simplifying repetitive routines in VBA
Hi guys,
I have a code to copy a (varying) range from one file to 25 other files. For
the time being I use this (all the necessary files are already opened):
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Sub Repetitive_macro()
'1st loop
Windows("Source File.xls").Activate = this is always the same
Sheets("SourceSheet").Select = this is always the same
Range("B4").Select = this part is varying, starting with
B4, then at next loop C4, then D4,... until Z4
Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlDown)).Select
Selection.Copy
Windows("1st Destination.xls").Activate = this part is also
varying, taking 25 different open files one after another and pasting what
was copied before... (file names follow no special pattern)
Range("C19").Select = this is always the same
Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone,
SkipBlanks _
:=False, Transpose:=False
ActiveWorkbook.Save
ActiveWorkbook.Close
'2nd loop
Windows("Source File.xls").Activate
Sheets("SourceSheet").Select
Range("C4").Select
.... etc, following 25 times the scheme explained above
End Sub()
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So, my question is: Can you specify all the varying parts somewhere at the
beginning of the code (in array or whatsoever) and then put it as a variable
in the code, changing at every loop?
I would imagine something like this (pseudo-code)
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Sub More_efficient_macro()
x = (B4,D4,E4,F4,G4,H4,...,Z4)
y = ("1st Destination.xls","Other Name.xls","Another Different
Name.xls",...,"Name of the last file.xls")
For every x and y
Loop
Windows("Source File.xls").Activate
Sheets("SourceSheet").Select
Range("x").Select
Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlDown)).Select
Selection.Copy
Windows("y").Activate
Range("C19").Select
Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone,
SkipBlanks _
:=False, Transpose:=False
ActiveWorkbook.Save
ActiveWorkbook.Close
End Loop
End Sub()
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Thanks for any help on this,
Cheers,
Mark
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