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I'm trying to import data from delimited text files without Excel saving the query or data connection. I used the Macro Recorder during the manual import, and unchecked the default "Save query definition" and selected "overwrite..." from the Import Data --Properties--External Data Range Properties dialog box:
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VB:
Sub ImportDataWithUI() ' ############## BEGIN DATA IMPORT ################## ' Import overwrites cell range without inserting new columns 'Get the file name with a UI from 'Walkenbach's Sub GetImportFileName() page 410 Dim Filt As String Dim FilterIndex As Integer Dim Title As String Dim FileName As Variant ' Set up list of file filters Filt = "Text Files (*.txt),*.txt,(*.csv),*.csv,(*.dat),*.dat," & _ "All Files (*.*),*.*" ' Display *.* by default FilterIndex = 1 ' Set the dialog box caption Title = "Select a File to Import" ' Get the file name FileName = Application.GetOpenFilename _ (FileFilter:=Filt, _ FilterIndex:=FilterIndex, _ Title:=Title) ' Exit if dialog box canceled If FileName = False Then MsgBox "No file was selected." Exit Sub End If ' Display full path and name of the file ' MsgBox "You selected " & FileName ' With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:= _ "TEXT;" & FileName _ , Destination:=Range("$A$1")) .Name = FileName .FieldNames = True .RowNumbers = False .FillAdjacentFormulas = False .PreserveFormatting = True .RefreshOnFileOpen = False .RefreshStyle = xlOverwriteCells .SavePassword = False .SaveData = False .AdjustColumnWidth = True .RefreshPeriod = 0 .TextFilePromptOnRefresh = False .TextFilePlatform = 437 .TextFileStartRow = 1 .TextFileParseType = xlDelimited .TextFileTextQualifier = xlTextQualifierDoubleQuote .TextFileConsecutiveDelimiter = False .TextFileTabDelimiter = True .TextFileSemicolonDelimiter = False .TextFileCommaDelimiter = False .TextFileSpaceDelimiter = False .TextFileColumnDataTypes = Array(1) .TextFileTrailingMinusNumbers = True .Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False End With End SubIf you like these VB formatting tags please consider sponsoring me in support of injured Royal Marines
Unfortunately, the code recorded fails to remove the query definition. So I searched around an found two subs that should do the trick, but don't:
VB:
' From: http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=381140 Dim Sh As Worksheet, xNazwa As Object Dim xConect As Object For Each xConect In ActiveWorkbook.Connections If UCase(xConect.Name) Like "*" Then xConect.delete Next xConect For Each Sh In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets For Each xNazwa In Sh.Names xNazwa.delete Next xNazwa Next Sh 'From http://www.ozgrid.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63309 Dim ws As Worksheet Dim qt As QueryTable For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets For Each qt In ws.QueryTables qt.delete Next qt Next ws End SubIf you like these VB formatting tags please consider sponsoring me in support of injured Royal Marines
You see, I need to make a table from this data (bogus example file is attached) and if there is a data connection or a query, Excel throws a runtime error 1004 (table cannot intersect query). Once I get the data in, I run the following code to get the size of the data range (where the header row is, where the data rows start and end, and the last column). This code works until I turn it into a table, where things have ground to a halt. Here's the last part of the code:
VB:
Dim DataCellStart As Range Dim DataHeaderRow As Integer Dim DataRowStart As Integer 'for starting data calculations Dim DataRowEnd As Long Dim DataColEnd As Integer 'this is the last column of imported data Application.GoTo Reference:="R1C1" Selection.End(xlDown).Select Selection.End(xlDown).Select DataHeaderRow = Selection.Row Selection.End(xlDown).Select DataRowEnd = Selection.Row Selection.End(xlToRight).Select DataColEnd = Selection.Column DataRowStart = DataHeaderRow + 1 Range("E1") = "Data Header Row" Range("E2") = DataHeaderRow Range("E3") = "Last Data Row" Range("E4") = DataRowEnd Range("E5") = "Last Data Column" Range("E6") = DataColEnd 'Automatic sizing of column widths, selecting like ctrl+shift+* ActiveCell.CurrentRegion.Select 'Auto-size columns Selection.Columns.AutoFit 'create a table from the imported data and give it a name ActiveSheet.ListObjects.Add(xlSrcRange, , xlYes).Name = "ImportedData"If you like these VB formatting tags please consider sponsoring me in support of injured Royal Marines
There was only one post in ozgrid that I found with the same problem but there was no solution:
http://www.ozgrid.com/forum/showthre...ht=import+text
I'll be grateful for any suggestions. I hope the explanation and breakdown is clear.
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Code:
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When I recorded myslef doing this process it looked like this:
Code:
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In the past I have use this code to acheive similar results:
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I am using below code to Select the Visible rows in the target range:
Code:
Range("A:p").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible).Select
Problems in this code a
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2) It is not possible to provide the address of the first row after we apply the filter since the first row address may change depending on the values in the table.
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Code:
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When I try to replace all commas (with nothing or with another character), I get the error message "The formula you typed contains an error."
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Code:
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Code:
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Code:
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Code:
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Code:
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