Python: Refresh Pivottables In Worksheet

I'm building a python script that will allow me to open a Excel 2010 worksheet and print it out. I got most of the way import win32com.client office = win32com.client.Dispatch('Ex

Solution 1:

I found my problem. I had a protection on the worksheet. Here is the solution:

import win32com.client

office = win32com.client.Dispatch("Excel.Application")
wb = office.Workbooks.Open(r"path\to\excel\file\to\print.xlsm")

count = wb.Sheets.Count
for i in range(count):
    ws = wb.Worksheets[i]
    ws.Unprotect() # IF protected

    pivotCount = ws.PivotTables().Count
    for j in range(1, pivotCount+1):
        ws.PivotTables(j).PivotCache().Refresh()

    # Put protection back on
    ws.Protect(DrawingObjects=True, Contents=True, Scenarios=True, AllowUsingPivotTables=True)

    ws.PrintOut()
    print "Worksheet: %s - has been sent to the printer" % (ws.Name)