Value Metadata

I

IgorM

Hi

How can I check (using VBA) if a cell has some metadata associated (as
described here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd953161.aspx).
I ask because I have an xlsx file with data that when opened in Excel 2007
shows values only. But when I save the same file in xls format and open it
in Excel 2003 it displays value in the cell but in formula box Excel shows
_xlfn.COMPOUNDVALUE(20) for instance.

Thanks
IgorM
 
P

Peter T

Curious!

"2.2.4 Metadata
Metadata is additional data associated with a particular cell or its
content. Metadata is recorded in BIFF8 for future extensibility purpose
only."

I haven't come across this but I assume the way to check in VBA is by
examining the formula you can see in the input bar. I can't test but try
this -

Function HasMetadata(rCell As Range) As Boolean
With rCell
If .HasFormula Then
' case sensitive
HasMetadata = Left$(.Formula, 20) = "=_xlfn.COMPOUNDVALUE"
End If
End With
End Function

I'd be interested to see the relevant 2007 XML

Regards,
Peter T
 
I

IgorM

The issue with the given code is that in Excel 2007 (where I want to examine
the cell for metadata) there is no cell formula - just value.
The formula is only visible under Excel prior to 2007. I thought there is
some extra cell parameter that can be checked if the cell has some metadata.

The xml for the file for cells with the metadata is:

</c>
- <c r="F16" s="190" vm="20">
<v>12842.655189999999</v>
</c>

So there is an extra vm parameter for these cells.

Kind regards
IgorM
 
I

IgorM

Thanks for response.
I'm aware of the compatibility checker. The problem is that these cell have
none of the properties that could cause problem in Excel versions prior 2007
according to the compatibility checker.
These values were copied and pastes as values only from a different
workbook. Some of the source cells had cube values but some other were plain
sums of cells (including cells that use cube formulas). Despite copying and
pasting as values only majority of the cells were copied just fine but some
(still can't figure out any differences between those copied correctly and
incorrectly) were copied, as what seems in Excel 2007, values only but there
must be some metadata in these cells that is not recognizable in Excel
versions prior 2007. Compatibility checker doesn't see any issues in these
cells.
 
P

Peter T

I misunderstood, I thought you were looking for metadata in Excel 2003.

I tried to create a file with metadata in a cell as per your sample. After
editing the xml in Notepad and recreating the xlsx it wouldn't open in 2007,
at least not until after allowing Excel to repair it, then the edited
changes were removed.

Maybe the xml needs a bit more. Could you post the entire xml of a sheet
with just one cell (say F16), eg like this but with the metadata

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
- <worksheet
xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main"
xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships">
<dimension ref="F16" />
- <sheetViews>
- <sheetView tabSelected="1" workbookViewId="0">
<selection activeCell="F16" sqref="F16" />
</sheetView>
</sheetViews>
<sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="15" />
- <sheetData>
- <row r="16" spans="6:6">
- <c r="F16">
<v>12842.655189999899</v>
</c>
</row>
</sheetData>
<pageMargins left="0.7" right="0.7" top="0.75" bottom="0.75" header="0.3"
footer="0.3" />
</worksheet>

(this is pasted after opening in IE, don't worry about the extraneous
dashes, I'll remove those)
First I changed
<c r="F16">
to
<c r="F16" s="190" vm="20">
then to
<c r="F16" vm="20">

both got 'repaired'

The other question of course is how did that metadata get in there in the
first place!

Regards,
Peter T
 
I

IgorM

Just to make it clear. All I want to do is to check in Excel 2007 if a
certain cells contains metadata - in xlsx file.
I do not normally have access to older version of Excel and it is only in
versions prior 2007 that some cells show '_xln.compoundvalue' in formula
instead of value.

Cells that show this function are (headings of the table below
are:WorksheetName, WorksheetCodeName, Cell.Address, Cell.Formula,
Cell.Value):
Irrigation Arkusz40 $S$53 =_xlfn.COMPOUNDVALUE(94) 0,57
Irrigation Arkusz40 $S$61 =_xlfn.COMPOUNDVALUE(95) 19,6873111111111
Irrigation Arkusz40 $S$62 =_xlfn.COMPOUNDVALUE(96) 61,8690111111111
Irrigation Arkusz40 $S$70 =_xlfn.COMPOUNDVALUE(97) 30,9298888888889
Irrigation Arkusz40 $S$72 =_xlfn.COMPOUNDVALUE(98) 0,2944
Irrigation Arkusz40 $S$82 =_xlfn.COMPOUNDVALUE(99) 14,9157
Irrigation Arkusz40 $S$84 =_xlfn.COMPOUNDVALUE(99) 2,833983
Irrigation Arkusz40 $S$107 =_xlfn.COMPOUNDVALUE(100) 164,52998
Irrigation Arkusz40 $S$108 =_xlfn.COMPOUNDVALUE(100) 164,52998

I will split the XML into two posts.
 
