PivotTables.Add Method (Excel)

Adds a new PivotTable report. Returns a PivotTable object.

Syntax

expression .Add(PivotCache, TableDestination, TableName, ReadData, DefaultVersion)

expression A variable that represents a PivotTables object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

PivotCache

Required

PivotCache

The PivotTable cache on which the new PivotTable report is based. The cache provides data for the report.

TableDestination

Required

Variant

The cell in the upper-left corner of the PivotTable report's destination range (the range on the worksheet where the resulting report will be placed). You must specify a destination range on the worksheet that contains the PivotTables object specified by expression.

TableName

Optional

Variant

The name of the new PivotTable report.

ReadData

Optional

Variant

True to create a PivotTable cache that contains all records from the external database; this cache can be very large. False to enable setting some of the fields as server-based page fields before the data is actually read.

DefaultVersion

Optional

Variant

The version of Microsoft Excel the PivotTable was originally created in.

Return Value

A PivotTable object that represents the new PivotTable report.

Example

This example creates a new PivotTable cache based on an OLAP provider, and then it creates a new PivotTable report based on the cache, at cell A1 on the first worksheet.

Dim cnnConn As ADODB.Connection 
Dim rstRecordset As ADODB.Recordset 
Dim cmdCommand As ADODB.Command 
 
' Open the connection. 
Set cnnConn = New ADODB.Connection 
With cnnConn 
 .ConnectionString = _ 
 "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0" 
 .Open "C:\perfdate\record.mdb" 
End With 
 
' Set the command text. 
Set cmdCommand = New ADODB.Command 
Set cmdCommand.ActiveConnection = cnnConn 
With cmdCommand 
 .CommandText = "Select Speed, Pressure, Time From DynoRun" 
 .CommandType = adCmdText 
 .Execute 
End With 
 
' Open the recordset. 
Set rstRecordset = New ADODB.Recordset 
Set rstRecordset.ActiveConnection = cnnConn 
rstRecordset.Open cmdCommand 
 
' Create PivotTable cache and report. 
Set objPivotCache = ActiveWorkbook.PivotCaches.Add( _ 
 SourceType:=xlExternal) 
Set objPivotCache.Recordset = rstRecordset 
 
ActiveSheet.PivotTables.Add _ 
 PivotCache:=objPivotCache, _ 
 TableDestination:=Range("A3"), _ 
 TableName:="Performance" 
 
With ActiveSheet.PivotTables("Performance") 
 .SmallGrid = False 
 With .PivotFields("Pressure") 
 .Orientation = xlRowField 
 .Position = 1 
 End With 
 With .PivotFields("Speed") 
 .Orientation = xlColumnField 
 .Position = 1 
 End With 
 With .PivotFields("Time") 
 .Orientation = xlDataField 
 .Position = 1 
 End With 
End With 
 
' Close the connections and clean up. 
cnnConn.Close 
Set cmdCommand = Nothing 
Set rstRecordSet = Nothing 
Set cnnConn = Nothing

See Also

Concepts

PivotTables Object Members

PivotTables Object