I have written below code to generate data into notepad format from MS excel using VB code.
I am getting the file in notepad but problem is that if there are multiple sheet in the excel then also I am getting a single extract. I want to get the extract of all the sheet in a diff file.
please suggest.
Private Declare Function GetTempPath Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetTempPathA" _
(ByVal nBufferLength As Long, ByVal lpBuffer As String) As Long
Private Const MAX_PATH As Long = 260
'~~> Change this where and how you want to save the file
Const FlName = "C:\My\excel\MyWorkbook.vbs"
Sub Sample()
Dim tmpFile As String
Dim MyData As String, strData() As String
Dim entireline As String
Dim filesize As Integer
'~~> Create a Temp File
tmpFile = "C:\My\excel\Sheet1.vbs"
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=tmpFile _
, FileFormat:=xlText, CreateBackup:=False
'~~> Read the entire file in 1 Go!
Open tmpFile For Binary As #1
MyData = Space$(LOF(1))
Get #1, , MyData
Close #1
strData() = Split(MyData, vbCrLf)
'~~> Get a free file handle
filesize = FreeFile()
'~~> Open your file
Open FlName For Output As #filesize
For i = LBound(strData) To UBound(strData)
entireline = Replace(strData(i), """", "")
'~~> Export Text
Print #filesize, entireline
Next i
Close #filesize
MsgBox "Done"
End Sub
'Function TempPath() As String
'TempPath = String$(MAX_PATH, Chr$(0))
'GetTempPath MAX_PATH, TempPath
'TempPath = Replace(TempPath, Chr$(0), "")
'End Function
When you use the statement ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs ... then you're going to save all worksheets at once. Instead, loop through the worksheets and save each one separately...
For Each Sheet In ActiveWorkbook.Sheets
Sheet.SaveAs Filename:=tmpFile, FileFormat:=xlText, CreateBackup:=False
' Open and process the file...
Next
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i want to open multiple text files in excel, but with some conditions. The "4.5.ncp" file will be copied to "4.5" sheet starting in A1 and continuing to A(n) - depends on the no. of lines in the text file
I have this code
Public Function GetFileContents(ByVal srcPath As String) As String()
Dim f As Integer: f = FreeFile
Dim lines() As String, i As Long
Open srcPath For Input As #f
lines = Split(Input$(LOF(f), #f), vbNewLine)
Close #f
GetFileContents = lines
End Function
Public Sub RunMe()
Dim txtFilePath As String
Dim txtFileName As String
Dim txtFileContents() As String
txtFileName = "4.5"
txtFilePath = Excel.ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & txtFileName & ".ncp"
MsgBox txtFilePath '<-check path is correct
With Excel.ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(txtFileName)
.Range("A:A").ClearContents 'if running multiple times, this will clear existing data
txtFileContents = GetFileContents(txtFilePath)
.Range("A1").Resize(UBound(txtFileContents), 1).Value2 = Excel.WorksheetFunction.Transpose(txtFileContents)
End With
End Sub
but for some reason my sub doesn't see "Excel.ThisWorkbook.Path". If i run the sub, my msgbox will see just "\4.5ncp" instead of "C:\User\XXX\XXX\XXXX\XXX\4.5.ncp"
but it only happens in this sub, because if i make a new excel file with a sub only to display in A1 my path, it will work perfectly. if i paste the function and the sub in the new excel, it doesn't work anymore.
Any help, please?
I've tried to search for solutions on internet but didn't find anything yet.
Hope someone will help me.
The problem has been narrowed down to one line. It is an issue between absolute and relative path.
This line works:
PlayWavFile "c:\TransmissionFile\AWNP.wav", False
I prefer something like this but it does not work:
PlayWavFile "AWNP.wav", False
I have the wave file in both the C drive and in the same folder as the program. So for the program folder to be portable, I would like to use the relative path. How do I do that? What is wrong?
