writetable resizing column widths

I am using the following:

writetable(Variable ,'Location', 'Sheet', 'Sheet Name', 'Range', Range, 'WriteVariableNames', false)

It works correctly in writing although it resizes the columns in excel. It is writing to the end of an existing table. Is there any way to avoid this?

[Danny Smith]

I was able to avoid auto-resizing of Excel columns when using writetable via a 2-step process:

• In the Excel file/sheet you are writing to, go to Review>>Protect Sheet. Make sure that 'Format Columns' and 'Format Rows' are unchecked, then press OK
• When using writetable with the protected sheet, use the Name/Value pair ('UseExcel', true)

Answer 1

[Calvin Ebert]

Hey anyone reading this, there is a work around but it is kinda annoying. See how you want your columns sized and fill in a row with 'a's at the very very end where it doesnt touch anything (Or at the very top) and have it read (Or save as variable and keep) and write it last.

[Alex Calder]

Can you please provide an example, or link to where one is given? Your comment doesn't make it clear exactly what info you are wrting where and in what order. Thanks.

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

No, there is no way to avoid it with writetable(). writetable() does not attempt to preserve formatting or templates or graphics or formulas written into the range.

To have any of those preserved, you need to use actxserver() or a .NET interface to talk to Excel to tell it what needs to be done.