Is there a VBA Eikon function available to force the Sign in and out ?

christophe.dumont

Is there a VBA Eikon function available to force the Sign in and out ?

Alex Putkov.1

Eikon Excel Synchronization Manager COM library gives you more options and control over handling connectivity to Eikon platform, but if you're just looking for a simple command to initiate the sign-in you can use

Application.Run "PLLoginEventHandler"

Alex Putkov.1

See the tutorial on Eikon Excel Synchronization Manager COM library.

christophe.dumont

Hi Alex, I was expecting an off the shelf function thinking it's actually called when explicitly clicking on the Eikon sign in/out button/icon in the topbar menu

christophe

christophe.dumont

Thanks Alex - would you have the same for Sign out ?

Alex Putkov.1

I don't believe it's possible to sign out using VBA. But depending on the use case, perhaps there are other ways to achieve what you're looking for. E.g. you can easily unload Eikon Excel COM add-in:

Application.COMAddIns("PowerlinkCOMAddIn.COMAddIn").Connect = False

What's your use case? In other words, why do you need to sign out? What exactly are you looking to achieve with it?

christophe.dumont

Similarly to Application.Run "PLLoginEventHandler" that signs-in like the Sign In action using the top bar menu sign in TR button, I'd like to perform a sign out action with a VBA code.

christophe.dumont

I want to make sure that my application signs out after the refresh is done to avoid any involuntary data refresh

christophe.dumont

btw, Application.COMAddIns("PowerlinkCOMAddIn.COMAddIn").Connect = False remove the Eikon Add-In from the Excel options, and this is not want I want. I tried and I had to put it back using Application.COMAddIns("PowerlinkCOMAddIn.COMAddIn").Connect = True

Alex Putkov.1

The sign out action is not exposed through VBA. There are numerous alternatives you can use to preserve the data you retrieved. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages depending on the larger context of your use case.

• Copy the data retrieved to a range where it cannot be overwritten by Eikon Excel functions. You can use MACRO keyword in =TR function to launch the macro that will copy the data retrieved to another range.
• Switch Excel to manual calc mode. Eikon Excel functions do not automatically update when Excel is in manual calc mode.
• Pause Updates button in Eikon Excel ribbon puts Eikon Excel in the state where Eikon Excel functions are not updated unless a refresh is requested. These capabilities are exposed to VBA through Eikon Excel Synchronization Manager COM library. You may also find the following previous thread useful.
  https://community.developers.refinitiv.com/questions/11768/can-i-control-eikon-excel-addin-for-refresh-a-work.html
• Unloading Eikon Excel COM add-in is a sure way to guarantee Eikon Excel functions won't be able to retrieve any data. To restore the add-in through GUI you can go to Excel Options, select Add-ins, Manage: COM Add-ins, click Go and tick the checkbox against "Refinitiv Eikon - Microsoft Office". Alternatively you can run "Refinitiv Eikon - Microsoft Office" from the shortcut in Windows Start Menu.
• You can retrieve data using Eikon COM APIs in VBA. This way you won't need any worksheet functions and you can be in complete control over how you refresh the data.

christophe.dumont

Alex, it's really unfortunate there's no such VBA signout function - As there's a sign in function, I really was expecting the same for sign out. Some of the users I work with are not at all excel expert (actually basic users) and having such signout function that is automatically called based on some specific trigger would make the implementation more handy and robust.