I'm trying to use the vba programm to read the inital value, but I don't know how I can insert the value.
To read the value of the excel shit is not a problem.
only the syntax at the creation and update of the attributs
'-------------------------------------------------------------
' Author: Geert Bellekens
' Date: 01/09/2009
' Description: Gets the data from the active excel sheet and
' creates the classes and attributes defined on there
'-------------------------------------------------------------
Public Sub importFromExcel()
Dim excelConn As New ExcelConnector
Dim eaConn As New EAConnector
Dim excelData As Collection
Dim parentPackage As EA.package
'get the selected package
Set parentPackage = eaConn.getSelectedPackage()
'read the data in the active excel sheet starting from the second row (first row is for the headings
Set excelData = excelConn.getValues(2, 1)
'loop the data
Dim row As Collection
'loop rows
Dim currentClass As EA.element
For Each row In excelData
Dim elementType As String 'Class or Attribute
Dim name As String
Dim stereotype As String
Dim description As String
Dim attrType As String
Dim inital_value As String
Dim attributeLength As String
'get the type of element
elementType = row.Item(1)
'get the name
name = row.Item(2)
'get the stereotype
If row.Count > 2 Then
stereotype = row.Item(3)
If stereotype = "null" Then
stereotype = ""
End If
Else
stereotype = ""
End If
'get the description
If row.Count > 3 Then
description = row.Item(4)
Else
description = ""
End If
'get the Initial Value
If row.Count > 6 Then
inital_value = row.Item(7)
Else
inital_value = ""
End If
If eaConn.isValidElementType(elementType) Then
'create the element
Set currentClass = eaConn.addOrUpdateElement(parentPackage, elementType, name, stereotype, description)
ElseIf elementType = "Attribute" Then
If row.Count > 4 Then
'get the attribute type
attrType = row.Item(5)
If attrType = "null" Then
attrType = ""
End If
Else
attrType = ""
End If
Dim currentAttribute As EA.Attribute
Set currentAttribute = eaConn.addOrUpdateAttribute(currentClass, name, stereotype, inital_value, attrType)
'get the attribute lenght
If row.Count > 5 Then
attributeLength = row.Item(6)
'create or update the length tag
eaConn.addOrUpdateAttributeTag currentAttribute, "length", attributeLength
End If
End If
Next
'refresh the contents of the package so that the changes are seen in EA
eaConn.refreshModelView parentPackage
End Sub