Plot Excel graph from a cell value which changes every minute

[jimmymcmahon]

Hi guys,

I have a very basic excel sheet set up which pulls in a value from a website (Data --> From Web --> Select the table and click OK).

The website it pulls from refreshes its data every 10 seconds. I have set the spreadsheet to refresh the cell data every minute (I think this is the minimum refresh interval you can set).

So as it stands I have a single cell on my spreadsheet with an integer in it, which refreshes every minute (when the excel web query runs) and it populated by the latest value it pulls back.

Is there an "easy" way to use this to plot the value of this cell over time so we can keep track of the value on a "real time" graph ?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Many thanks in advance

[ajryan88]

Hi,

I would suggest a macro.

For example:
1. Setup a (hidden if you wish) worksheet, call it Sheet2
2. Place the following code into the worksheet module for your constantly-updating worksheet (call it Sheet1, with the updating value in cell A1):

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NB: To bring up the worksheet module (if you are unfamiliar with VBA), right click on the worksheet tab when in spreadsheet view, and select "View Code".
3. Setup a named range, call it "ChartRange", and use the following formula:

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4. Setup your chart, and in the value range, enter the following range:

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Hope this helps

[jimmymcmahon]

Hi,

I would suggest a macro.

For example:
1. Setup a (hidden if you wish) worksheet, call it Sheet2
2. Place the following code into the worksheet module for your constantly-updating worksheet (call it Sheet1, with the updating value in cell A1):

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NB: To bring up the worksheet module (if you are unfamiliar with VBA), right click on the worksheet tab when in spreadsheet view, and select "View Code".
3. Setup a named range, call it "ChartRange", and use the following formula:

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4. Setup your chart, and in the value range, enter the following range:

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Hope this helps

This is excellent thankyou very much !!

As an aside from this, I was wondering if it would be possible to amend the Sub Worksheet code in (2.) so that aswell as populating the changing value in column A, it also posts a timestamp for each entry (in Column B perhaps using the =NOW() function or similar)

Apologies as I have practically 0 VB knowledge I know what I want to do in my head but translating it to code is my downfall haha

So ultimately, the function would post the changing value in Column A2 for example and in B2 there would be a timestamp (using =NOW() or similar).. The sheet would refresh again after a minute and A3 would be populated with the next "changing value" figure and B3 would contain the new timestamp

Again thanks in advance.

[ajryan88]

Sure no problems!

Use this Worksheet_Calculate subroutine instead:

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This will actually put your timestamp in Column A on Sheet2 so that it can be used as a timeline for your x-axis if you wish (which I supposed is why you were asking for this to occur). You will also need to change your "ChartRange" named range to incorporate this new column, so it will become

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Hope this helps

[jimmymcmahon]

That works brilliantly.

Thanks very much, exactly what I was after. Much appreciated.

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[ajryan88]

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[Mech.Eng.]

Hi,

I would suggest a macro.

For example:
1. Setup a (hidden if you wish) worksheet, call it Sheet2
2. Place the following code into the worksheet module for your constantly-updating worksheet (call it Sheet1, with the updating value in cell A1):

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NB: To bring up the worksheet module (if you are unfamiliar with VBA), right click on the worksheet tab when in spreadsheet view, and select "View Code".
3. Setup a named range, call it "ChartRange", and use the following formula:

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4. Setup your chart, and in the value range, enter the following range:

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Hope this helps

Every time the cell updates the new value is written 86 times to sheet 2. What am I doing wrong?

[Mech.Eng.]

Hello:

Can you post more steps on how to run this macro? I think my main issue is in setting up the named range. I have not been able to get this to run the way it is described.

Thank You,

[FDibbins]

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[panzon]

I want same ... but i don;t know where to place code... on sheet 1 or sheet 2.... can u please explain or can u make a videos of it?

[FDibbins]

I want same ... but i don;t know where to place code... on sheet 1 or sheet 2.... can u please explain or can u make a videos of it?

wow did you totally miss my post IMMEDIATELY above your post???

[panzon]

i tried everything you said above... but didnt work for me...
i have created excel sheet of stock market and one cell changes every single minute.... and i want a graph of all d changing values... please help

[panzon]

Im sorry I didnt read your post above mine... I just read it... really sorry

[disistanuj]

Hi,

I would suggest a macro.

For example:
1. Setup a (hidden if you wish) worksheet, call it Sheet2
2. Place the following code into the worksheet module for your constantly-updating worksheet (call it Sheet1, with the updating value in cell A1):

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NB: To bring up the worksheet module (if you are unfamiliar with VBA), right click on the worksheet tab when in spreadsheet view, and select "View Code".
3. Setup a named range, call it "ChartRange", and use the following formula:

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4. Setup your chart, and in the value range, enter the following range:

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Hope this helps

Thank you so much, this works really good , but it records values from only one cell i.e. A1 in this case , is it possible for it to record and graph the values from a range say "A1 TO C1 "?

[Pepe Le Mokko]

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