VBA Excel Importing File
The following code can be used to import a comma separated text file...
Sub vba_excel_importing_file()
Dim strFileName As String
strFileName = InputBox("Enter the full path to the comma " & _
"separated file to import")
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:="TEXT;" & _
strFileName, Destination:=Range("A1"))
.Name = "vba excel importing file"
.FieldNames = True
.RowNumbers = False
.FillAdjacentFormulas = False
.PreserveFormatting = True
.RefreshOnFileOpen = False
.RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
.SavePassword = False
.SaveData = True
.AdjustColumnWidth = True
.RefreshPeriod = 0
.TextFilePromptOnRefresh = False
.TextFilePlatform = 437
.TextFileStartRow = 1
.TextFileParseType = xlDelimited
.TextFileTextQualifier = xlTextQualifierDoubleQuote
.TextFileConsecutiveDelimiter = False
.TextFileTabDelimiter = False
.TextFileSemicolonDelimiter = False
.TextFileCommaDelimiter = True
.TextFileSpaceDelimiter = False
.TextFileColumnDataTypes = Array(1, 1, 1, 1)
.TextFileTrailingMinusNumbers = True
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With
End Sub
Values for the line...
.TextFileColumnDataTypes = Array(1, 1, 1, 1)
can be...
1 = xlGeneralFormat General
2 = xlTextFormat Text
3 = xlMDYFormat MDY date
4 = xlDMYFormat DMY date
9 = xlSkipColumn Skip column
You can use either the number or the constant.
For other date formats, search for "XlColumnDataType" in the Object Browser. View menu > Object Browser.
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