Try this:
Dim CurrentFolder As String
CurrentFolder = ThisWorkbook.Path
PlayWavFile CurrentFolder & Application.PathSeparator & "AWNP.wav", False
Your question leaves a few open questions. However, taking a best guess approach, I think this is what you're aiming to do:
Option Explicit
' assuming this is the Lib declaration:
Public Declare Function sndPlaySound Lib "winmm.dll" _
Alias "sndPlaySoundA" (ByVal lpszSoundName As String, _
ByVal uFlags As Long) As Long
' and assuming this is the sub format you're using to call (as declared) sndPlaySound
Sub PlayWavFile(WavFileName As String, Wait As Boolean)
' Set path based on this workbook's folder location
Dim stFilePath$: stFilePath = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & WavFileName
' If file is missing, try root of C drive
If Dir(stFilePath) = "" Then
stFilePath = "C:\" & WavFileName
' Not here either: report and end
If Dir(stFilePath) = "" Then
MsgBox WavFileName & " not found"
Exit Sub
End If
End If
' Play the sound (with/without wait)
If Wait Then
sndPlaySound stFilePath, 0
Else
sndPlaySound stFilePath, 1
End If
End Sub
I have a macro that compiles rows within tables across multiple files. All files are essentially copies of the "master" file. Each file is used by a different person.
The rows to copy are on "Table_Data" in "Tracker" sheet, with these names being stored in constant variables.
The macro first checks if the pre-defined list of individual files exist in the same folder and are not open.
Once that check is passed, the files are opened one by one, with all data in the table read into an array.
That array is looped through to copy rows, that fit certain requirements, into a compiled array.
Once that is done, the array is emptied, file #1 is closed and file #2 is opened to repeat the above step.
Once all required rows have been copied into the compiled array, the array is pasted in the master file.
As part of error checking, I want to check if the pre-defined list of files have the correct sheetname and the correct table name inside that sheet, BEFORE opening the file. If one of the files is not valid, I don't want the compiler to start.
I found snippets of code, but I haven't been able to make any of them give me a True/False on whether or not the sheet and table exist on the file while the file is closed.
Checking If A Sheet Exists In An External Closed Workbook
Excel VBA - Get name of table based on cell address
I have this, however, the file has to be opened, which slows down the macro.
To save time, I call it before copying the rows from each file and if the file is not valid, do not compile and show message stating which files are not valid.
Option Explicit
Function IsFileValid(ByVal strFileName As String) As Boolean
Dim wb As Workbook
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Set wb = Workbooks.Open(ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & strFileName, True, True)
On Error Resume Next
If Worksheets(wrkshtTracker).ListObjects(tableTracker).Range(1, 2) = strEmailHeader Then
IsFileValid = True
End If
wb.Close False
Set wb = Nothing
On Error GoTo 0
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Function
I want this check before opening the files.
Let's say our excel file looks like this
Logic:
Copy the excel file to user temp directory and rename it to say "Test.Zip"
Unzip the Zip files
We will keep our attention to 2 different folders. \xl\worksheets and \xl\tables. This is where the xml files are created.
\xl\worksheets If a sheet exists then an xml will be created with that name as shown below.
\xl\tables If a table exists then an xml will be created as shown below. However in this case, it is not necessary that the name of the table will be the same as the file name. However the name of the table will be inside the xml file as shown below
and this is the content of the 2nd xml file.
So simply check if the xml file exists for the sheet and for the table, check the contents of the file.
Code:
Option Explicit
Private Declare Function GetTempPath Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetTempPathA" _
(ByVal nBufferLength As Long, ByVal lpBuffer As String) As Long
Private Const MAX_PATH As Long = 260
Dim zipFilePath As Variant
Dim tmpDir As Variant
Dim filePath As String
Dim oApp As Object
Dim StrFile As String
Sub Sample()
filePath = "C:\Users\routs\Desktop\sid.xlsx"
tmpDir = TempPath & Format(Now, "ddmmyyhhmmss")
zipFilePath = tmpDir & "\Test.Zip"
MsgBox DoesSheetExist("Sheet1")
MsgBox DoesTableExist("Table13")
End Sub
'~~> Function to check if a sheet exists
Private Function DoesSheetExist(wsName As String) As Boolean
MkDir tmpDir
FileCopy filePath, zipFilePath
Set oApp = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
oApp.Namespace(tmpDir & "\").CopyHere oApp.Namespace(zipFilePath).items
If Dir(tmpDir & "\xl\worksheets", vbDirectory) <> "" Then
StrFile = Dir(tmpDir & "\xl\worksheets\*.xml")
Do While Len(StrFile) > 0
