How to browse for save directory? - excel

Question

By clicking a button in Excel, the user exports a specific sheet to a csv with a dynamic filename and the csv is saved in a pre-determined directory.
Instead of saving to a predetermined directory, can users have the browse window to choose a directory to save to?
Sub Export()
Dim MyPath As String
Dim MyFileName As String
MyPath = "C:\importtest"
MyFileName = "MR_Update_" & Sheets("Monthly Review").Range("D3").Value & "_" & Format(Date, "ddmmyyyy")
If Not Right(MyPath, 1) = "\" Then MyPath = MyPath & "\"
If Not Right(MyFileName, 4) = ".csv" Then MyFileName = MyFileName & ".csv"
Sheets("Export Data").Copy
With ActiveWorkbook
.SaveAs Filename:= _
MyPath & MyFileName, _
FileFormat:=xlCSV, _
CreateBackup:=False
.Close False
End With
End Sub

Answer 1

Excel has an inbuilt FileSave Dialog. It is called .GetSaveAsFilename. Use that.
Syntax
expression.GetSaveAsFilename(InitialFilename, FileFilter, FilterIndex, Title, ButtonText)
Usage
Dim fileSaveName As Variant
fileSaveName = Application.GetSaveAsFilename( _
fileFilter:="Excel Files (*.csv), *.csv")
If fileSaveName <> False Then
'
'~~> Your code to save the file here
'
End If

Answer 2

As Patrick suggested, you're looking for the .FileDialog property.
To implement it, try this:
Sub Export()
Dim MyPath As String
Dim MyFileName As String
MyFileName = "MR_Update_" & Sheets("Monthly Review").Range("D3").Value & "_" & Format(Date, "ddmmyyyy")
If Not Right(MyFileName, 4) = ".csv" Then MyFileName = MyFileName & ".csv"
Sheets("Export Data").Copy
With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
.Title = "Select a Folder"
.AllowMultiSelect = False
.InitialFileName = "" '<~~ The start folder path for the file picker.
If .Show <> -1 Then GoTo NextCode
MyPath = .SelectedItems(1) & "\"
End With
NextCode:
With ActiveWorkbook
.SaveAs Filename:=MyPath & MyFileName, FileFormat:=xlCSV,CreateBackup:=False
.Close False
End With
End Sub

Answer 3

Try This......
Sub Export()
Dim MyPath As String
Dim MyFileName As String
MyPath = "C:\importtest"
MyFileName = "MR_Update_" & Sheets("Monthly Review").Range("D3").Value & "_" & Format(Date, "ddmmyyyy")
If Not Right(MyFileName, 4) = ".csv" Then MyFileName = MyFileName & ".csv"
Sheets("Export Data").Copy
With ActiveWorkbook
.SaveAs Filename:= _
MyFileName, _
FileFormat:=xlCSV, _
CreateBackup:=False
.Close False
End With
End Sub

Answer 4

Here's a script I've been using lately that I like a lot. Thought I would leave this here:
Sub ExportCSV()
Dim FlSv As Variant
Dim MyFile As String
Dim sh As Worksheet
Dim MyFileName As String
Dim DateString As String
DateString = Format(Now(), "yyyy-mm-dd_hh_mm_ss_AM/PM") '<~~ uses current time from computer clock down to the second
MyFileName = DateString & "_" & "Whatever you like"
Set sh = Sheets("Sheet you'd like to export")
sh.Copy
FlSv = Application.GetSaveAsFilename(MyFileName, fileFilter:="CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv), *.csv", Title:="Where should we save this?")
If FlSv = False Then GoTo UserCancel Else GoTo UserOK
UserCancel: '<~~ this code is run if the user cancels out the file save dialog
ActiveWorkbook.Close (False)
MsgBox "Export canceled"
Exit Sub
UserOK: '<~~ this code is run if user proceeds with saving the file (clicks the OK button)
MyFile = FlSv
With ActiveWorkbook
.SaveAs (MyFile), FileFormat:=xlCSV, CreateBackup:=False
.Close False
End With
End Sub