Pico Log export to Excel using DDE

alexc63 · Post by **alexc63** » Thu May 03, 2012 12:13 pm

Hi,

I am currently recording some voltages using the ADC-20. The Pico log software is working fine as expected, but I would like to export the data to Excel in real time. I am using the command "=PLW|Current!Value", simply pasting this into an Excel cell. As soon as I press enter after typing this in, Excel crashes (not responding message).

I am running windows 7 with Excel 2010.

Help anyone? Will be much appreciated.

Note: not much knowledge of DDE or stuff like this in Excell

Thanks.

Alex.

Post by **Hitesh** » Wed May 09, 2012 9:24 am

Please find attached an example Excel file that we have which includes DDE commands. Unfortunately I do not have much experience of DDE programming but I can try to assist further if you require any further help.

DDE PicoLog (multi chn).xls: DDE Example file; (11.5 KiB) Downloaded 458 times

alexc63 · Post by **alexc63** » Thu May 10, 2012 9:23 am

Thanks Hitesh,

I have tried your macro and whenever I click on the action buttons, Excel just freezes (not responding).

I have installed the VBA converter necessary as well.

Should this just work straight away? Or do I need to make any adjustments to the file you provided?

Many thanks for your help.

Alex.

Post by **Hitesh** » Fri May 11, 2012 11:28 am

Hi Alex,

It appears to be working on my PC after I changed the Cold Junction channel name to Channel 2, and changed the units (although I think this gets updated anyway). I've attached the .xls file and my PicoLog settings file for you to try - use the File -> Open menu item in PicoLog to load the settings file.

Please ensure the following:

PicoLog application is open and setup for the ADC-20
Open the Excel file and ensure Macros are enabled
Click either the 'Get Current Readings' and 'Update readings every second' button

I hope this helps.

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