If UCase(Left(StrFile, (InStrRev(StrFile, ".", -1, vbTextCompare) - 1))) = UCase(wsName) Then
DoesSheetExist = True
Exit Do
End If
StrFile = Dir
Loop
End If
If Len(Dir(tmpDir, vbDirectory)) <> 0 Then
CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").DeleteFolder tmpDir
End If
End Function
'~~> Function to check if a table exists
Private Function DoesTableExist(tblName As String) As Boolean
Dim MyData As String, strData() As String
Dim stringToSearch As String
stringToSearch = "name=" & Chr(34) & tblName & Chr(34)
MkDir tmpDir
FileCopy filePath, zipFilePath
Set oApp = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
oApp.Namespace(tmpDir & "\").CopyHere oApp.Namespace(zipFilePath).items
If Dir(tmpDir & "\xl\tables", vbDirectory) <> "" Then
StrFile = Dir(tmpDir & "\xl\tables\*.xml")
Do While Len(StrFile) > 0
Open tmpDir & "\xl\tables\" & StrFile For Binary As #1
MyData = Space$(LOF(1))
Get #1, , MyData
Close #1
If InStr(1, MyData, stringToSearch, vbTextCompare) Then
DoesTableExist = True
Exit Do
End If
StrFile = Dir
Loop
End If
If Len(Dir(tmpDir, vbDirectory)) <> 0 Then
CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").DeleteFolder tmpDir
End If
End Function
'~~> Function to get user temp directory
Private Function TempPath() As String
TempPath = String$(MAX_PATH, Chr$(0))
GetTempPath MAX_PATH, TempPath
TempPath = Replace(TempPath, Chr$(0), "")
End Function
I have looked at quite a lot of similar questions, but none of them seem to work for my specific issue.
I have a macro that saves my file with a new name if it encounters a file with the same name.
What keeps happening is that it saves the original file to the correct folder, but then when it encounters the file name the next time I save it, the instanced file gets saved to the same folder as the template rather than the folder that they should go to.
In the example below, my template file is saved in the "M:\Excel\" directory.
It saves the first "TEST" file into the "M:\Excel\SavedVersions\" directory since the file name doesn't exist yet.
Then when I run the macro again to have it automatically save an instanced version (ie - "TESTrev1"), it keeps saving the instanced versions to the "M:\Excel\" directory instead of saving it to the "SavedVersions" subfolder.
Not sure what needs to be changed or done differently to get the instanced versions to save to the correct folder.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance! :)
Sub TEST()
ActiveWorkbook.Save
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:= _
GetNextAvailableName("M:\Excel\SavedVersions\TEST.xlsm")
End Sub
Function GetNextAvailableName(ByVal strPath As String) As String
With CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dim strFolder As String, strBaseName As String, strExt As String, i As Long
strFolder = .GetParentFolderName("M:\Excel\SavedVersions\")
strBaseName = .GetBaseName("TEST")
strExt = .GetExtensionName(".xlsm")
Do While .FileExists(strPath)
i = i + 1
strPath = .BuildPath(strFolder, strBaseName & "rev" & i & "." & strExt)
Loop
End With
GetNextAvailableName = strPath
End Function
Your code was unnecessarily complex.
Try this simpler version.
Sub TEST()
ActiveWorkbook.Save
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs fileName:= _
GetNextAvailableName("M:\Excel\SavedVersions\TEST.xlsm")
End Sub
Function GetNextAvailableName(ByVal strPath As String) As String
Dim i as Interger: i = 0
Do Until Len(Dir(strPath)) = 0
i = i + 1
strPath = "M:\Excel\SavedVersions\TESTrev" & i & ".xlsm"
Loop
GetNextAvailableName = strPath
End Function
Keep your code simple. If your path is constant then might as well define a variable for it so that it can be used whenever and whereever you want. This way if there is any change in the path, you have to make the change at only one place.
While saving the file, also specify the FileFormat parameter to avoid problems. You might want to read more about it HERE
Is this what you are trying?
Option Explicit
Const sPath As String = "M:\Excel\SavedVersions\"
Sub Sample()
Dim flName As String
flName = sPath & GetNextAvailableName()
ActiveWorkbook.Save
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=flName, _
FileFormat:=xlOpenXMLWorkbookMacroEnabled
End Sub
Function GetNextAvailableName() As String
Dim i As Integer: i = 1
Dim newFile As String
newFile = "TestRev" & i & ".xlsm"
Do Until Dir(sPath & newFile) = ""
i = i + 1
newFile = "TestRev" & i & ".xlsm"
Loop
GetNextAvailableName = newFile
End Function
I have been doing checks with worksbooks for things like if the sheet exists or what is in a cell without opening the workbook using this command
f = "'" & strFilePath1 & "[" & strFileType & "]" & strSheetName & "'!" & Range(strCell).Address(True, True, -4150)
CheckCell = Application.ExecuteExcel4Macro(f)
and it has been working well but now i am wanting to check if the sheet is Password protected without opening but haven't been successful. Anyone know if this is possible?
