How to activate a workbook with a partial name? - excel

I'm trying to activate a workbook with a partial name.
The workbook is always called "Task_State_(Pivot)_xxxxxx" the x's are random digits and these digits are what changes.
My code:
Sub changingWorkbooks()
Dim wb As Workbook
Dim excelfile As String
'deletes the table (have to eventually put that at the beginning of my macro)
Windows("macro").Activate
Sheets(1).Select
Rows("3:3").Select
Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlDown)).Select
Selection.Delete Shift:=xlUp
For Each wb In Application.Workbooks
If Left(wb.Name, 10) = "Task_State" Then
excelfile = wb.Name
End If
Next wb
'going from horasphere data status+date, making it readable by
' converting it with the comma and pasting it into your masterfile table.
'have to find a way to have the macro find the file without a name
' as the name will always change.
Workbooks(excelfile).Activate
Columns("A:A").Select
Selection.TextToColumns Destination:=Range("A1"), DataType:=xlDelimited, _
TextQualifier:=xlDoubleQuote, ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, Tab:=True, _
Semicolon:=False, Comma:=True, Space:=False, Other:=False, FieldInfo _
:=Array(Array(1, 1), Array(2, 1), Array(3, 1), Array(4, 1), Array(5, 1), Array(6, 1), _
Array(7, 1), Array(8, 1), Array(9, 1), Array(10, 1), Array(11, 1), Array(12, 1), Array(13, 1 _
), Array(14, 1), Array(15, 1), Array(16, 1)), TrailingMinusNumbers:=True
'this top part is to make the data readable by going into Data - Text to columns - etc
I get a runtime error: type mismatch
My error occurs here: Workbooks(excelfile).Activate

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split cells format treatment

I use a simple macro, insert a "txt" file and then split it into columns
Sub POR_Import()
Dim ws As Worksheet, strFile As String
Call Smaz_vstup_POR
Set ws = ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("POR_IMPORT") 'set to current worksheet name
strFile = Application.GetOpenFilename("Text Files (*.*),*.*", , "Please select text file...")
With ws.QueryTables.Add(Connection:="TEXT;" & strFile, Destination:=ws.Range("A1"))
.TextFileParseType = xlDelimited
.TextFileCommaDelimiter = True
.Refresh
Call SplitPOR
i = MsgBox("Done", vbOKOnly + vbInformation)
End With
End Sub
and split
Sub SplitPOR()
Sheets("POR_IMPORT").Select
Columns("B:B").Select
Application.CutCopyMode = False
Selection.Copy
Sheets("POR_divide").Select
Columns("A:A").Select
Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _
:=False, Transpose:=False
Application.CutCopyMode = False
Selection.TextToColumns Destination:=Range("A1"), DataType:=xlDelimited, _
TextQualifier:=xlDoubleQuote, ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, Tab:=False, _
Semicolon:=False, Comma:=False, Space:=False, Other:=True, OtherChar _
:="¦", FieldInfo:=Array(Array(1, 2), Array(2, 2), Array(3, 2), Array(4, 2), Array(5, _
2), Array(6, 2), Array(7, 2), Array(8, 2), Array(9, 2), Array(10, 2), Array(11, 2), Array(12 _
, 2), Array(13, 2), Array(14, 2), Array(15, 2), Array(16, 2), Array(17, 2), Array(18, 2), _
Array(19, 2), Array(20, 2), Array(21, 2), Array(22, 2), Array(23, 2), Array(24, 2), Array( _
25, 2), Array(26, 2), Array(27, 2), Array(28, 2), Array(29, 2), Array(30, 2), Array(31, 2), _
Array(32, 2), Array(33, 2), Array(34, 2), Array(35, 2), Array(36, 2), Array(37, 2), Array( _
38, 2), Array(39, 2), Array(40, 2), Array(41, 1), Array(42, 2), Array(43, 2), Array(44, 2), _
Array(45, 2), Array(46, 2), Array(47, 2), Array(48, 2), Array(49, 2), Array(50, 2), Array( _
51, 2), Array(52, 2), Array(53, 2), Array(54, 2), Array(55, 2), Array(56, 2), Array(57, 2), _
Array(58, 2), Array(59, 2), Array(60, 2), Array(61, 2), Array(62, 2), Array(63, 2)), _
TrailingMinusNumbers:=True
End Sub
But every time I want to repeat the process I have to close and reopen excel. The moment you insert the txt for the second time excel will automatically split it according to how it was split the first time.
Is there please any possible treatment for this case?
Apologize once more for being obtuse and not understanding what you meant!
Please, try using the next optimized solution:
Sub POR_Import()
Dim ws As Worksheet, strFile As String
Call Smaz_vstup_POR
Set ws = ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("POR_IMPORT") 'set to current worksheet name
ws.UsedRange.ClearContents 'clear the previous used range content
'Normalize the TextToColumns behavior:____________________________________________________________
With ws.Range("A1")
.value = "1,2,3"
.TextToColumns Destination:=ws.Range("A1"), DataType:=xlDelimited, ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, Tab:=False, _
Semicolon:=False, Comma:=False, space:=False, Other:=False, FieldInfo:=Array(1, 1), TrailingMinusNumbers:=True
.ClearContents
End With
'____________________________________________________________________________________________
strFile = Application.GetOpenFilename("Text Files (*.*),*.*", , "Please select text file...")
With ws.QueryTables.Add(Connection:="TEXT;" & strFile, Destination:=ws.Range("A1"))
.TextFileParseType = xlDelimited
.TextFileTabDelimiter = True
.Refresh
End With
ws.QueryTables(ws.QueryTables.count).Delete 'delete the query after bringing the necessary text
SplitPOR ws 'call the splitting function with ws sheet as argument
MsgBox "Done", vbOKOnly + vbInformation
End Sub
Sub SplitPOR(ws As Worksheet)
Dim wsP_d As Worksheet, arrtxt(62), i As Long
Set wsP_d = Worksheets("POR_divide")
wsP_d.UsedRange.ClearContents 'clear the content, to not be ask about overwriting
wsP_d.Range("A:A").value = ws.Columns("B:B").value 'copy the column without using clipboard
For i = 0 To UBound(arrtxt) 'create the array to be passed to FieldInfo TextToColumns parameter
arrtxt(i) = Array(i + 1, 2)
Next i
'Use a more compact way:
wsP_d.Range("A:A").TextToColumns Destination:=wsP_d.Range("A1"), DataType:=xlDelimited, _
TextQualifier:=xlDoubleQuote, ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, Tab:=False, _
Semicolon:=False, Comma:=False, space:=False, Other:=True, OtherChar _
:="¦", FieldInfo:=arrtxt, TrailingMinusNumbers:=True
End Sub
Please, send some feedback after testing it. I will feel better knowing that I could help, after my stupid approach in comments, not being able to understand how what you were saying was possible...