P

Peter T

Even if you do not have access to 2003 you can still open a 2003 xls file in
2007.

I was expecting you to post the xml for a sheet with only a single cell
containing your metadata. In other words with so I could reproduce it. I did
manage to create a sheet with your posted large xml. Had some problems
though, first Excel complained that | is an illegal character, so I replaced
all those with #..

Finally a large sheet opened, mainly with links to other workbooks, sheets
and named ranges. So mainly I got a sheet full of #REF! errors.

I converted the file to Excel 2003 format, but I couldn't find any of the
metadata examples you describe below. BUT - the cell information described
below does not relate to the large xml you posted. Eg, cell S53 in the xml
has the value 159.1, not 0.57 as you say below.

If you want to post a single cell example of metadata I will look into ways
of identifying it.

Regards,
Peter T
 
I

IgorM

You are right about the xml file. I had to mistakenly take incorrect sheet.
You are also right about opening the xls file in Excel 2007, but if you do
so it seems that Excel 2007 treats the cell differently and the formula box
has no formula in it - the cell seems to be value only. If we open the same
file in Excel 2003 for instance, the cell has the same value but in formula
it displays the compound formula.

Below is an XML structure for one sheet with this kind of cell (A1):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
- <worksheet
xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main"
xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships">
- <sheetPr>
<pageSetUpPr fitToPage="1" />
</sheetPr>
<dimension ref="A1" />
- <sheetViews>
<sheetView showGridLines="0" tabSelected="1" zoomScale="70"
zoomScaleNormal="70" workbookViewId="0" />
</sheetViews>
<sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="12.75" />
- <cols>
<col min="1" max="1" width="17.28515625" customWidth="1" />
</cols>
- <sheetData>
- <row r="1" spans="1:1" ht="17.100000000000001" customHeight="1">
- <c r="A1" vm="1">
<v>0.56999999999999995</v>
</c>
</row>
</sheetData>
<printOptions horizontalCentered="1" />
<pageMargins left="0.19685039370078741" right="0"
top="0.19685039370078741" bottom="0.19685039370078741"
header="0.31496062992125984" footer="0" />
<pageSetup paperSize="9" fitToHeight="2" orientation="landscape"
horizontalDpi="4294967294" r:id="rId1" />
- <headerFooter alignWithMargins="0">
<oddFooter>&L&"Arial CE,Kursywa"&D&C&"Arial CE,Kursywa"&F</oddFooter>
</headerFooter>
</worksheet>

What I also noticed the xl folder for the workbook contains a metadata.xml
file of this content:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
- <metadata
xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main">
- <metadataTypes count="1">
<metadataType name="XLMDX" minSupportedVersion="120000" copy="1"
pasteAll="1" pasteValues="1" merge="1" splitFirst="1" rowColShift="1"
clearFormats="1" clearComments="1" assign="1" coerce="1" />
</metadataTypes>
- <metadataStrings count="5">
<s v="rachunek_zyskow_i_strat" />
<s v="{[Rok finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[ 1],[Rok
finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[ 2],[Rok finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[
3],[Rok finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[ 4],[Rok
finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[ 5],[Rok finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[
6],[Rok finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[ 7],[Rok
finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[ 8],[Rok finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[ 9]}"
/>
<s v="[Measures].[Suma Kwota PLN]" />
<s v="[Rodzaj kosztu].[Wszystkie].[300].[US£UGI / MATERIA£Y
WEWNÊTRZNE].[304]" />
<s v="[Jednostka odpowiedzal].[Wszystkie].[Produkcja warzyw].[Irrigation]"
/>
</metadataStrings>
- <mdxMetadata count="1">
- <mdx n="0" f="v">
- <t c="4">
<n x="1" s="1" />
<n x="2" />
<n x="3" />
<n x="4" />
</t>
</mdx>
</mdxMetadata>
- <valueMetadata count="1">
- <bk>
<rc t="1" v="0" />
</bk>
</valueMetadata>
</metadata>

Hope it helps.
 
