name 'constants' though; you imported it from
'win32com.client'. Perhaps that's what you meant?

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[Lance Hoffmeyer]

Once I imported the EXCEL 10.0 library using
'makepy utility' everything worked fine.

And, yes, my typing mistake. Should have been
'constants' and not 'constant'

Lance