Cells are treated as text after input from file

I create a script in VBA that copy data from txt to spreadsheet, but cells are treated like a text even after formatting them to percent or number:
Sub PasteTextFileContent()
Dim wbExcel As Workbook, wbText As Workbook
Dim wsExcel As Worksheet
Set wbExcel = ThisWorkbook
Set wsExcel = wbExcel.Sheets("PastData")
Set wbText = Workbooks.Open("C:\Test\test.txt")
wbText.Sheets(1).Cells.Copy wsExcel.Cells
wbText.Close SaveChanges:=False
Sheets("PastData").Visible = True
Sheets("PastData").Select
Columns("A:A").Select
Selection.TextToColumns Destination:=Range("A1"), DataType:=xlDelimited, _
TextQualifier:=xlDoubleQuote, ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, Tab:=False, _
Semicolon:=False, Comma:=True, Space:=False, Other:=False, FieldInfo _
:=Array(Array(1, 1), Array(2, 1), Array(3, 1), Array(4, 1), Array(5, 1), Array(6, 1), _
Array(7, 1), Array(8, 1), Array(9, 1), Array(10, 1), Array(11, 1), Array(12, 1), Array(13, 1 _
), Array(14, 1), Array(15, 1), Array(16, 1), Array(17, 1), Array(18, 1)), _
TrailingMinusNumbers:=True
Sheets("PastData").Visible = False
End Sub
I input data to text with:
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Dim strFile_Path As String
strFile_Path = "C:\Test\test.txt"
Open strFile_Path For Append As #1
Write #1, Format(DateTime.Now, "yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss"), Sheets("DASHBOARD").Range("V1").Value, Sheets("DASHBOARD").Range("V2").Value, Sheets("DASHBOARD").Range("V3").Value, Sheets("DASHBOARD").Range("V4").Value, Sheets("DASHBOARD").Range("V5").Value, Sheets("DASHBOARD").Range("V6").Value, Sheets("DASHBOARD").Range("V7").Value
Close #1
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VBA: How to keep blank cells when importing Text file data into Excel

I'd like to keep a cell with blank when there is no data.
Keep a cell with blank
I like to keep C3 as Empty cell like this Sample.
But My VBA gave me Sample.
Can anyone help me?
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FileToOpen = Application.GetOpenFilename(FileFilter:="Text Files(*.txt),*txt", MultiSelect:=True)
If IsArray(FileToOpen) Then
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
For i = 1 To UBound(FileToOpen)
Workbooks.OpenText _
Filename:=FileToOpen(i), _
StartRow:=1, _
DataType:=xlDelimited, _
TextQualifier:=xlDoubleQuote, _
ConsecutiveDelimiter:=True, _
Tab:=True, _
Comma:=True, _
FieldInfo:=Array(Array(1, 2), Array(2, 2), Array(3, 2), Array(4, 1), _
Array(5, 2), Array(6, 2), Array(7, 2), Array(8, 2), Array(9, 2))
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wsMaster.Activate
Range("A" & tgRow).Select
ActiveSheet.Paste
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VBA code to convert all data to columns with arbitrary number of delimiters

