One way is to use code like this sample code at Chip Pearson's site:

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/imptext.htm import/export text files


you could also modify your code

Application.DisplayAlerts = False
ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.Delete
Application.displayAlerts = True


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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Mike" wrote in message
...
I am trying to write a macro that will be in file1.xls. I want to
import/open a text file and that to be the only worksheet in my file1.xls
workbook. I can't delete all worksheets in a workbook so I run the macro,
open the text file, copy the worksheet to file1.xls, delete "Sheet1" from
file1.xls -- when I do this I get a prompt that says something like there
may
be data in the worksheet are you sure you want to delete it?

How do I avoid the prompt? or is there a better way to import to an empty
workbook? --- My code is at the bottom

Thanks for any help
Mike

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Sub ImportDataFile()

'Opens Input form and takes user input
Call GetUserInput

'Open file using the input of runname as file to open
Call ImportFile

End Sub


Sub ImportFile()
ChDir "C:\Documents and Settings\drewermr.LABS\Desktop\EPD\New from Judi"
Workbooks.OpenText Filename:= _
"C:\Documents and Settings\drewermr.LABS\Desktop\EPD\New from
Judi\"
& UserInput.txtRunName.Text & ".txt" _
, Origin:=437, StartRow:=1, DataType:=xlDelimited, TextQualifier:=
_
xlDoubleQuote, ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, Tab:=True,
Semicolon:=False, _
Comma:=False, Space:=False, Other:=False,
FieldInfo:=Array(Array(1,
1), _
Array(2, 1), Array(3, 1), Array(4, 1), Array(5, 1), Array(6, 1)),
TrailingMinusNumbers _
:=True

' Sheets("Sheet1").Select
Windows(UserInput.txtRunName.Text & ".txt").Activate
Sheets(UserInput.txtRunName.Text).Select
Sheets(UserInput.txtRunName.Text).Copy
Befo=Workbooks("mikes.xls").Sheets(1)
Sheets("Sheet1").Select
ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.Delete


End Sub