Thanks for help in advance
Yes! It is possible. I discovered how to do it long time ago. I doubt this is mentioned anywhere in the web...
Basic Introduction: As you are aware, Microsoft Excel up until 2007 version used a proprietary binary file format called Excel Binary File Format (.XLS) as its primary format. Excel 2007 onwards uses Office Open XML as its primary file format, an XML-based format that followed after a previous XML-based format called "XML Spreadsheet" ("XMLSS"), first introduced in Excel 2002.
Logic: To understand how this works, do the following
Create a new Excel file
Ensure it has at least 3 sheets
Protect the 1st sheet with a blank password
Leave the 2nd sheet unprotected
Protect the 3rd sheet using any password
Save the file, say, as Book1.xlsx and close the file
Rename the file to, say, Book1.Zip
Extract the contents of the zip
Go to the folder \xl\worksheets
You will see that all the sheets from the workbook has been saved as Sheet1.xml,Sheet2.xml and Sheet3.xml
Right click on the sheets and open it in notepad/notepad++
You will notice that all the sheets you protected has one word <sheetProtection as shown below
So if we can somehow check if the relevant sheet has that word then we can ascertain whether the sheet is protected or not.
Code:
Here is a function which can help you in what you want to achieve
'~~> API to get the user temp path
Private Declare Function GetTempPath Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetTempPathA" _
(ByVal nBufferLength As Long, ByVal lpBuffer As String) As Long
Private Const MAX_PATH As Long = 260
Sub Sample()
'~~> Change as applicable
MsgBox IsSheetProtected("Sheet2", "C:\Users\routs\Desktop\Book1.xlsx")
End Sub
Private Function IsSheetProtected(sheetToCheck As Variant, FileTocheck As Variant) As Boolean
'~~> Temp Zip file name
Dim tmpFile As Variant
tmpFile = TempPath & "DeleteMeLater.zip"
'~~> Copy the excel file to temp directory and rename it to .zip
FileCopy FileTocheck, tmpFile
'~~> Create a temp directory
Dim tmpFolder As Variant
tmpFolder = TempPath & "DeleteMeLater"
'~~> Folder inside temp directory which needs to be checked
Dim SheetsFolder As String
SheetsFolder = tmpFolder & "\xl\worksheets\"
'~~> Create the temp folder
Dim FSO As Object
Set FSO = CreateObject("scripting.filesystemobject")
If FSO.FolderExists(tmpFolder) = False Then
MkDir tmpFolder
End If
'~~> Extract zip file in that temp folder
Dim oApp As Object
Set oApp = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
oApp.Namespace(tmpFolder).CopyHere oApp.Namespace(tmpFile).items
'~~> Loop through that folder to work with the relevant sheet (file)
Dim StrFile As String
StrFile = Dir(SheetsFolder & sheetToCheck & ".xml")
Dim MyData As String, strData() As String
Dim i As Long
Do While Len(StrFile) > 0
'~~> Read the xml file in 1 go
Open SheetsFolder & StrFile For Binary As #1
MyData = Space$(LOF(1))
Get #1, , MyData
Close #1
strData() = Split(MyData, vbCrLf)
For i = LBound(strData) To UBound(strData)
'~~> Check if the file has the text "<sheetProtection"
If InStr(1, strData(i), "<sheetProtection", vbTextCompare) Then
IsSheetProtected = True
Exit For
End If
Next i
StrFile = Dir
Loop
'~~> Delete temp file
On Error Resume Next
Kill tmpFile
On Error GoTo 0
'~~> Delete temp folder.
FSO.deletefolder tmpFolder
End Function
'~~> Get User temp directory
Function TempPath() As String
TempPath = String$(MAX_PATH, Chr$(0))
GetTempPath MAX_PATH, TempPath
TempPath = Replace(TempPath, Chr$(0), "")
End Function
Note: This has been tested for .xlsx and .xlsm files.