I would like to have a macro for converting a pipe-delimited csv/text file to to columns. When I recorded the macro, it tailored it to the number of columns in this dataset. How do I alter this code so that it accommodates any number of columns?
Sub Pipe2Col()
'
' Pipe2Col Macro
'
' Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+t
'
ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial Format:="Unicode Text", Link:=False, _
DisplayAsIcon:=False
Columns("A:A").Select
Selection.TextToColumns Destination:=Range("A1"), DataType:=xlDelimited, _
TextQualifier:=xlDoubleQuote, ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, Tab:=False, _
Semicolon:=False, Comma:=False, Space:=False, Other:=True, OtherChar _
:="|", FieldInfo:=Array(Array(1, 1), Array(2, 1), Array(3, 1), Array(4, 1), Array(5, _
1), Array(6, 1), Array(7, 1), Array(8, 1), Array(9, 1), Array(10, 1), Array(11, 1), Array(12 _
, 1), Array(13, 1), Array(14, 1), Array(15, 1), Array(16, 1), Array(17, 1), Array(18, 1), _
Array(19, 1), Array(20, 1), Array(21, 1), Array(22, 1), Array(23, 1), Array(24, 1), Array( _
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Here I've assumed that is 100 columns. Also cleaned up the recorder nonsense
Sub Demo()
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim rng As Range
Dim FieldInfo() As Variant
Dim ColInfo() As Variant
Dim i As Long
Set ws = ActiveSheet
Set rng = ws.Range(ws.Cells(1, 1), ws.Cells(ws.Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp))
ReDim FieldInfo(0 To 99)
ReDim ColInfo(0 To 1)
ColInfo(1) = 1
For i = 1 To 100
ColInfo(0) = i
FieldInfo(i - 1) = ColInfo
Next
rng.TextToColumns _
Destination:=rng.Cells(1, 1), _
DataType:=xlDelimited, _
TextQualifier:=xlDoubleQuote, _
ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, _
Tab:=False, _
Semicolon:=False, _
Comma:=False, _
Space:=False, _
Other:=True, _
OtherChar:="|", _
FieldInfo:=FieldInfo, _
TrailingMinusNumbers:=True
End Sub

VBA from 2010 to 2016: copy/paste text as undelimited, even though it contains delimitation characters

I have converted a macro enabled document I have from XLSM to an XLSB as this was created in Excel 2010 but users have now moved to Excel 2016.
I have come across an issue when I copy information containing delimitation characters from a Notepad e.g. text; 1; 2; 3 and paste this into the Excel: it delimits itself into multiple columns but I need it to stay in the un-delimited format.
Is there anyway to go about this? the only way so far I have found to do this is to copy it to another Excel sheet first but this isn't practical.
Selection.TextToColumns Destination:=Range("C2"), DataType:=xlDelimited, _
TextQualifier:=xlDoubleQuote, ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, Tab:=False, _
Semicolon:=True, Comma:=False, Space:=False, Other:=True, OtherChar _
:=":", FieldInfo:=Array(Array(1, 1), Array(2, 1), Array(3, 1), Array(4, 1), Array(5, _
1), Array(6, 1), Array(7, 1), Array(8, 1), Array(9, 1), Array(10, 1), Array(11, 1), Array(12 _
, 1), Array(13, 1), Array(14, 1), Array(15, 1), Array(16, 1), Array(17, 1), Array(18, 1), _
Array(19, 1), Array(20, 1), Array(21, 1), Array(22, 1), Array(23, 1), Array(24, 1), Array( _
25, 1), Array(26, 1), Array(27, 1), Array(28, 1), Array(29, 1)), TrailingMinusNumbers _
:=True
Columns("C:AD").Select
Columns("C:AD").EntireColumn.AutoFit
Columns("G:G").Select
Selection.Delete Shift:=xlToLeft
Columns("E:E").Select
Columns("E:E").Cut Destination:=Columns("H:H")
Columns("E:E").Select
Selection.Delete Shift:=xlToLeft
Columns("J:J").Select
Range("J:J,L:Y,AA:AB").Select
Range("AA1").Activate
Selection.Delete Shift:=xlToLeft
ActiveWindow.ScrollColumn = 1
Range("A1").Select
You could fake a the text to column to clear its options
Sub ClearTextToColumns()
If IsEmpty(Range("A1")) Then Range("A1") = "XXXX"
Range("A1").TextToColumns Destination:=Range("A1"), _
DataType:=xlDelimited, _
TextQualifier:=xlDoubleQuote, _
ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, _
Tab:=False, _
Semicolon:=False, _
Comma:=False, _
Space:=False, _
Other:=False, _
OtherChar:=""
If Range("A1") = "XXXX" Then Range("A1") = ""
End Sub
Note that the contents of cell A1 will not be modified because no operations are specified for the TextToColumns method.
Note that the second part of your code can be reduced to
Columns("C:AD").EntireColumn.AutoFit
Columns("G:G").Delete Shift:=xlToLeft
Columns("E:E").Cut Destination:=Columns("H:H")
Columns("E:E").Delete Shift:=xlToLeft
Range("J:J,L:Y,AA:AB").Delete Shift:=xlToLeft
Using .Select is a bad practice and not necessary to do these actions. If you avoid that your code gets much more stable, faster and prevents many issues.
Also see: How to avoid using Select in Excel VBA.

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