module SCAnalytics

# File lib/sc_analytics.rb, line 39
def alert(status)
      curr_time = Time.now
  puts "#{curr_time.strftime("%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S")} #{status}"
  puts
  return curr_time
end

# File lib/sc_analytics.rb, line 46
def open_excel_file(file_name)
  excel_instance.Workbooks.open("#{Dir.pwd}/#{file_name}")
  nil
end

# File lib/sc_analytics.rb, line 61
def quit_excel
  excel_instance.quit
  nil
end

# File lib/sc_analytics.rb, line 51
def run_excel_macro(macro_name, arg = nil)
  if arg
    excel_instance.run(macro_name, arg)
  else
    excel_instance.run(macro_name)
  end

  nil
end

# File lib/sc_analytics.rb, line 26
def run_in_parallel(*queries)
  queries.each { |query| raise "cannot run forked query #{qry.name} in parallel with other queries" if query.forked? && queries.length > 1 }

  threads = []
  queries.each do |query|
    threads << Thread.new(query) do |qry|
      qry.run
    end
  end

  threads.each{|thread| thread.join }
end

# File lib/sc_analytics.rb, line 20
      def run_query(*queries)
              queries.each{|qry| qry.run }
end

# File lib/sc_analytics.rb, line 68
def excel_instance
  @excel = WIN32OLE.new('Excel.Application') unless @excel
  @excel.visible = true
  
  @excel
end