P

Peter T

I added the two xml files but when opened in Excel it was all rejected. If
you want to send a file off-line it'd be easier, but please the smallest
file possible and with no links.

I suppose if you only need to know if the file contains metadata, unzip the
xlsx and look for "metadata.xml" in the xl folder. Depending on the tools
available to you that might be quite simple.

Regards,
Peter T

PS, my address is in the Reply-to which you'll see in your Live Mail, add
the obvious dot and com

IgorM said:
You are right about the xml file. I had to mistakenly take incorrect
sheet.
You are also right about opening the xls file in Excel 2007, but if you do
so it seems that Excel 2007 treats the cell differently and the formula
box has no formula in it - the cell seems to be value only. If we open the
same file in Excel 2003 for instance, the cell has the same value but in
formula it displays the compound formula.

Below is an XML structure for one sheet with this kind of cell (A1):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
- <worksheet
xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main"
xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships">
- <sheetPr>
<pageSetUpPr fitToPage="1" />
</sheetPr>
<dimension ref="A1" />
- <sheetViews>
<sheetView showGridLines="0" tabSelected="1" zoomScale="70"
zoomScaleNormal="70" workbookViewId="0" />
</sheetViews>
<sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="12.75" />
- <cols>
<col min="1" max="1" width="17.28515625" customWidth="1" />
</cols>
- <sheetData>
- <row r="1" spans="1:1" ht="17.100000000000001" customHeight="1">
- <c r="A1" vm="1">
<v>0.56999999999999995</v>
</c>
</row>
</sheetData>
<printOptions horizontalCentered="1" />
<pageMargins left="0.19685039370078741" right="0"
top="0.19685039370078741" bottom="0.19685039370078741"
header="0.31496062992125984" footer="0" />
<pageSetup paperSize="9" fitToHeight="2" orientation="landscape"
horizontalDpi="4294967294" r:id="rId1" />
- <headerFooter alignWithMargins="0">
<oddFooter>&L&"Arial CE,Kursywa"&D&C&"Arial CE,Kursywa"&F</oddFooter>
</headerFooter>
</worksheet>

What I also noticed the xl folder for the workbook contains a metadata.xml
file of this content:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
- <metadata
xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main">
- <metadataTypes count="1">
<metadataType name="XLMDX" minSupportedVersion="120000" copy="1"
pasteAll="1" pasteValues="1" merge="1" splitFirst="1" rowColShift="1"
clearFormats="1" clearComments="1" assign="1" coerce="1" />
</metadataTypes>
- <metadataStrings count="5">
<s v="rachunek_zyskow_i_strat" />
<s v="{[Rok finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[ 1],[Rok
finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[ 2],[Rok finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[
3],[Rok finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[ 4],[Rok
finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[ 5],[Rok finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[
6],[Rok finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[ 7],[Rok
finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[ 8],[Rok finansowy].[Wszystkie].[2009].[
9]}" />
<s v="[Measures].[Suma Kwota PLN]" />
<s v="[Rodzaj kosztu].[Wszystkie].[300].[US£UGI / MATERIA£Y
WEWNÊTRZNE].[304]" />
<s v="[Jednostka odpowiedzal].[Wszystkie].[Produkcja
warzyw].[Irrigation]" />
</metadataStrings>
- <mdxMetadata count="1">
- <mdx n="0" f="v">
- <t c="4">
<n x="1" s="1" />
<n x="2" />
<n x="3" />
<n x="4" />
</t>
</mdx>
</mdxMetadata>
- <valueMetadata count="1">
- <bk>
<rc t="1" v="0" />
</bk>
</valueMetadata>
</metadata>

Hope it helps.


U¿ytkownik "Peter T said:
Even if you do not have access to 2003 you can still open a 2003 xls file
in 2007.

I was expecting you to post the xml for a sheet with only a single cell
containing your metadata. In other words with so I could reproduce it. I
did manage to create a sheet with your posted large xml. Had some
problems though, first Excel complained that | is an illegal character,
so I replaced all those with #..

Finally a large sheet opened, mainly with links to other workbooks,
sheets and named ranges. So mainly I got a sheet full of #REF! errors.

I converted the file to Excel 2003 format, but I couldn't find any of the
metadata examples you describe below. BUT - the cell information
described below does not relate to the large xml you posted. Eg, cell S53
in the xml has the value 159.1, not 0.57 as you say below.

If you want to post a single cell example of metadata I will look into
ways of identifying it.

Regards,
Peter T
 

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